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Division II · Peach Belt Conference

Claflin University Baseball

Orangeburg, SC · the Panthers, Lady Panthers · Claflin University overview
40
Roster
2024–25 season
$321k
Team budget
11th percentile in Division II
$8,036
Per roster spot
median $12,001
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
73%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity

Claflin University fields a baseball team in the Peach Belt Conference (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 40 players, below the median of 45, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $321,450, well below the median of $584k — $8,036 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division II baseball programs. The school gave $414,559 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $4,994 per roster spot.

Among Division II baseball programs

Where this program sits against its 247 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

Team budget$321k
Spend per player$8,036
Roster size40
Coaching staff2

Team budgets across the division

$132k$1.8M
this programevery Division II baseball program

Roster sizes

25120
this programevery Division II roster

The program

  • Roster40 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
  • Team expenses$321,450 for the year
  • Operating expenses$121,866 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$8,036 division median $12,001
  • Athletic aid, men's teams$414,559 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$4,994 across men's teams
  • Recruiting spend, men's$98,785 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Jaylen Bledsoe head coachHead Coachnot on file
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Recruiting timing

  • Coaches may first contact youJune 15 after sophomore year
  • Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
  • High-school baseball players472,598 2024-25
  • Division II roster spots11,990 247 programs
  • Odds of a spot1 in 39 2.5% of high-school players hold a Division II roster spot

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About the school

What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.
1,754undergraduates · 1,835 students in all
Women 73% Men 27%
Setting
Town
Type
Private · Liberal arts college
Affiliation
United Methodist
HBCU
Yes
73%admitted · of 6,999 applicants
Test scores
Scores not considered
Graduate in 6 yrs
49%
40on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$321,450 $8,036 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division II
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
Athletic aid, men's teams
$414,559
Recruiting spend, men's
$98,785
$21,232net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$33,676
Average net price$21,232
Net price by family income
$0–30k$19,663
$30–48k$21,021
$48–75k$25,768
$75–110k$25,952
$110k and up$26,086
Tuition & fees
$17,046

Campus safety

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2.52violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent2.52
Property2.70
In residence halls
5 burglaries · 4 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
1 over 2022–2024
21%of bachelor's degrees in psychology · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Psychology66 · 21%
Business49 · 16%
Biological sciences39 · 13%
Health professions & nursing25 · 8%
Criminal justice & protective services24 · 8%

Research Claflin University

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 programs within 150 miles

Claflin UniversityUniversity of South Carolina, Columbia · 36 miBenedict College · 37 miUniversity of South Carolina Aiken · 53 miCharleston Southern University · 58 miAugusta University · 65 miNewberry College · 70 miThe Citadel · 71 miCollege of Charleston (South Carolina) · 72 miCoker University · 76 miUniversity of South Carolina Beaufort · 83 miFrancis Marion University · 84 miPresbyterian College · 89 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
University of South Carolina, Columbia Division I · Southeastern Conference3643$8M96161%
Benedict College Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf.3730$343k—67%
University of South Carolina Aiken Division II · Peach Belt Conference5346$687k—80%
Charleston Southern University Division I · Big South Conference5840$1.1M96876%
Augusta University Division II · Peach Belt Conference6554$501k—89%
Newberry College Division II · South Atlantic Conference7053$611k—75%
The Citadel Division I · Southern Conference7138$1.3M96498%
College of Charleston (South Carolina) Division I · Coastal Athletic Association7252$1.8M95172%
Coker University Division II · South Atlantic Conference7655$698k—97%
University of South Carolina Beaufort Division II · Peach Belt Conference8353$492k—69%
Francis Marion University Division II · Conference Carolinas8471$709k—82%
Presbyterian College Division I · Big South Conference8942$948k96772%

Other baseball programs in the Peach Belt Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
University of North Georgia34$996k$29,308—vs
Flagler College42$975k$23,207—vs
Lander University78$944k$12,106—vs
University of South Carolina Aiken46$687k$14,944—vs
Columbus State University44$614k$13,948—vs
Augusta University54$501k$9,281—vs
University of South Carolina Beaufort53$492k$9,282—vs
Georgia College48$485k$10,097—vs
Georgia Southwestern State University37$449k$12,133—vs
Claflin University40$321k$8,036—vs

Every Peach Belt Conference baseball program · Baseball budgets ranked