Gonzaga University Baseball
Gonzaga University fields a baseball team in the Pac-12 Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 40 players, about the median of 40, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $2,876,575, well above the median of $1.6M — $71,914 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 6 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 987, about the median of 979, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,387,968 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $13,716 per roster spot.
Among Division I baseball programs
Where this program sits against its 306 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 34)
The program
- Roster40 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap34 6 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$2,876,575 for the year
- Operating expenses$639,158 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$71,914 division median $39,211
- Academic Progress Rate987 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$3,387,968 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$13,716 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$406,480 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Mark Machtolf head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Brandon Harmon | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Ed Knaggs | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Ryan Wright | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
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 →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 87%
Baseball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $2,876,575 $71,914 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $3,387,968
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $406,480
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $53,500
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 16 burglaries · 14 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
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Baseball programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitworth University Division III · Northwest Conference | 6 | 44 | $320k | — | 87% | |
| Edward Waters University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 15 | — | — | — | 92% | |
| Washington State University Division I · Pac-12 Conference | 66 | 36 | $2.5M | 956 | 85% | |
| Whitman College Division III · Northwest Conference | 119 | 34 | $372k | — | 50% |
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 |
Every Pac-12 Conference baseball program · Baseball budgets ranked