Division I · Big West Conference
California State University, Sacramento Baseball
Sacramento, CA · the Hornets · California State University, Sacramento overview
44
Roster
10 over the D-I cap of 34
$2.2M
Team budget
66th percentile in Division I
$49,098
Per roster spot
median $39,211
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
965
APR
94% of players retained
94%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
California State University, Sacramento fields a baseball team in the Big West Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 44 players, above the median of 40, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $2,160,331, above the median of $1.6M — $49,098 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 10 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 965, about the median of 979, with 94% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,910,125 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $11,076 per roster spot.
Among Division I baseball programs
Where this program sits against its 306 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#104Team budgetof 306 · Division I#120Spend per playerof 306 · Division I#43Roster sizeof 306 · Division I#227APRof 306 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 34)
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The program
- Roster44 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap34 10 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$2,160,331 for the year
- Operating expenses$407,293 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$49,098 division median $39,211
- Academic Progress Rate965 multi-year; 936 latest
- Players retained94% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$3,910,125 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$11,076 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$147,357 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Reggie Christiansen head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| David Flores | Associate Head Coach (Hitting) | On file · sign in |
| Grant Kukuk | Assistant Coach (Pitching) / Recruiting Coordinator | On file · sign in |
| Matt Smith | 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 →28,268undergraduates · 31,172 students in all
Women 56% Men 44%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →94%admitted · of 25,994 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 56%
Baseball
Full picture →44on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3444
10 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate965
94% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $2,160,331 $49,098 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $3,910,125
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $147,357
Cost
Full picture →$11,183net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $7,602 in-state · $19,482 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.74violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 41 burglaries · 40 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 11 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →14%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 26 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research California State University, Sacramento
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 program44 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions94% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$11,183 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 14%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 28,268Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.74 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, Davis Division I · Mountain West Conference | 18 | 43 | $1.5M | 989 | 42% | |
| Jessup University Division II · Pacific West Conference | 19 | 57 | $710k | — | 77% | |
| University of the Pacific Division I · West Coast Conference | 40 | 41 | $2M | 959 | 95% | |
| Saint Mary's College of California Division I · West Coast Conference | 62 | 40 | $2.6M | 976 | 89% | |
| University of California, Berkeley Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 66 | 43 | $2.6M | 974 | 12% | |
| California State University, East Bay Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 71 | 38 | $554k | — | 97% | |
| University of San Francisco Division I · West Coast Conference | 78 | 40 | $2.1M | 981 | 51% | |
| California State University, Stanislaus Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 78 | 34 | $501k | — | 97% | |
| California State University, Chico Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 84 | 44 | $710k | — | 94% | |
| Menlo College Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 87 | 47 | $709k | — | 68% | |
| Stanford University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 88 | 38 | $4.3M | 989 | 4% | |
| San Jose State University Division I · Mountain West Conference | 88 | 48 | $1.3M | 940 | 80% |
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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