Seattle University Softball
Seattle University fields a softball team in the West Coast Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 19 players, below the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $1,159,839, about the median of $1.1M — $61,044 per roster spot, upper half of Division I softball programs. That leaves room for 6 under the Division I roster cap of 25 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 997, about the median of 989, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,424,935 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $20,297 per roster spot.
Among Division I softball programs
Where this program sits against its 305 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 25)
The program
- Roster19 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap25 room for 6
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$1,159,839 for the year
- Operating expenses$353,898 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$61,044 division median $46,727
- Academic Progress Rate997 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$4,424,935 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$20,297 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$179,573 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Geoff Hirai head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Tory Yamaguchi | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| KK Humphreys | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Guy Shinsato | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Emma Bickford | Director of Player Development | On file · sign in |
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 →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 73%
Softball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $1,159,839 $61,044 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $4,424,935
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $179,573
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $54,285
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 14 burglaries · 11 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 2 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Seattle University
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Softball programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Washington Division I · Big Ten Conference | 3 | 20 | $4.4M | 997 | 43% | |
| University of Puget Sound Division III · Northwest Conference | 25 | 18 | $122k | — | 76% | |
| Pacific Lutheran University Division III · Northwest Conference | 33 | 30 | $277k | — | 81% | |
| Saint Martin's University Division II · Great Northwest Athletic Conference | 46 | 21 | $344k | — | 76% | |
| Western Washington University Division II · Great Northwest Athletic Conference | 78 | 21 | $655k | — | 91% | |
| Central Washington University Division II · Great Northwest Athletic Conference | 93 | 26 | $419k | — | 90% | |
| Willamette University Division III · Northwest Conference | 145 | — | — | — | 69% | |
| Portland State University Division I · Big Sky Conference | 146 | 24 | $1M | 990 | 91% | |
| Pacific University (Oregon) Division III · Northwest Conference | 149 | 35 | $220k | — | 92% | |
| Lewis & Clark College Division III · Northwest Conference | 150 | 22 | $176k | — | 75% |
Other softball programs in the West Coast Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loyola Marymount University room for 5 | 20 | $2M | $99,334 | 980 | vs | |
| University of San Diego room for 2 | 23 | $1.6M | $68,782 | 992 | vs | |
| Saint Mary's College of California 2 over cap | 27 | $1.5M | $56,610 | 980 | vs | |
| University of the Pacific 2 over cap | 27 | $1.5M | $56,328 | 1000 | vs | |
| Santa Clara University room for 3 | 22 | $1.3M | $59,857 | 996 | vs | |
| Seattle University room for 6 | 19 | $1.2M | $61,044 | 997 | vs |
Every West Coast Conference softball program · Softball budgets ranked