Division II · Gulf South Conference
Delta State University Baseball
Cleveland, MS · the Statesmen, Lady Statesmen · Delta State University overview
42
Roster
2024–25 season
$495k
Team budget
33rd percentile in Division II
$11,785
Per roster spot
median $12,001
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
100%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Delta State University fields a baseball team in the Gulf South Conference (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 42 players, about the median of 45, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $495,003, below the median of $584k — $11,785 per roster spot, lower half of Division II baseball programs. The school gave $1,253,913 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $5,246 per roster spot.
Among Division II baseball programs
Where this program sits against its 247 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#167Team budgetof 247 · Division II#127Spend per playerof 247 · Division II#149Roster sizeof 247 · Division II
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division II baseball program
Roster sizes
this programevery Division II roster
The program
- Roster42 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$495,003 for the year
- Operating expenses$106,781 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$11,785 division median $12,001
- Athletic aid, men's teams$1,253,913 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$5,246 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$37,868 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Rodney Batts head coach | Head Coach | not 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.Campus
Full picture →1,964undergraduates · 2,716 students in all
Women 63% Men 37%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →100%admitted · of 1,242 applicants
SAT middle 50%940 – 1190
ACT middle 50%17 – 24
- Test scores
- Scores required
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 47%
Baseball
Full picture →42on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $495,003 $11,786 per roster spot · lower half of Division II
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $1,253,913
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $37,868
Cost
Full picture →$13,457net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $8,605
Campus safety
Full picture →0.13violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 1 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →20%of bachelor's degrees in education · 17 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Delta State 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 program42 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions100% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$13,457 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsEducation · 20%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 1,964Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.13 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi Valley State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 28 | 33 | $210k | 934 | 51% | |
| University of Arkansas, Monticello Division II · Great American Conference | 63 | 41 | $582k | — | — | |
| University of Mississippi Division I · Southeastern Conference | 81 | 40 | $11M | 985 | 98% | |
| University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 81 | 39 | $404k | 963 | 58% | |
| Mississippi Christian University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 100 | 40 | $858k | — | 49% | |
| LeMoyne-Owen College Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 103 | 28 | $132k | — | 97% | |
| Millsaps College Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 103 | 57 | $427k | — | 49% | |
| Belhaven University Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 104 | 59 | $454k | — | 53% | |
| Jackson State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 105 | 38 | $622k | 943 | 91% | |
| Christian Brothers University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 105 | 42 | $595k | — | 88% | |
| University of Memphis Division I · American Conference | 105 | 37 | $2.1M | 989 | 93% | |
| Rhodes College Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 106 | 45 | $544k | — | 50% |
Other baseball programs in the Gulf South Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi Christian University | 40 | $858k | $21,439 | — | vs | |
| University of West Alabama | 43 | $792k | $18,410 | — | vs | |
| Union University | 39 | $714k | $18,298 | — | vs | |
| Trevecca Nazarene University | 42 | $709k | $16,891 | — | vs | |
| Lee University | 42 | $707k | $16,823 | — | vs | |
| University of Alabama in Huntsville | 44 | $685k | $15,563 | — | vs | |
| Christian Brothers University | 42 | $595k | $14,163 | — | vs | |
| Auburn University at Montgomery | 41 | $567k | $13,823 | — | vs | |
| Valdosta State University | 46 | $559k | $12,149 | — | vs | |
| University of Montevallo | 47 | $522k | $11,101 | — | vs | |
| Delta State University | 42 | $495k | $11,785 | — | vs |
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