University of Southern Indiana Softball
University of Southern Indiana fields a softball team in the Ohio Valley Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 19 players, below the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $552,661, well below the median of $1.1M — $29,087 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I softball programs. That leaves room for 6 under the Division I roster cap of 25 in force from 2025-26. The school gave $1,368,624 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $6,809 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, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$552,661 for the year
- Operating expenses$139,462 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$29,087 division median $46,727
- Athletic aid, women's teams$1,368,624 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$6,809 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$66,333 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Sue Kunkle head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| MacKenzi Dorsam | Softball Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Bryan Wallen | Softball Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Kimmy Fleming | Softball Character Development Coach | not on file |
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
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 52%
Softball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $552,661 $29,087 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $1,368,624
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $66,333
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $9,621 in-state · $22,058 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 13 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 14 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research University of Southern Indiana
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 programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Evansville Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 8 | 23 | $1M | 988 | 78% | |
| Kentucky Wesleyan College Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 34 | 17 | $260k | — | 67% | |
| Southern Illinois University at Carbondale Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 86 | 22 | $1M | 1000 | 90% | |
| Western Kentucky University Division I · Conference USA | 95 | 15 | $902k | 982 | 97% | |
| Murray State University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 100 | 22 | $666k | 1000 | 86% | |
| Austin Peay State University Division I · United Athletic Conference | 100 | 22 | $816k | 994 | 96% | |
| Indiana University, Bloomington Division I · Big Ten Conference | 104 | 19 | $2.5M | 997 | 80% | |
| Indiana State University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 105 | 21 | $748k | 996 | 92% | |
| University of Louisville Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 106 | 22 | $1.7M | 994 | 81% | |
| Spalding University Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 106 | 24 | $146k | — | 99% | |
| Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 107 | 18 | $188k | — | 73% | |
| Eastern Illinois University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 108 | 22 | $770k | 996 | 68% |
Other softball programs in the Ohio Valley Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Illinois University room for 3 | 22 | $770k | $35,021 | 996 | vs | |
| Morehead State University room for 7 | 18 | $698k | $38,769 | 997 | vs | |
| Southern Illinois University Edwardsville room for 3 | 22 | $694k | $31,566 | 1000 | vs | |
| Lindenwood University room for 2 | 23 | $691k | $30,034 | — | vs | |
| Southeast Missouri State University room for 3 | 22 | $675k | $30,697 | 992 | vs | |
| Western Illinois University room for 1 | 24 | $658k | $27,415 | 990 | vs | |
| University of Tennessee at Martin room for 4 | 21 | $578k | $27,504 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Southern Indiana room for 6 | 19 | $553k | $29,087 | — | vs | |
| Tennessee State University room for 6 | 19 | $486k | $25,585 | 983 | vs |
Every Ohio Valley Conference softball program · Softball budgets ranked