Division I · Big West Conference
California Baptist University Softball
Riverside, CA · the Lancers · California Baptist University overview
28
Roster
3 over the D-I cap of 25
$2M
Team budget
81st percentile in Division I
$70,822
Per roster spot
median $46,727
5
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
974
APR
93% of players retained
74%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
California Baptist University fields a softball team in the Big West Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 28 players, above the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $1,983,040, well above the median of $1.1M — $70,822 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I softball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 25 in force from 2025-26, that is 3 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (65 of 305 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 974, about the median of 989, with 93% of players retained year to year. The school gave $5,919,754 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $29,161 per roster spot.
Among Division I softball programs
Where this program sits against its 305 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#58Team budgetof 305 · Division I#76Spend per playerof 305 · Division I#20Roster sizeof 305 · Division I#247APRof 305 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I softball program
Roster sizes (cap 25)
this programevery Division I roster
The program
- Roster28 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap25 3 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
- Team expenses$1,983,040 for the year
- Operating expenses$306,645 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$70,822 division median $46,727
- Academic Progress Rate974 multi-year; 940 latest
- Players retained93% year to year
- Eligible95% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$5,919,754 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$29,161 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$188,674 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Brandon Telesco head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Kevin Castillo | Assistant Softball Coach | On file · sign in |
| Haylei Archer | Assistant Softball Coach – Pitching Coach | On file · sign in |
| Thessa Malau‘ulu | Assistant Softball Coach | On file · sign in |
| Sashel Palacios | Director of Operations - Softball | On file · sign in |
Put California Baptist University on a target list, address the whole staff at once, and send each email yourself from Gmail — nothing goes out without you pressing Send.Start your board
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 →8,110undergraduates · 11,407 students in all
Women 65% Men 35%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- Southern Baptist
Getting in
Full picture →74%admitted · of 7,935 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 60%
Softball
Full picture →28on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2528
3 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate974
93% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,983,040 $70,823 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $5,919,754
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $188,674
Cost
Full picture →$28,596net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $39,720
Campus safety
Full picture →0.67violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 13 burglaries · 7 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 3 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →18%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 26 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research California Baptist University
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 program28 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions74% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$28,596 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 18%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 8,110Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.67 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of California, Riverside Division I · Big West Conference | 6 | 24 | $886k | 967 | 63% | |
| University of Redlands Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 18 | 26 | $307k | — | 81% | |
| California State University, San Bernardino Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 18 | 20 | $961k | — | 98% | |
| Claremont McKenna-Harvey Mudd-Scripps Colleges Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 20 | 23 | $168k | — | 11% | |
| Pomona-Pitzer Colleges Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 20 | 17 | $191k | — | 7% | |
| University of La Verne Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 23 | 25 | $173k | — | 48% | |
| Chapman University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 26 | 30 | $277k | — | 56% | |
| California State University, Fullerton Division I · Big West Conference | 27 | 22 | $1.6M | 979 | 87% | |
| Concordia University Irvine Division II · Pacific West Conference | 29 | 23 | $864k | — | 60% | |
| Azusa Pacific University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 30 | 18 | $638k | — | 79% | |
| Vanguard University Division II · Pacific West Conference | 33 | 28 | $523k | — | 65% | |
| Biola University Division II · Pacific West Conference | 34 | 20 | $640k | — | 60% |
Other softball programs in the Big West Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California Baptist University 3 over cap | 28 | $2M | $70,822 | 974 | vs | |
| University of California, Santa Barbara room for 4 | 21 | $1.6M | $76,940 | 966 | vs | |
| California State University, Fullerton room for 3 | 22 | $1.6M | $72,277 | 979 | vs | |
| Long Beach State University 1 over cap | 26 | $1.3M | $50,844 | 983 | vs | |
| University of California, San Diego at cap | 25 | $1.3M | $52,317 | — | vs | |
| California State University, Sacramento 1 over cap | 26 | $1.1M | $42,580 | 976 | vs | |
| California State University, Northridge 3 over cap | 28 | $1M | $37,086 | 994 | vs | |
| California Polytechnic State University room for 2 | 23 | $1M | $45,122 | 997 | vs | |
| California State University, Bakersfield 3 over cap | 28 | $995k | $35,548 | 980 | vs | |
| Utah Valley University room for 4 | 21 | $987k | $47,011 | 982 | vs | |
| University of California, Riverside room for 1 | 24 | $886k | $36,930 | 967 | vs |
Every Big West Conference softball program · Softball budgets ranked