Custom softball jerseys cost $22 to $50 per jersey in 2026, and where you land in that range depends almost entirely on how many you order. Fully sublimated jerseys run about $35–$46 each at 10–25 pieces and only reach the low $20s at 500 pieces or more. Screen-printed jerseys start near $18–$25. A complete jersey-and-pants set runs roughly $60–$100 per player.

SPORTY charges a flat $26 per jersey at any quantity — one piece or one thousand. That is below the market midpoint at every order size under 250 pieces, and it matches what the rest of the industry only offers at 500+ pieces. A five-player team pays the bulk price. So does a single replacement jersey in July.

That market range is wide because four variables move the number: how many jerseys you order, whether the decoration is sublimated or screen printed, how many pieces are in the package, and whether names, numbers, and design work are included or billed as extras. This guide breaks down what each tier actually costs, what drives the price up, and the fees that quietly wreck uniform budgets every spring.

Custom Softball Jersey Prices by Order Size

Quantity is the single biggest lever on price for most manufacturers. Nearly every vendor tiers their pricing by piece count, and the tiers are steep. Here is what fully sublimated softball jerseys cost across the market in 2026, next to SPORTY's flat rate:

Market ranges compiled from published 2026 team pricing at JC Jerseys, Wooter Apparel, Sports Gear Swag, and Slugger Athletics. Savings are calculated against the midpoint of each published range.

Youth-cut jerseys sit lower across the board — roughly $37 at 10–100 pieces, $33 at 101–250, $30 at 251–500, and about $25 above 500 pieces (Wooter Apparel). SPORTY's $26 still beats every youth tier below 500 pieces.

Read the table left to right and the pattern is hard to miss: the industry reserves its best pricing for programs large enough to order 500 jerseys at once. Almost no youth team, travel club, or single league division ever hits that number.

Why volume tiers exist at all

Those tiers are not arbitrary. Most manufacturers carry real setup costs — screens to burn, art to redraw, a minimum press run to justify — and volume pricing is how they spread that cost across a batch. The larger your order, the smaller each jersey's share of the setup bill.

SPORTY has no setup step to amortize. Art, design, and printing are handled in one on-demand digital workflow, so there is no fixed cost sitting between a five-piece order and a five-hundred-piece order. That is the entire reason one price works at both ends.

The practical consequence: you no longer have to play the quantity game. No consolidating three teams into one order to chase a tier. No padding a roster count to clear a minimum. No splitting the difference between what you need and what gets you a discount.

What this means for a real roster

That last row is the one coaches feel most. With most vendors, a single mid-season replacement is either priced as a one-off at $55–$75 or blocked outright by reorder minimums. At a flat rate it is just $26, ordered Tuesday and worn that weekend.

What Actually Drives the Price of a Custom Softball Jersey?

Decoration method

Sublimation prints the design into the fabric, so color count, gradients, fades, and full-body patterns cost nothing extra. Screen printing charges per color, which means a four-color design costs meaningfully more than a one-color design, and it only wins on price somewhere around 50–150 units per design (RareCustom, FindUp Sports). For a typical softball jersey — script wordmark, outline, contrast side panels, number on the front and back — sublimation is almost always both cheaper and better looking.

Quantity

For most vendors, the jump from 9 to 10 pieces is the largest single discount you will ever be offered, and the gap between a 12-piece order and a 500-piece order can exceed $20 per jersey. This is the variable SPORTY removes: at a flat $26, order size changes your total but never your per-jersey rate.

Package depth

A jersey by itself is not a uniform. Jersey plus pants typically lands at $60–$100 per player (HAMCO Sports), full sets start near $79 per player (Allen Sportswear), and loaded tournament packages — two jerseys, two pants, visor, belt, socks, bag, accessories — run $159–$349 per player (Stadium Sports Apparel, Stinger Sports). When you compare two quotes, always compare piece counts before you compare prices.

Fabric and cut

Moisture-wicking, UV-protective performance polyester in a female-athlete cut costs more than a blank cotton tee, and it should. A jersey built for a full tournament weekend in July is a different garment than a shirt with a logo on it.

Fees you should not be paying

This is where quotes drift from estimate to invoice: art fees, setup fees, per-name and per-number charges, rush fees, size-change fees, reorder minimums, and shipping. Once the extras land, most school and travel teams end up paying $60–$75 per player (B1 Apparels).

SPORTY charges none of them. No minimums, no setup fees, no design fees, and no art fees for uploading your own logo. Names and numbers are printed in the same pass as the design, so they are included. Every jersey is printed, cut, and sewn in the USA and ships within four business days — not as a rush upgrade, just as the standard process. Free shipping over $100. The $26 is the number you actually pay.

Ask any vendor for the all-in price per jersey, with names and numbers included and delivered, before you compare anything.

Why Cheap Softball Jerseys Cost More

Budget jerseys run $18–$28 each at 12 units and $10–$15 each at 50 or more (CustomInk). That math looks excellent in April and terrible in July.

Here is where the savings usually go:

• Graphics fade, crack, or peel by mid-season, so you reorder — and a second order at any price is more expensive than getting it right once.

• Long approval loops and four-to-six-week lead times push delivery past opening day, and a team playing its first three games in practice tees is a problem no discount fixes.

• No reorder path for a late signup, so one player spends the season in a mismatched shirt.

• Sizing surprises with no remedy, because low-cost vendors rarely eat a size exchange.

A jersey that survives two seasons at $26 beats two jerseys at $18. And no minimum plus a four-business-day turnaround means a late registration on Tuesday is wearing the right jersey by the weekend — which is worth more to a coach than any line item on a spreadsheet.

The right question is not "what is the cheapest jersey?" It is "what is the lowest total cost to have every player in the right uniform, on time, all season?"

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do custom softball jerseys cost per jersey?

Across the market, $22 to $50 for full sublimation, depending on quantity. Expect $35–$46 at 10–25 pieces, roughly $28–$41 at 51–100, and $22–$29 only at 500 pieces or more. A single one-off jersey runs $55–$75 because there is no volume to spread setup costs across. SPORTY charges a flat $26 at every quantity, including a single jersey.

Do you have to order in bulk to get a good price on softball jerseys?

With most manufacturers, yes — the best per-jersey rates require 500 or more pieces, which almost no youth or travel program orders at once. SPORTY prices every order at $26 per jersey, so a five-player team pays the same rate as a thousand-piece order and bulk volume is not required to reach it.

Is there a minimum order for custom softball jerseys?

Many manufacturers set a minimum of 10–25 pieces. SPORTY has no minimum. One jersey is a valid order, at the same $26 as any other.

Are names and numbers included in the price?

With sublimation they should be, because the lettering is printed at the same time as the design at no additional cost. They are included in SPORTY's $26. Always confirm before ordering elsewhere, since some vendors bill per-name and per-number charges on top of the quoted jersey price.

How long does it take to get custom softball jerseys?

Industry turnaround commonly runs three to six weeks once design approval is included. SPORTY cuts, sews, and ships within four business days of ordering, from the USA, with no rush fee — because the design is confirmed before the order is submitted, there is no open-ended approval wait.

Is sublimation worth it over screen printing?

For softball jerseys, usually yes. Sublimation allows unlimited colors, gradients, and full-body coverage at no extra cost per color, and the ink becomes part of the fabric rather than sitting on top of it, so it will not crack or peel. Screen printing is better suited to simple one- or two-color designs on large single-design runs.

What is the cheapest way to outfit a softball team?

With tiered vendors: order the entire roster in one batch to reach a volume tier, choose a jersey-only or jersey-plus-hat package instead of a loaded bundle, and avoid art, setup, and design fees. With flat pricing, only the second one still matters — batch size no longer changes your rate, so you order exactly the count you need.

Can I order just one replacement jersey mid-season?

With most vendors, no — reorder minimums make a single jersey either impossible or wildly expensive. With SPORTY, a one-off replacement is $26, the same as every jersey in the original order, and it ships in four business days.

Get a Real Number for Your Team

Every market figure above is a range. SPORTY's is not: $26 per jersey, names and numbers included, no art or setup fees, free shipping over $100, four business days from order to doorstep. Five jerseys or five hundred.

Upload your logo or start from a template, tell us your roster count and your season date, and we will send back the finished design to approve before anything is charged.