This page takes a deep look at Softball at University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Pitt competes in NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Atlantic Coast Conference.
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The Pitt women’s softball team lists 25 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 71. The most recent cohort included 84 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Of the 13 varsity sports Pitt sponsors, softball comes in at #9 by total roster size.
The women’s softball program is staffed by 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Staffing-wise, 4 are full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Jenny Allard.
Among the school’s 13 sports, softball ranks #6 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Pitt women’s softball program reported $2,342,332 in revenue against $2,342,332 in expenses, breaking even on the year. Per athlete, that is about $19,931 in operating expense per athlete, or $498,265 per team.
Among the school’s 13 sports, softball ranks #8 by revenue, or about 2% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The women’s softball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 981 (993 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. The program kept 99% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 987, softball sits below average at 981.
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