Division I · Big West Conference
California Polytechnic State University Baseball
San Luis Obispo, CA · the Mustangs · California Polytechnic State University overview
39
Roster
5 over the D-I cap of 34
$1.9M
Team budget
61st percentile in Division I
$49,083
Per roster spot
median $39,211
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
979
APR
97% of players retained
30%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
California Polytechnic State University fields a baseball team in the Big West 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 $1,914,252, above the median of $1.6M — $49,083 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 979, about the median of 979, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,744,871 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $11,034 per roster spot.
Among Division I baseball programs
Where this program sits against its 306 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#119Team budgetof 306 · Division I#121Spend per playerof 306 · Division I#188Roster sizeof 306 · Division I#139APRof 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$1,914,252 for the year
- Operating expenses$478,545 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$49,083 division median $39,211
- Academic Progress Rate979 multi-year; 980 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$4,744,871 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$11,034 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$465,424 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Larry Lee head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Seth Moir | Assistant Coach (Pitchers) | On file · sign in |
| Jason Gill | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Logan Denholm | Assistant Coach | 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 →21,559undergraduates · 22,485 students in all
Women 50% Men 50%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →30%admitted · of 63,736 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 85%
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 Rate979
97% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,914,252 $49,083 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $4,744,871
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $465,424
Cost
Full picture →$16,888net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $11,075 in-state · $30,995 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1.05violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 5 burglaries · 58 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 36 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →21%of bachelor's degrees in engineering · 26 fields · Bachelor's, 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 divisionAdmissions30% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$16,888 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsEngineering · 21%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 21,559Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.05 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, Santa Barbara Division I · Big West Conference | 76 | 52 | $3.4M | 959 | 28% | |
| Westmont College Division II · Pacific West Conference | 81 | 54 | $765k | — | 80% | |
| California State University, Bakersfield Division I · Big West Conference | 88 | 40 | $1.2M | 961 | 88% | |
| Fresno Pacific University Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 111 | 52 | $844k | — | 58% | |
| California State University, Monterey Bay Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 113 | 64 | $695k | — | 95% | |
| Middlebury College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 113 | — | — | — | — | |
| California State University, Fresno Division I · Pac-12 Conference | 116 | 37 | $2.2M | 981 | 96% | |
| California Lutheran University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 125 | 44 | $291k | — | 89% | |
| Pepperdine University Division I · West Coast Conference | 141 | 40 | $2.9M | 981 | 50% | |
| California State University, Northridge Division I · Big West Conference | 141 | 27 | $2M | 950 | 93% |
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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