Division I · Conference USA
Liberty University Baseball
Lynchburg, VA · the Flames · Liberty University overview
39
Roster
5 over the D-I cap of 34
$2.3M
Team budget
69th percentile in Division I
$58,219
Per roster spot
median $39,211
5
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
980
APR
95% of players retained
99%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Liberty 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 4 assistants. Team expenses were $2,270,556, above the median of $1.6M — $58,219 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 980, about the median of 979, with 95% of players retained year to year. The school gave $5,854,791 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $18,825 per roster spot.
Among Division I baseball programs
Where this program sits against its 306 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#95Team budgetof 306 · Division I#92Spend per playerof 306 · Division I#188Roster sizeof 306 · Division I#133APRof 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, 4 assistant
- Team expenses$2,270,556 for the year
- Operating expenses$514,480 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$58,219 division median $39,211
- Academic Progress Rate980 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained95% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$5,854,791 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$18,825 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$1,020,558 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Bradley LeCroy head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Matt Williams | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Keller Bradford | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Andrew Cox | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Daniel Brown | Director of Baseball Operations | not on file |
| Jacob Selden | Director of Player Development | 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 →52,823undergraduates · 103,068 students in all
Women 58% Men 42%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Evangelical Christian
Getting in
Full picture →99%admitted · of 36,921 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 66%
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 Rate980
95% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $2,270,556 $58,219 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $5,854,791
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $1,020,558
Cost
Full picture →$29,692net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $15,822
Campus safety
Full picture →0.38violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 3 burglaries · 32 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 7 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →19%of bachelor's degrees in business · 27 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Liberty 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 divisionAdmissions99% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$29,692 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 19%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 52,823Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.38 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 Lynchburg Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 3 | 48 | $372k | — | 82% | |
| Southern Virginia University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 28 | 35 | $179k | — | 100% | |
| Virginia Military Institute Division I · Southern Conference | 33 | 37 | $1M | 951 | 82% | |
| Washington and Lee University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 34 | 34 | $278k | — | 17% | |
| Hampden-Sydney College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 40 | — | — | — | 50% | |
| Longwood University Division I · Big South Conference | 43 | 44 | $1.5M | 950 | 85% | |
| Roanoke College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 48 | 39 | $183k | — | 80% | |
| Ferrum College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 55 | 60 | $305k | — | 100% | |
| Averett University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 55 | 43 | $165k | — | 48% | |
| Mary Baldwin University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 56 | 40 | $178k | — | — | |
| University of Virginia Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 60 | 41 | $6.4M | 982 | 17% | |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 69 | 45 | $4M | 975 | 57% |
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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