This page takes a deep look at Softball at Merrimack College, a spring sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. Merrimack plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.
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The Merrimack women’s softball team fields 25 players. Academic data covers 81 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Of the 19 varsity sports Merrimack sponsors, softball sits at #13 by total roster size.
The women’s softball program carries 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. In all, 1 work full-time and 2 part-time. The head coach is Jillian Gagnon.
Among the school’s 19 sports, softball ranks #12 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Merrimack women’s softball program generated $863,680 in revenue against $863,680 in expenses, breaking even on the year. This comes to about $5,661 in operating expense per athlete, or $141,514 per team.
Among the school’s 19 sports, softball sits #10 by revenue, or about 3% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The women’s softball team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 977 and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 985, softball trails the average at 977.
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