Division I · Pac-12 Conference
Dallas Baptist University Baseball
Dallas, TX · the Patriots · Dallas Baptist University overview
41
Roster
7 over the D-I cap of 34
$4.3M
Team budget
87th percentile in Division I
$105,579
Per roster spot
median $39,211
7
Coaches
1 head · 6 assistant
965
APR
94% of players retained
91%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Dallas Baptist University fields a baseball team in the Pac-12 Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 41 players, about the median of 40, with 1 head coach and 6 assistants. Team expenses were $4,328,777, well above the median of $1.6M — $105,579 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I baseball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 34 in force from 2025-26, that is 7 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 $1,930,497 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $8,393 per roster spot.
Among Division I baseball programs
Where this program sits against its 306 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
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Roster sizes (cap 34)
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The program
- Roster41 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap34 7 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 6 assistant
- Team expenses$4,328,777 for the year
- Operating expenses$1,536,349 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$105,579 division median $39,211
- Academic Progress Rate965 multi-year; 958 latest
- Players retained94% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$1,930,497 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$8,393 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$104,275 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Dan Heefner head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Jon Shehan | Associate Head Coach | not on file |
| Matt Silberman | Pitching Coach | not on file |
| Kodie Kolden | Recruiting Coordinator | not on file |
| Luke Heefner | Director of Player Development | 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
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →2,850undergraduates · 4,201 students in all
Women 59% Men 41%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Baptist
Getting in
Full picture →91%admitted · of 8,018 applicants
SAT middle 50%960 – 1217
ACT middle 50%21 – 27
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 60%
Baseball
Full picture →41on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3441
7 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate965
94% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $4,328,777 $105,580 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 6 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $1,930,497
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $104,275
Cost
Full picture →$30,275net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $38,140
Campus safety
Full picture →0.89violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 5 burglaries · 5 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →30%of bachelor's degrees in business · 20 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, 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 program41 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions91% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$30,275 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 30%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 2,850Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.89 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 Dallas Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 10 | 36 | $195k | — | 54% | |
| University of Texas at Arlington Division I · United Athletic Conference | 10 | 39 | $1.2M | 991 | 81% | |
| University of Texas at Dallas Division II · Lone Star Conference | 22 | 35 | $327k | — | 65% | |
| Texas Christian University Division I · Big 12 Conference | 24 | 41 | $8.2M | 954 | 43% | |
| Austin College Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 68 | 61 | $241k | — | 47% | |
| Baylor University Division I · Big 12 Conference | 81 | 43 | $5.1M | 985 | 51% | |
| Tarleton State University Division I · United Athletic Conference | 82 | 41 | $1.7M | — | 94% | |
| Southeastern Oklahoma State University Division II · Great American Conference | 95 | 46 | $533k | — | 80% | |
| The University of Texas at Tyler Division II · Lone Star Conference | 102 | 49 | $1.1M | — | 92% | |
| University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Division III · American Southwest Conference | 118 | 54 | $341k | — | 95% | |
| LeTourneau University Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 130 | 40 | $361k | — | 41% | |
| Howard Payne University Division III · American Southwest Conference | 138 | 42 | $183k | — | 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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