Division I · Southland Conference
Lamar University Baseball
Beaumont, TX · the Cardinals · Lamar University overview
40
Roster
6 over the D-I cap of 34
$1.6M
Team budget
51st percentile in Division I
$40,497
Per roster spot
median $39,211
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
952
APR
95% of players retained
86%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Lamar University fields a baseball team in the Southland 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 $1,619,917, about the median of $1.6M — $40,497 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 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 952, about the median of 979, with 95% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,938,186 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $13,440 per roster spot.
Among Division I baseball programs
Where this program sits against its 306 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#152Team budgetof 306 · Division I#147Spend per playerof 306 · Division I#126Roster sizeof 306 · Division I#270APRof 306 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I baseball program
Roster sizes (cap 34)
this programevery Division I roster
The program
- Roster40 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap34 6 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,619,917 for the year
- Operating expenses$443,444 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$40,497 division median $39,211
- Academic Progress Rate952 multi-year; 962 latest
- Players retained95% year to year
- Eligible96% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$3,938,186 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$13,440 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$205,707 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Sean Allen head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| John Cannon | Recruiting Coordinator | On file · sign in |
| Tres Barrera | Hitting Coach | On file · sign in |
| Chase Lummus | Pitching Coach | On file · sign in |
| Austin Glaze | Director of Operations | not on file |
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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 →7,998undergraduates · 17,473 students in all
Women 66% Men 34%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →86%admitted · of 7,246 applicants
SAT middle 50%910 – 1130
ACT middle 50%18 – 24
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 37%
Baseball
Full picture →40on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3440
6 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate952
95% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,619,917 $40,498 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $3,938,186
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $205,707
Cost
Full picture →$10,999net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $8,904 in-state · $18,696 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.94violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 8 burglaries · 36 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →24%of bachelor's degrees in multidisciplinary studies · 22 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Lamar 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 program40 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions86% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$10,999 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsMultidisciplinary studies · 24%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 7,998Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.94 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McNeese State University Division I · Southland Conference | 52 | 41 | $975k | 995 | 68% | |
| University of Houston Division I · Big 12 Conference | 79 | 47 | $3.2M | 970 | 70% | |
| Texas Southern University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 80 | 40 | $471k | 957 | 93% | |
| University of St. Thomas (Texas) Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 82 | 56 | $351k | — | 93% | |
| Rice University Division I · American Conference | 83 | 42 | $3.4M | 988 | 8% | |
| Houston Christian University Division I · Southland Conference | 90 | 41 | $1.2M | 971 | 85% | |
| Sam Houston State University Division I · Conference USA | 99 | 36 | $1.3M | 979 | 85% | |
| Stephen F. Austin State University Division I · Southland Conference | 114 | 59 | $884k | 918 | 88% | |
| Prairie View A&M University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 115 | 43 | $682k | 975 | 75% | |
| University of Louisiana at Lafayette Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 123 | 39 | $3.4M | 951 | 89% | |
| Northwestern State University Division I · Southland Conference | 131 | 43 | $916k | 981 | 94% | |
| Texas A&M University, College Station Division I · Southeastern Conference | 141 | 48 | $9M | 961 | 63% |
Other baseball programs in the Southland Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southeastern Louisiana University 9 over cap | 43 | $2.2M | $50,211 | 980 | vs | |
| Lamar University 6 over cap | 40 | $1.6M | $40,497 | 952 | vs | |
| The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley 6 over cap | 40 | $1.5M | $36,731 | 961 | vs | |
| University of the Incarnate Word 11 over cap | 45 | $1.2M | $27,600 | 959 | vs | |
| Houston Christian University 7 over cap | 41 | $1.2M | $28,224 | 971 | vs | |
| Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi 10 over cap | 44 | $1.1M | $25,252 | 963 | vs | |
| LSU New Orleans 11 over cap | 45 | $1M | $22,576 | 957 | vs | |
| McNeese State University 7 over cap | 41 | $975k | $23,776 | 995 | vs | |
| Northwestern State University 9 over cap | 43 | $916k | $21,293 | 981 | vs | |
| Stephen F. Austin State University 25 over cap | 59 | $884k | $14,985 | 918 | vs | |
| Nicholls State University 13 over cap | 47 | $859k | $18,287 | 969 | vs |
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