Division I · United Athletic Conference
Eastern Kentucky University Baseball
Richmond, KY · the Colonels · Eastern Kentucky University overview
48
Roster
14 over the D-I cap of 34
$1.3M
Team budget
38th percentile in Division I
$26,515
Per roster spot
median $39,211
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
990
APR
97% of players retained
78%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Eastern Kentucky University fields a baseball team in the United Athletic Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 48 players, above the median of 40, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,272,728, below the median of $1.6M — $26,515 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I baseball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 34 in force from 2025-26, that is 14 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 990, about the median of 979, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,486,485 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $11,468 per roster spot.
Among Division I baseball programs
Where this program sits against its 306 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#191Team budgetof 306 · Division I#230Spend per playerof 306 · Division I#17Roster sizeof 306 · Division I#48APRof 306 · Division I
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Roster sizes (cap 34)
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The program
- Roster48 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap34 14 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,272,728 for the year
- Operating expenses$353,115 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$26,515 division median $39,211
- Academic Progress Rate990 multi-year; 989 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$3,486,485 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$11,468 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$162,562 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan Weisberg head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Logan Salow | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Troy Squires | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Gunner Rainey | 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 →12,726undergraduates · 15,008 students in all
Women 61% Men 39%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →78%admitted · of 17,082 applicants
SAT middle 50%930 – 1190
ACT middle 50%17 – 24
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 55%
Baseball
Full picture →48on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3448
14 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate990
97% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,272,728 $26,515 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $3,486,485
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $162,562
Cost
Full picture →$10,852net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $10,130 in-state · $20,820 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1.11violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 13 burglaries · 45 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 12 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →15%of bachelor's degrees in business · 26 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Eastern Kentucky 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 program48 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions78% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$10,852 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 15%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 12,726Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.11 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berea College Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 12 | 29 | $226k | — | 33% | |
| Asbury University Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 21 | 45 | $133k | — | 64% | |
| University of Kentucky Division I · Southeastern Conference | 23 | 42 | $5.2M | 973 | 92% | |
| Transylvania University Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 24 | 51 | $373k | — | 85% | |
| Centre College Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 27 | 41 | $254k | — | 54% | |
| Morehead State University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 56 | 39 | $1.1M | 968 | 82% | |
| Bellarmine University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 83 | 49 | $1M | — | 94% | |
| University of Louisville Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 86 | 37 | $5.4M | 993 | 81% | |
| Spalding University Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 87 | 44 | $263k | — | 99% | |
| Lincoln Memorial University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 88 | 38 | $681k | — | 59% | |
| Northern Kentucky University Division I · Horizon League | 89 | 38 | $928k | 991 | 96% | |
| Thomas More University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 90 | 38 | $251k | — | 97% |
Other baseball programs in the United Athletic Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abilene Christian University 7 over cap | 41 | $1.8M | $43,542 | 955 | vs | |
| Austin Peay State University 5 over cap | 39 | $1.7M | $42,794 | 980 | vs | |
| Tarleton State University 7 over cap | 41 | $1.7M | $40,249 | — | vs | |
| University of Arkansas at Little Rock 9 over cap | 43 | $1.5M | $35,700 | 985 | vs | |
| Eastern Kentucky University 14 over cap | 48 | $1.3M | $26,515 | 990 | vs | |
| University of Texas at Arlington 5 over cap | 39 | $1.2M | $30,864 | 991 | vs | |
| University of North Alabama 6 over cap | 40 | $1.1M | $26,413 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Central Arkansas 10 over cap | 44 | $1M | $23,032 | 960 | vs | |
| University of West Georgia 11 over cap | 45 | $805k | $17,884 | — | vs |
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