Division I · Big West Conference
California State University, Sacramento Softball
Sacramento, CA · the Hornets · California State University, Sacramento overview
26
Roster
1 over the D-I cap of 25
$1.1M
Team budget
55th percentile in Division I
$42,580
Per roster spot
median $46,727
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
976
APR
98% of players retained
94%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
California State University, Sacramento fields a softball team in the Big West Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 26 players, above the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $1,107,098, about the median of $1.1M — $42,580 per roster spot, lower half of Division I softball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 25 in force from 2025-26, that is 1 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 976, about the median of 989, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,349,801 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $12,181 per roster spot.
Among Division I softball programs
Where this program sits against its 305 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#139Team budgetof 305 · Division I#180Spend per playerof 305 · Division I#48Roster sizeof 305 · Division I#243APRof 305 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 25)
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The program
- Roster26 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap25 1 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$1,107,098 for the year
- Operating expenses$73,950 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$42,580 division median $46,727
- Academic Progress Rate976 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible97% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$3,349,801 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$12,181 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$144,604 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Lori Perez head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Marina Demore | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Juliana Santos | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Lewa Day | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
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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 →28,268undergraduates · 31,172 students in all
Women 56% Men 44%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →94%admitted · of 25,994 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 56%
Softball
Full picture →26on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2526
1 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate976
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,107,098 $42,581 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,349,801
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $144,604
Cost
Full picture →$11,183net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $7,602 in-state · $19,482 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.74violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 41 burglaries · 40 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 11 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →14%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 26 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research California State University, Sacramento
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 program26 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions94% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$11,183 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 14%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 28,268Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.74 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, Davis Division I · Mountain West Conference | 18 | 22 | $1.1M | 990 | 42% | |
| Jessup University Division II · Pacific West Conference | 19 | 18 | $180k | — | 77% | |
| University of the Pacific Division I · West Coast Conference | 40 | 27 | $1.5M | 1000 | 95% | |
| Saint Mary's College of California Division I · West Coast Conference | 62 | 27 | $1.5M | 980 | 89% | |
| University of California, Berkeley Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 66 | 23 | $2.3M | 1000 | 12% | |
| California State University, East Bay Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 71 | 24 | $585k | — | 97% | |
| Dominican University of California Division II · Pacific West Conference | 71 | 26 | $494k | — | 96% | |
| California State University, Stanislaus Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 78 | 17 | $434k | — | 97% | |
| San Francisco State University Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 81 | 24 | $463k | — | 96% | |
| California State University, Chico Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 84 | 23 | $440k | — | 94% | |
| Menlo College Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 87 | 28 | $530k | — | 68% | |
| Stanford University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 88 | 22 | $3.5M | 1000 | 4% |
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 |
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