California State University, Chico Softball
California State University, Chico fields a softball team in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 23 players, about the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $440,451, above the median of $393k — $19,150 per roster spot, upper half of Division II softball programs. The school gave $377,127 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $2,433 per roster spot.
Among Division II softball programs
Where this program sits against its 269 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes
The program
- Roster23 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$440,451 for the year
- Operating expenses$89,175 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$19,150 division median $16,717
- Athletic aid, women's teams$377,127 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$2,433 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$11,454 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Angel Shamblin head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Shay Fuimaono | Assistant Softball Coach | On file · sign in |
| Mia Santos | Assistant Softball Coach | On file · sign in |
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
General NCAA rule for Division II; 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
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 64%
Softball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $440,451 $19,150 per roster spot · upper half of Division II
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $377,127
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $11,454
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $8,064 in-state · $19,944 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 3 burglaries · 12 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 3 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research California State University, Chico
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Softball programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jessup University Division II · Pacific West Conference | 69 | 18 | $180k | — | 77% | |
| University of California, Davis Division I · Mountain West Conference | 82 | 22 | $1.1M | 990 | 42% | |
| California State University, Sacramento Division I · Big West Conference | 84 | 26 | $1.1M | 976 | 94% | |
| University of Nevada, Reno Division I · Mountain West Conference | 109 | 20 | $1.3M | 994 | 85% | |
| University of the Pacific Division I · West Coast Conference | 124 | 27 | $1.5M | 1000 | 95% | |
| Dominican University of California Division II · Pacific West Conference | 126 | 26 | $494k | — | 96% | |
| University of California, Berkeley Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 130 | 23 | $2.3M | 1000 | 12% | |
| Saint Mary's College of California Division I · West Coast Conference | 131 | 27 | $1.5M | 980 | 89% | |
| California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 142 | 23 | $638k | — | 99% | |
| San Francisco State University Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 143 | 24 | $463k | — | 96% | |
| California State University, East Bay Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 144 | 24 | $585k | — | 97% |
Other softball programs in the California Collegiate Athletic Association
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California State University, San Bernardino | 20 | $961k | $48,025 | — | vs | |
| California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt | 23 | $638k | $27,731 | — | vs | |
| California State University, Monterey Bay | 36 | $617k | $17,133 | — | vs | |
| California State University, East Bay | 24 | $585k | $24,381 | — | vs | |
| Menlo College | 28 | $530k | $18,929 | — | vs | |
| California State University, San Marcos | 26 | $529k | $20,342 | — | vs | |
| California State University, Dominguez Hills | 25 | $471k | $18,833 | — | vs | |
| San Francisco State University | 24 | $463k | $19,301 | — | vs | |
| California State University, Chico | 23 | $440k | $19,150 | — | vs | |
| California State University, Stanislaus | 17 | $434k | $25,548 | — | vs |
Every California Collegiate Athletic Association softball program · Softball budgets ranked