Division I · Conference USA
Liberty University Softball
Lynchburg, VA · the Flames · Liberty University overview
27
Roster
2 over the D-I cap of 25
$2.2M
Team budget
84th percentile in Division I
$81,139
Per roster spot
median $46,727
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
979
APR
97% of players retained
99%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Liberty University fields a softball team in the Conference USA (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 27 players, above the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $2,190,766, well above the median of $1.1M — $81,139 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 2 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 979, about the median of 989, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $5,260,086 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $14,652 per roster spot.
Among Division I softball programs
Where this program sits against its 305 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
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Roster sizes (cap 25)
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The program
- Roster27 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap25 2 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$2,190,766 for the year
- Operating expenses$513,593 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$81,139 division median $46,727
- Academic Progress Rate979 multi-year; 945 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$5,260,086 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$14,652 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$423,082 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Dorothy Richardson head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Dot Richardson | Head Coach | not on file |
| Kevin Fagan | Associate Head Coach | not on file |
| Sami Fagan Harmon | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Emily Kirby Nagle | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Jordan Heslop | Softball Director of Player Development and Analytics | On file · sign in |
| Haley Sampson | Director of Softball Operations | 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 →52,823undergraduates · 103,068 students in all
Women 58% Men 42%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Evangelical Christian
Getting in
Full picture →99%admitted · of 36,921 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 66%
Softball
Full picture →27on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2527
2 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate979
97% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $2,190,766 $81,139 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $5,260,086
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $423,082
Cost
Full picture →$29,692net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $15,822
Campus safety
Full picture →0.38violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 3 burglaries · 32 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 7 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →19%of bachelor's degrees in business · 27 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Liberty 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 program27 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions99% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$29,692 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 19%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 52,823Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.38 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 Lynchburg Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 3 | 25 | $211k | — | 82% | |
| Randolph College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 6 | 26 | $133k | — | 95% | |
| Sweet Briar College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 15 | — | — | — | 72% | |
| Southern Virginia University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 28 | 23 | $154k | — | 100% | |
| Longwood University Division I · Big South Conference | 43 | 20 | $1.1M | 993 | 85% | |
| Roanoke College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 48 | 28 | $181k | — | 80% | |
| Ferrum College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 55 | 20 | $133k | — | 100% | |
| Averett University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 55 | 16 | $117k | — | 48% | |
| Mary Baldwin University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 56 | 26 | $151k | — | — | |
| University of Virginia Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 60 | 23 | $2.3M | 988 | 17% | |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 69 | 22 | $2.7M | 989 | 57% | |
| Bridgewater College (Virginia) Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 72 | 26 | $222k | — | 91% |
Other softball programs in the Conference USA
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty University 2 over cap | 27 | $2.2M | $81,139 | 979 | vs | |
| University of Delaware room for 1 | 24 | $1.5M | $64,433 | 981 | vs | |
| Kennesaw State University at cap | 25 | $1.3M | $52,714 | 988 | vs | |
| Middle Tennessee State University at cap | 25 | $1.3M | $51,709 | 1000 | vs | |
| Jacksonville State University room for 2 | 23 | $1.3M | $55,268 | 967 | vs | |
| New Mexico State University room for 2 | 23 | $1.2M | $50,657 | 980 | vs | |
| Missouri State University room for 2 | 23 | $1.1M | $47,077 | 1000 | vs | |
| Florida International University room for 3 | 22 | $1M | $45,933 | 989 | vs | |
| Sam Houston State University room for 2 | 23 | $955k | $41,518 | 985 | vs | |
| Western Kentucky University room for 10 | 15 | $902k | $60,105 | 982 | vs |
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