by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Softball at Marshall University, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Marshall University is classified as NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Sun Belt Conference.
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The Marshall University women’s softball team carries 23 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 84. The NCAA tracked 84 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Among the 13 varsity sports Marshall University sponsors, softball comes in at #7 by total roster size.
The women’s softball program employs 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. In all, 3 are full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Morgan Zerkle.
Across the school’s 13 sports, softball ranks #7 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Marshall University women’s softball program brought in $1,470,400 in revenue against $1,470,400 in expenses, breaking even on the year. This comes to about $19,656 in operating expense per athlete, or $452,088 per team.
Against the school’s 13 sports, softball ranks #6 by revenue, or about 3% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The women’s softball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 987 (997 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 96%. Year over year, it held onto 99% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 981, softball sits above average at 987.
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