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Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.

California Lutheran University Baseball

Thousand Oaks, CA · the Kingsmen, Regals · California Lutheran University overview
44
Roster
2024–25 season
$291k
Team budget
67th percentile in Division III
$6,606
Per roster spot
median $5,554
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
89%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity

California Lutheran University fields a baseball team in the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 44 players, about the median of 43, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $290,688, above the median of $236k — $6,606 per roster spot, upper half of Division III baseball programs. The school reports no athletic aid for men's teams — Division III programs do not offer athletic scholarships.

Among Division III baseball programs

Where this program sits against its 371 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

Team budget$291k
Spend per player$6,606
Roster size44
Coaching staff4

Team budgets across the division

$38k$960k
this programevery Division III baseball program

Roster sizes

18107
this programevery Division III roster

The program

  • Roster44 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
  • Team expenses$290,688 for the year
  • Operating expenses$95,552 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$6,606 division median $5,554
  • Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
  • Recruiting spend, men's$29,654 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Erik Scherer head coachHead Coachnot on file
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Recruiting timing

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  • High-school baseball players472,598 2024-25
  • Division III roster spots16,317 371 programs
  • Odds of a spot1 in 29 3.5% of high-school players hold a Division III roster spot

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About the school

What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.
2,380undergraduates · 3,413 students in all
Women 58% Men 42%
Setting
City
Type
Private · Master's university
Affiliation
Evangelical Lutheran Church
89%admitted · of 5,290 applicants
SAT middle 50%1134 – 1320
ACT middle 50%23 – 29
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
74%
44on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$290,688 $6,607 per roster spot · upper half of Division III
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
Athletic aid, men's teams
None
Recruiting spend, men's
$29,654
$27,080net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$73,386
Average net price$27,080
Net price by family income
$0–30k$17,414
$30–48k$18,518
$48–75k$23,759
$75–110k$23,547
$110k and up$32,409
Tuition & fees
$50,670

Campus safety

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0.5violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.50
Property0.70
In residence halls
0 burglaries · 4 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
2 over 2022–2024
20%of bachelor's degrees in business · 19 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Business127 · 20%
Psychology83 · 13%
Social sciences65 · 10%
Visual & performing arts65 · 10%
Communication & journalism61 · 10%

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Baseball programs within 150 miles

California Lutheran UniversityPepperdine University · 16 miCalifornia State University, Northridge · 20 miUniversity of California, Los Angeles · 27 miLoyola Marymount University · 32 miUniversity of Southern California · 37 miOccidental College · 39 miCalifornia State University, Los Angeles · 42 miCalifornia Institute of Technology · 43 miCalifornia State University, Dominguez Hills · 43 miWestmont College · 47 miWhittier College · 51 miLong Beach State University · 53 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Pepperdine University Division I · West Coast Conference1640$2.9M98150%
California State University, Northridge Division I · Big West Conference2027$2M95093%
University of California, Los Angeles Division I · Big Ten Conference2740$5.2M9879%
Loyola Marymount University Division I · West Coast Conference3241$2.6M97040%
University of Southern California Division I · Big Ten Conference3740$5.9M98710%
Occidental College Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.3944$281k—40%
California State University, Los Angeles Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association4244$619k—92%
California Institute of Technology Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.4323$229k—3%
California State University, Dominguez Hills Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association4342$525k—91%
Westmont College Division II · Pacific West Conference4754$765k—80%
Whittier College Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.5156$150k—85%
Long Beach State University Division I · Big West Conference5340$2M96247%

Other baseball programs in the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Azusa Pacific University47$960k$20,419—vs
Chapman University36$438k$12,156—vs
Pomona-Pitzer Colleges38$343k$9,017—vs
University of La Verne46$326k$7,081—vs
California Lutheran University44$291k$6,606—vs
University of Redlands34$289k$8,506—vs
Occidental College44$281k$6,395—vs
Claremont McKenna-Harvey Mudd-Scripps Colleges44$261k$5,940—vs
California Institute of Technology23$229k$9,965—vs
Whittier College56$150k$2,677—vs

Every Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. baseball program · Baseball budgets ranked