by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Softball at Georgia Southern University, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. GaSou plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Sun Belt Conference.
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The GaSou women’s softball team carries 20 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 79. Academic data covers 90 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Among the 14 varsity sports GaSou sponsors, softball sits at #7 by total roster size.
The women’s softball program is staffed by 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Staffing-wise, 3 are full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Sharon Perkins.
Across the school’s 14 sports, softball sits #6 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The GaSou women’s softball program generated $904,785 in revenue against $904,785 in expenses, breaking even on the year. Per athlete, that is about $13,438 in operating expense per athlete, or $268,762 per team.
Among the school’s 14 sports, softball ranks #8 by revenue, or about 2% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The women’s softball team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 990 (993 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. The program kept 98% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 986, softball grades out ahead at 990.
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Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.