Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association
California State University, Monterey Bay Softball
Seaside, CA · the Otters · California State University, Monterey Bay overview
36
Roster
2024–25 season
$617k
Team budget
91st percentile in Division II
$17,133
Per roster spot
median $16,717
5
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
95%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
California State University, Monterey Bay fields a softball team in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 36 players, well above the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $616,797, well above the median of $393k — $17,133 per roster spot, upper half of Division II softball programs. The school gave $520,156 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $3,096 per roster spot.
Among Division II softball programs
Where this program sits against its 269 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#26Team budgetof 269 · Division II#130Spend per playerof 269 · Division II#12Roster sizeof 269 · Division II
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division II softball program
Roster sizes
this programevery Division II roster
The program
- Roster36 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
- Team expenses$616,797 for the year
- Operating expenses$220,419 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$17,133 division median $16,717
- Athletic aid, women's teams$520,156 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$3,096 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$24,599 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Emily Montañez | Head Coach - Softball | On file · sign in |
| Amanda Hansen | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Michaela Velazquez | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Lorenzo Espino | 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
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 →5,909undergraduates · 6,742 students in all
Women 61% Men 39%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →95%admitted · of 11,769 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 63%
Softball
Full picture →36on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $616,797 $17,133 per roster spot · top 10% of Division II
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $520,156
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $24,599
Cost
Full picture →$15,222net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $7,437 in-state · $19,317 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1.86violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 25 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 13 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →14%of bachelor's degrees in psychology · 18 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Research California State University, Monterey Bay
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 program36 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions95% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$15,222 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsPsychology · 14%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 5,909Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.86 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middlebury College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 7 | — | — | — | — | |
| San Jose State University Division I · Mountain West Conference | 48 | 21 | $1.1M | 978 | 80% | |
| Santa Clara University Division I · West Coast Conference | 49 | 22 | $1.3M | 996 | 44% | |
| Stanford University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 57 | 22 | $3.5M | 1000 | 4% | |
| Menlo College Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 59 | 28 | $530k | — | 68% | |
| California State University, East Bay Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 71 | 24 | $585k | — | 97% | |
| California State University, Stanislaus Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 80 | 17 | $434k | — | 97% | |
| San Francisco State University Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 83 | 24 | $463k | — | 96% | |
| Saint Mary's College of California Division I · West Coast Conference | 84 | 27 | $1.5M | 980 | 89% | |
| University of California, Berkeley Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 88 | 23 | $2.3M | 1000 | 12% | |
| University of the Pacific Division I · West Coast Conference | 96 | 27 | $1.5M | 1000 | 95% | |
| Dominican University of California Division II · Pacific West Conference | 100 | 26 | $494k | — | 96% |
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