Number of college softball players in 2012

[JAD]

1,636 schools sponsored varsity level Softball teams during 2012:

Athletic Scholarships
Number Participants * limit per school ** Average team size
Division of Schools Women Women Women's
NCAA I 288 - 5,844 - 12 - 20
NCAA II 273 - 5,314 - 7.2 - 19
NCAA III 390 - 6,786 - - - 17
NAIA 198 3,915 - 10 - 20
NJCAA 358 5,874 - 24 - 16
Other 129 1,937 - - 15
Totals 1,636 29,670 18

 

[CoogansBluff]

Number of college softball players in 2012 -- 29,670
Number of major league baseball players in the past 100 years -- 14,707

Not sure if I have a point, but found it interesting.