Division I · Big South Conference
Gardner-Webb University Baseball
Boiling Springs, NC · the Runnin' Bulldogs · Gardner-Webb University overview
44
Roster
10 over the D-I cap of 34
$1M
Team budget
25th percentile in Division I
$23,405
Per roster spot
median $39,211
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
982
APR
97% of players retained
87%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Gardner-Webb University fields a baseball team in the Big South 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 $1,029,829, below the median of $1.6M — $23,405 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 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 982, about the median of 979, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $5,865,091 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $15,434 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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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$1,029,829 for the year
- Operating expenses$241,440 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$23,405 division median $39,211
- Academic Progress Rate982 multi-year; 989 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$5,865,091 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$15,434 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$132,549 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jim Chester head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Tom Cockill | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Curtis Robison | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Cam Medic | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Brady Doorey | Director of Player Development | On file · sign in |
| Toby Boevers | Director of Operations | 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 →1,840undergraduates · 3,125 students in all
Women 67% Men 33%
- Setting
- Rural
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Southern Baptist
Getting in
Full picture →87%admitted · of 4,670 applicants
SAT middle 50%1040 – 1260
ACT middle 50%20 – 26
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 59%
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 Rate982
97% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,029,829 $23,405 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $5,865,091
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $132,549
Cost
Full picture →$24,035net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $33,450
Campus safety
Full picture →0.11violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 4 burglaries · 1 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →20%of bachelor's degrees in business · 18 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Gardner-Webb 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 program44 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions87% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$24,035 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 20%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusRural · 1,840Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.11 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of South Carolina Upstate Division I · Big South Conference | 24 | 47 | $1.2M | 955 | 70% | |
| Wofford College Division I · Southern Conference | 25 | 44 | $1.6M | 971 | 59% | |
| Belmont Abbey College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 35 | 90 | $817k | — | 90% | |
| Lenoir-Rhyne University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 39 | 61 | $657k | — | 81% | |
| North Greenville University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 42 | 45 | $854k | — | 63% | |
| Winthrop University Division I · Big South Conference | 42 | 50 | $935k | 982 | 75% | |
| Queens University of Charlotte Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 47 | 37 | $1.2M | — | 68% | |
| Davidson College Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 50 | 40 | $1.5M | 996 | 14% | |
| The University of North Carolina at Charlotte Division I · American Conference | 53 | 40 | $2.3M | 971 | 80% | |
| Presbyterian College Division I · Big South Conference | 55 | 42 | $948k | 967 | 72% | |
| University of North Carolina Asheville Division I · Big South Conference | 57 | 39 | $814k | 974 | 94% | |
| Brevard College Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 60 | 59 | $225k | — | 40% |
Other baseball programs in the Big South Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Point University 10 over cap | 44 | $1.7M | $38,022 | 952 | vs | |
| Radford University 6 over cap | 40 | $1.6M | $39,601 | 988 | vs | |
| Longwood University 10 over cap | 44 | $1.5M | $33,657 | 950 | vs | |
| University of South Carolina Upstate 13 over cap | 47 | $1.2M | $25,706 | 955 | vs | |
| Charleston Southern University 6 over cap | 40 | $1.1M | $27,226 | 968 | vs | |
| Gardner-Webb University 10 over cap | 44 | $1M | $23,405 | 982 | vs | |
| Presbyterian College 8 over cap | 42 | $948k | $22,566 | 967 | vs | |
| Winthrop University 16 over cap | 50 | $935k | $18,704 | 982 | vs | |
| University of North Carolina Asheville 5 over cap | 39 | $814k | $20,875 | 974 | vs |
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