Division I · Big West Conference
California Baptist University Baseball
Riverside, CA · the Lancers · California Baptist University overview
38
Roster
4 over the D-I cap of 34
$2.7M
Team budget
75th percentile in Division I
$71,340
Per roster spot
median $39,211
5
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
990
APR
98% of players retained
74%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
California Baptist University fields a baseball team in the Big West Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 38 players, about the median of 40, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $2,710,931, well above the median of $1.6M — $71,340 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I baseball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 34 in force from 2025-26, that is 4 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 990, about the median of 979, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,738,309 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $22,350 per roster spot.
Among Division I baseball programs
Where this program sits against its 306 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#78Team budgetof 306 · Division I#73Spend per playerof 306 · Division I#216Roster sizeof 306 · Division I#48APRof 306 · Division I
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Roster sizes (cap 34)
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The program
- Roster38 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap34 4 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
- Team expenses$2,710,931 for the year
- Operating expenses$636,681 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$71,340 division median $39,211
- Academic Progress Rate990 multi-year; 970 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible96% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$4,738,309 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$22,350 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$185,356 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Gary Adcock head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Jordan Aboites | Assistant Baseball Coach- Recruiting Coordinator / Hitting | On file · sign in |
| Mike Mobbs | Assistant Baseball Coach- Hitting | On file · sign in |
| Harrison Spohn | Assistant Baseball Coach | On file · sign in |
| Michael McBride | Director of Baseball Operations - Player Development | 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 →8,110undergraduates · 11,407 students in all
Women 65% Men 35%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- Southern Baptist
Getting in
Full picture →74%admitted · of 7,935 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 60%
Baseball
Full picture →38on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3438
4 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate990
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $2,710,931 $71,340 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $4,738,309
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $185,356
Cost
Full picture →$28,596net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $39,720
Campus safety
Full picture →0.67violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 13 burglaries · 7 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 3 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →18%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 26 fields · Associate's, 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 program38 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions74% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$28,596 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 18%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 8,110Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.67 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of California, Riverside Division I · Big West Conference | 6 | 38 | $1.5M | 969 | 63% | |
| University of Redlands Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 18 | 34 | $289k | — | 81% | |
| California State University, San Bernardino Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 18 | 36 | $981k | — | 98% | |
| Claremont McKenna-Harvey Mudd-Scripps Colleges Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 20 | 44 | $261k | — | 11% | |
| Pomona-Pitzer Colleges Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 20 | 38 | $343k | — | 7% | |
| University of La Verne Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 23 | 46 | $326k | — | 48% | |
| California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 24 | 35 | $810k | — | 74% | |
| Chapman University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 26 | 36 | $438k | — | 56% | |
| California State University, Fullerton Division I · Big West Conference | 27 | 40 | $2.2M | 952 | 87% | |
| Concordia University Irvine Division II · Pacific West Conference | 29 | 41 | $849k | — | 60% | |
| Azusa Pacific University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 30 | 47 | $960k | — | 79% | |
| University of California, Irvine Division I · Big West Conference | 31 | 40 | $2.3M | 982 | 26% |
Other baseball programs in the Big West Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of California, Santa Barbara 18 over cap | 52 | $3.4M | $66,067 | 959 | vs | |
| California Baptist University 4 over cap | 38 | $2.7M | $71,340 | 990 | vs | |
| University of California, Irvine 6 over cap | 40 | $2.3M | $57,962 | 982 | vs | |
| California State University, Fullerton 6 over cap | 40 | $2.2M | $55,420 | 952 | vs | |
| University of California, San Diego 8 over cap | 42 | $2.2M | $52,160 | — | vs | |
| California State University, Sacramento 10 over cap | 44 | $2.2M | $49,098 | 965 | vs | |
| Long Beach State University 6 over cap | 40 | $2M | $49,984 | 962 | vs | |
| California State University, Northridge room for 7 | 27 | $2M | $73,862 | 950 | vs | |
| California Polytechnic State University 5 over cap | 39 | $1.9M | $49,083 | 979 | vs | |
| Utah Valley University 10 over cap | 44 | $1.7M | $37,624 | 981 | vs | |
| University of California, Riverside 4 over cap | 38 | $1.5M | $39,760 | 969 | vs | |
| California State University, Bakersfield 6 over cap | 40 | $1.2M | $30,952 | 961 | vs |
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