Austin Peay State University Softball
Austin Peay State University fields a softball team in the United Athletic Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 22 players, about the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $816,293, below the median of $1.1M — $37,104 per roster spot, lower half of Division I softball programs. That leaves room for 3 under the Division I roster cap of 25 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 994, about the median of 989, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,024,708 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $12,124 per roster spot.
Among Division I softball programs
Where this program sits against its 305 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 25)
The program
- Roster22 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap25 room for 3
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$816,293 for the year
- Operating expenses$166,814 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$37,104 division median $46,727
- Academic Progress Rate994 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$2,024,708 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$12,124 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$138,519 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Kassie Stanfill head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Faith Canfield | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Ryan Greenwood | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Bub Feringa | Director of Player Development | not on file |
Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youSeptember 1 of junior year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school softball players338,315 2024-25
- Division I roster spots7,038 305 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 48 2.1% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division I; the softball recruiting guide has the date for each grad year, the eligibility checklist and what to put in a first email.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 43%
Softball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $816,293 $37,104 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $2,024,708
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $138,519
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $8,675 in-state · $14,219 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 5 burglaries · 8 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Austin Peay State University
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Softball programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee State University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 39 | 19 | $486k | 983 | 93% | |
| Belmont University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 42 | 22 | $1.3M | 993 | 96% | |
| Lipscomb University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 43 | 20 | $1.1M | 981 | 67% | |
| Trevecca Nazarene University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 43 | 22 | $466k | — | 70% | |
| Murray State University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 54 | 22 | $666k | 1000 | 86% | |
| Western Kentucky University Division I · Conference USA | 59 | 15 | $902k | 982 | 97% | |
| Middle Tennessee State University Division I · Conference USA | 73 | 25 | $1.3M | 1000 | 68% | |
| Kentucky Wesleyan College Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 85 | 17 | $260k | — | 67% | |
| University of Tennessee at Martin Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 85 | 21 | $578k | 1000 | 87% | |
| University of Evansville Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 100 | 23 | $1M | 988 | 78% | |
| University of Southern Indiana Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 100 | 19 | $553k | — | 95% | |
| Lane College Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 102 | 16 | $202k | — | — |
Other softball programs in the United Athletic Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tarleton State University 5 over cap | 30 | $1.3M | $44,865 | — | vs | |
| Abilene Christian University room for 4 | 21 | $1.1M | $53,883 | 977 | vs | |
| University of Texas at Arlington at cap | 25 | $1M | $40,912 | 987 | vs | |
| Eastern Kentucky University room for 3 | 22 | $986k | $44,834 | 978 | vs | |
| Austin Peay State University room for 3 | 22 | $816k | $37,104 | 994 | vs | |
| University of Central Arkansas 3 over cap | 28 | $763k | $27,235 | 995 | vs | |
| University of North Alabama 1 over cap | 26 | $669k | $25,730 | 999 | vs | |
| University of West Georgia 2 over cap | 27 | $569k | $21,077 | — | vs |
Every United Athletic Conference softball program · Softball budgets ranked