Division II · Conference Carolinas
Belmont Abbey College Softball
Belmont, NC · the Crusaders · Belmont Abbey College overview
43
Roster
2024–25 season
$398k
Team budget
52nd percentile in Division II
$9,265
Per roster spot
median $16,717
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
90%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Belmont Abbey College fields a softball team in the Conference Carolinas (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 43 players, well above the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $398,426, about the median of $393k — $9,265 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division II softball programs. The school gave $1,238,240 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $4,197 per roster spot.
Among Division II softball programs
Where this program sits against its 269 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#129Team budgetof 269 · Division II#251Spend per playerof 269 · Division II#7Roster sizeof 269 · Division II
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Roster sizes
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The program
- Roster43 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$398,426 for the year
- Operating expenses$76,881 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$9,265 division median $16,717
- Athletic aid, women's teams$1,238,240 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$4,197 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$21,646 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Samantha West head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Abby Knowles | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Ashley Antonio | Volunteer Assistant Coach | not on file |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youJune 15 after sophomore year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school softball players338,315 2024-25
- Division II roster spots6,493 269 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 52 1.9% of high-school players hold a Division II roster spot
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →1,549undergraduates · 1,650 students in all
Women 48% Men 52%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Baccalaureate college
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →90%admitted · of 2,972 applicants
SAT middle 50%940 – 1190
ACT middle 50%17 – 25
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 46%
Softball
Full picture →43on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $398,426 $9,266 per roster spot · upper half of Division II
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $1,238,240
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $21,646
Cost
Full picture →$23,463net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $19,500
Campus safety
Full picture →3.12violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 11 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →28%of bachelor's degrees in business · 16 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Research Belmont Abbey College
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Softball program43 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions90% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$23,463 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 28%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 1,549Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety3.12 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Softball programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson C. Smith University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 10 | 12 | $98k | — | 43% | |
| Queens University of Charlotte Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 13 | 22 | $867k | — | 68% | |
| The University of North Carolina at Charlotte Division I · American Conference | 18 | 20 | $1.5M | 990 | 80% | |
| Winthrop University Division I · Big South Conference | 22 | 23 | $509k | 993 | 75% | |
| Gardner-Webb University Division I · Big South Conference | 35 | 25 | $732k | 996 | 87% | |
| Lenoir-Rhyne University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 37 | 24 | $500k | — | 81% | |
| Wingate University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 39 | 22 | $511k | — | 85% | |
| Livingstone College Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 42 | 22 | $129k | — | 74% | |
| Catawba College Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 43 | 22 | $470k | — | 78% | |
| Pfeiffer University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 45 | 28 | $195k | — | 95% | |
| Converse University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 54 | 23 | $334k | — | 64% | |
| Wofford College Division I · Southern Conference | 55 | 22 | $1.1M | — | 59% |
Other softball programs in the Conference Carolinas
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Greenville University | 21 | $650k | $30,962 | — | vs | |
| Francis Marion University | 27 | $414k | $15,344 | — | vs | |
| Belmont Abbey College | 43 | $398k | $9,265 | — | vs | |
| Young Harris College | 30 | $388k | $12,931 | — | vs | |
| Southern Wesleyan University | 33 | $363k | $10,992 | — | vs | |
| University of Mount Olive | 24 | $355k | $14,811 | — | vs | |
| Erskine College | 28 | $343k | $12,235 | — | vs | |
| Converse University | 23 | $334k | $14,515 | — | vs | |
| Chowan University | 21 | $317k | $15,113 | — | vs | |
| Emmanuel University (Georgia) | 23 | $310k | $13,484 | — | vs | |
| Lees-McRae College | 29 | $296k | $10,212 | — | vs | |
| Barton College | 26 | $292k | $11,242 | — | vs | |
| King University | 24 | $287k | $11,957 | — | vs | |
| Shorter University | 20 | $263k | $13,152 | — | vs | |
| University of North Carolina at Pembroke | 22 | $203k | $9,237 | — | vs | |
| Ferrum College | 20 | $133k | $6,642 | — | vs |
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