Division I · Pac-12 Conference
California State University, Fresno Baseball
Fresno, CA · the Bulldogs · California State University, Fresno overview
37
Roster
3 over the D-I cap of 34
$2.2M
Team budget
69th percentile in Division I
$60,061
Per roster spot
median $39,211
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
981
APR
97% of players retained
96%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
California State University, Fresno fields a baseball team in the Pac-12 Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 37 players, about the median of 40, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $2,222,293, above the median of $1.6M — $60,061 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 3 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 981, about the median of 979, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,593,014 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $17,441 per roster spot.
Among Division I baseball programs
Where this program sits against its 306 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#97Team budgetof 306 · Division I#88Spend per playerof 306 · Division I#242Roster sizeof 306 · Division I#124APRof 306 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 34)
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The program
- Roster37 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap34 3 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$2,222,293 for the year
- Operating expenses$635,771 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$60,061 division median $39,211
- Academic Progress Rate981 multi-year; 990 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$3,593,014 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$17,441 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$917,419 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Ryan Overland head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Ryan Dobson | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Grant Stevens | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Casey DeMello | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Troy Buckley | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Jack Karraker | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Tom Goodwin | Director of Player Development | not on file |
| Nikoh Mitchell | Director of Operations | 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 →21,430undergraduates · 23,986 students in all
Women 59% Men 41%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →96%admitted · of 20,201 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 55%
Baseball
Full picture →37on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3437
3 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate981
97% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $2,222,293 $60,062 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $3,593,014
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $917,419
Cost
Full picture →$7,303net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $6,980 in-state · $18,860 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.2violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 4 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 5 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →14%of bachelor's degrees in business · 26 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research California State University, Fresno
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 program37 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions96% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$7,303 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 14%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 21,430Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.2 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fresno Pacific University Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 6 | 52 | $844k | — | 58% | |
| California State University, Stanislaus Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 78 | 34 | $501k | — | 97% | |
| California State University, Bakersfield Division I · Big West Conference | 107 | 40 | $1.2M | 961 | 88% | |
| California State University, Monterey Bay Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 114 | 64 | $695k | — | 95% | |
| California Polytechnic State University Division I · Big West Conference | 116 | 39 | $1.9M | 979 | 30% | |
| University of the Pacific Division I · West Coast Conference | 118 | 41 | $2M | 959 | 95% | |
| Middlebury College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 120 | — | — | — | — | |
| San Jose State University Division I · Mountain West Conference | 123 | 48 | $1.3M | 940 | 80% | |
| Santa Clara University Division I · West Coast Conference | 126 | 41 | $2.3M | 969 | 44% | |
| California State University, East Bay Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 140 | 38 | $554k | — | 97% | |
| Stanford University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 140 | 38 | $4.3M | 989 | 4% | |
| Menlo College Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 142 | 47 | $709k | — | 68% |
Other baseball programs in the Pac-12 Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon State University 7 over cap | 41 | $5.8M | $141,929 | 989 | vs | |
| Dallas Baptist University 7 over cap | 41 | $4.3M | $105,579 | 965 | vs | |
| San Diego State University 6 over cap | 40 | $3.1M | $76,280 | 982 | vs | |
| Gonzaga University 6 over cap | 40 | $2.9M | $71,914 | 987 | vs | |
| Washington State University 2 over cap | 36 | $2.5M | $69,758 | 956 | vs | |
| Texas State University 6 over cap | 40 | $2.4M | $60,285 | 969 | vs | |
| California State University, Fresno 3 over cap | 37 | $2.2M | $60,061 | 981 | vs |
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