Division I · Sun Belt Conference
Appalachian State University Baseball
Boone, NC · the Mountaineers · Appalachian State University overview
39
Roster
5 over the D-I cap of 34
$1.9M
Team budget
59th percentile in Division I
$47,695
Per roster spot
median $39,211
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
971
APR
96% of players retained
89%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Appalachian State University fields a baseball team in the Sun Belt Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 39 players, about the median of 40, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,860,111, above the median of $1.6M — $47,695 per roster spot, upper half of Division I baseball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 34 in force from 2025-26, that is 5 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (279 of 306 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 971, about the median of 979, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,536,703 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $15,918 per roster spot.
Among Division I baseball programs
Where this program sits against its 306 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#125Team budgetof 306 · Division I#127Spend per playerof 306 · Division I#188Roster sizeof 306 · Division I#192APRof 306 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 34)
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The program
- Roster39 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap34 5 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,860,111 for the year
- Operating expenses$631,985 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$47,695 division median $39,211
- Academic Progress Rate971 multi-year; 971 latest
- Players retained96% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$4,536,703 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$15,918 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$787,385 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Kermit Smith head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Britt Johnson | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Heath Blackmon | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Seth McLemore | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Hayden Cross | Director of Player Development-Operations, Catching Coordinator | On file · sign in |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youAugust 1 before junior year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school baseball players472,598 2024-25
- Division I roster spots12,211 306 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 39 2.6% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division I; the baseball 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 →19,405undergraduates · 21,253 students in all
Women 57% Men 43%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →89%admitted · of 24,001 applicants
SAT middle 50%1100 – 1280
ACT middle 50%21 – 27
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 73%
Baseball
Full picture →39on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3439
5 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate971
96% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,860,111 $47,695 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $4,536,703
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $787,385
Cost
Full picture →$14,712net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $7,541 in-state · $24,537 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.77violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 4 burglaries · 36 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 6 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →25%of bachelor's degrees in business · 27 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
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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.
Baseball program39 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions89% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$14,712 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 25%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 19,405Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.77 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Baseball programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| King University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 37 | 48 | $320k | — | 54% | |
| Lenoir-Rhyne University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 38 | 61 | $657k | — | 81% | |
| East Tennessee State University Division I · Southern Conference | 39 | 35 | $3.5M | 978 | 87% | |
| Emory & Henry University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 39 | 52 | $539k | — | 96% | |
| Mars Hill University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 56 | 62 | $730k | — | 78% | |
| Tusculum University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 60 | 57 | $562k | — | 60% | |
| University of North Carolina Asheville Division I · Big South Conference | 65 | 39 | $814k | 974 | 94% | |
| Gardner-Webb University Division I · Big South Conference | 67 | 44 | $1M | 982 | 87% | |
| Davidson College Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 68 | 40 | $1.5M | 996 | 14% | |
| The University of Virginia's College at Wise Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 71 | 53 | $339k | — | 94% | |
| Belmont Abbey College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 75 | 90 | $817k | — | 90% | |
| Catawba College Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 76 | 37 | $632k | — | 78% |
Other baseball programs in the Sun Belt Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coastal Carolina University 8 over cap | 42 | $5.2M | $124,069 | 973 | vs | |
| Marshall University 6 over cap | 40 | $4.4M | $110,999 | 958 | vs | |
| University of Louisiana at Lafayette 5 over cap | 39 | $3.4M | $87,794 | 951 | vs | |
| The University of Southern Mississippi 5 over cap | 39 | $2.4M | $60,822 | 981 | vs | |
| James Madison University 7 over cap | 41 | $2.2M | $54,022 | 972 | vs | |
| Arkansas State University 8 over cap | 42 | $2.2M | $51,863 | 970 | vs | |
| Louisiana Tech University 6 over cap | 40 | $2.1M | $53,420 | 976 | vs | |
| Old Dominion University 6 over cap | 40 | $2M | $49,127 | 980 | vs | |
| University of South Alabama 6 over cap | 40 | $1.9M | $48,508 | 981 | vs | |
| Appalachian State University 5 over cap | 39 | $1.9M | $47,695 | 971 | vs | |
| Georgia Southern University 15 over cap | 49 | $1.9M | $37,849 | 981 | vs | |
| Troy University 13 over cap | 47 | $1.7M | $36,618 | 986 | vs | |
| Georgia State University 6 over cap | 40 | $1.6M | $39,014 | 972 | vs | |
| University of Louisiana Monroe 8 over cap | 42 | $1.3M | $31,223 | 974 | vs |
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