HOW TO GET RECRUITED FOR COLLEGE SOFTBALL DIVISION I DIVISION II DIVISION III DI - PITCHERS DII - PITCHERS DIII - PITCHERS Height: 5’9” Height: 5’7” Height: 5’6” Velocity: 60+, 63+ top Velocity: 58+ Velocity: 55+ ERA: 1.0 or less ERA: 1.5 ERA: 2.0 PITCHERS DI - CATCHERS DII - CATCHERS DIII - CATCHERS Height: 5'8” Height: 5'4” Height: 5'4” Weight: 160 lbs. Weight: 150 lbs. Weight: 140 lbs. Pop Time: <1.8 Pop Time: <1.9 Pop Time: <2.0 CATCHERS Home to 1B: <3.0 Home to 1B: <3.1 Home to 1B: <3.2 DI - MIDDLE INFIELDERS DII - MIDDLE INFIELDERS DIII - MIDDLE INFIELDERS Height: 5'6” Height: 5'5” Height: 5'4” Weight: 135 lbs. Weight: 135 lbs. Weight: 125 lbs. Home to 1B: 2.8 Home to 1B: 2.9 Home to 1B: 3.1 Stolen Bases: 10+ Stolen Bases: 10+ Stolen Bases: 8+ MIDDLE INFIELDERS DI - CORNER INFIELDERS DII - CORNER INFIELDERS DIII - CORNER INFIELDERS Height: 5’7” Height: 5’6” Height: 5’5” Weight: 145 lbs. Weight: 140 lbs. Weight: 135 lbs. Home to 1B: <2.9 Home to 1B: <3.0 Home to 1B: <3.1 RBI’s: 20+ RBI’s: 15+ RBI’s: 15+ Home Runs: 2+ Home Runs: 1+ Home Runs: 1+ CORNER INFIELDERS DI - CENTERFIELDERS DII - CENTERFIELDERS DIII - CENTERFIELDERS Height: 5'7" Height: 5'5" Height: 5'4" Weight: 135 lbs. Weight: 130 lbs. Weight: 130 lbs. Home to 1B: <2.8 Home to 1B: <2.9 Home to 1B: <3.1 Batting Average: .400+ Batting Average: .360+ Batting Average: .330+ OUFIELDERS HOW TO GET RECRUITED FOR COLLEGE SOFTBALL Preferred Grades for All Divisions: 3.0 GPA + 24 ACT + 1000 SAT (out of 1600) (No scores needed for underclassmen) In order to compile these Recruiting Guidelines, NCSA tracked hundreds of former NCSA student-athletes who have gone on to compete at the collegiate level, polled college coaches across the nation, and analyzed college rosters at all levels of competition. SOFTBALL BY THE NUMBERS Schools Offering Softball NCAA Division I 289 NCAA Division II 268 NCAA Division III 411 NAIA 210 Junior College 361 TOTAL 1,539 Athletic Scholarship Opportunities NCAA Division I 12 NCAA Division II 7. 2 NAIA 10 NJCAA 24 Student-Athlete Participation NCAA Division I 5,400 NCAA Division II 4,991 NCAA Division III 7,098 NAIA 3,245 Junior College 5,652 HS Student-Athletes 378,211.