Division I · Conference USA
Jacksonville State University Baseball
Jacksonville, AL · the Gamecocks · Jacksonville State University overview
39
Roster
5 over the D-I cap of 34
$2M
Team budget
63rd percentile in Division I
$50,237
Per roster spot
median $39,211
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
955
APR
95% of players retained
76%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Jacksonville State University fields a baseball team in the Conference USA (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 39 players, about the median of 40, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,959,245, above the median of $1.6M — $50,237 per roster spot, upper half of Division I baseball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 34 in force from 2025-26, that is 5 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 955, about the median of 979, with 95% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,778,692 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $18,522 per roster spot.
Among Division I baseball programs
Where this program sits against its 306 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#115Team budgetof 306 · Division I#111Spend per playerof 306 · Division I#188Roster sizeof 306 · Division I#263APRof 306 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 34)
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The program
- Roster39 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap34 5 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,959,245 for the year
- Operating expenses$186,911 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$50,237 division median $39,211
- Academic Progress Rate955 multi-year; 974 latest
- Players retained95% year to year
- Eligible95% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$4,778,692 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$18,522 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$498,790 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Travis Creel head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Anthony Izzio | Associate Head Coach / Recruiting Coordinator | On file · sign in |
| Danny Lynch | Assistant Coach / Hitting | On file · sign in |
| Kyle Serrano | Assistant Coach / Pitching | On file · sign in |
| Ethan Payne | Assistant Coach / Catchers | 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 →8,378undergraduates · 9,672 students in all
Women 60% Men 40%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →76%admitted · of 12,008 applicants
SAT middle 50%970 – 1260
ACT middle 50%17 – 24
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 51%
Baseball
Full picture →39on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3439
5 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate955
95% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,959,245 $50,237 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $4,778,692
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $498,790
Cost
Full picture →$14,511net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $12,426 in-state · $22,716 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.6violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 14 burglaries · 16 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 8 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →23%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 20 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Jacksonville 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 program39 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions76% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$14,511 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 23%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 8,378Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.6 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 West Georgia Division I · United Athletic Conference | 42 | 45 | $805k | — | 49% | |
| Shorter University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 44 | 40 | $570k | — | 97% | |
| Berry College Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 46 | 42 | $606k | — | 62% | |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham Division I · American Conference | 63 | 45 | $1.6M | 993 | 88% | |
| Samford University Division I · Southern Conference | 64 | 39 | $1.4M | 990 | 82% | |
| LaGrange College Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 68 | 51 | $303k | — | 63% | |
| Kennesaw State University Division I · Conference USA | 69 | 40 | $2.2M | 986 | 69% | |
| Miles College Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 70 | 49 | $357k | — | — | |
| Morehouse College Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 78 | — | — | — | 51% | |
| Clark Atlanta University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 78 | 30 | $231k | — | 65% | |
| Georgia Institute of Technology Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 79 | 46 | $3.8M | 988 | 16% | |
| Georgia State University Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 79 | 40 | $1.6M | 972 | 62% |
Other baseball programs in the Conference USA
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty University 5 over cap | 39 | $2.3M | $58,219 | 980 | vs | |
| Kennesaw State University 6 over cap | 40 | $2.2M | $55,501 | 986 | vs | |
| Jacksonville State University 5 over cap | 39 | $2M | $50,237 | 955 | vs | |
| Missouri State University room for 3 | 31 | $1.9M | $60,535 | 961 | vs | |
| New Mexico State University 9 over cap | 43 | $1.7M | $38,840 | 974 | vs | |
| Florida International University 6 over cap | 40 | $1.6M | $40,763 | 990 | vs | |
| University of Delaware 4 over cap | 38 | $1.5M | $39,125 | 987 | vs | |
| Western Kentucky University 6 over cap | 40 | $1.5M | $36,914 | 965 | vs | |
| Middle Tennessee State University 9 over cap | 43 | $1.4M | $32,738 | 993 | vs | |
| Sam Houston State University 2 over cap | 36 | $1.3M | $36,042 | 979 | vs |
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