Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference
Lipscomb University Baseball
Nashville, TN · the Bisons · Lipscomb University overview
39
Roster
5 over the D-I cap of 34
$1.9M
Team budget
61st percentile in Division I
$48,363
Per roster spot
median $39,211
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
978
APR
96% of players retained
67%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Lipscomb University fields a baseball team in the Atlantic Sun Conference (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 $1,886,189, above the median of $1.6M — $48,363 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 978, about the median of 979, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,000,127 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $14,634 per roster spot.
Among Division I baseball programs
Where this program sits against its 306 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#120Team budgetof 306 · Division I#124Spend per playerof 306 · Division I#188Roster sizeof 306 · Division I#149APRof 306 · Division I
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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$1,886,189 for the year
- Operating expenses$469,075 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$48,363 division median $39,211
- Academic Progress Rate978 multi-year; 981 latest
- Players retained96% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$3,000,127 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$14,634 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$120,857 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jeff Forehand head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Robert Zeigler | Assistant Coach - Pitching | On file · sign in |
| Desi Ammons | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Jake Berg | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Ben Miller | Graduate Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Brian Ryman | 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 →3,270undergraduates · 5,047 students in all
Women 65% Men 35%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Churches of Christ
Getting in
Full picture →67%admitted · of 4,244 applicants
SAT middle 50%1145 – 1350
ACT middle 50%22 – 29
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 69%
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 Rate978
96% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,886,189 $48,364 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $3,000,127
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $120,857
Cost
Full picture →$27,386net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $38,824
Campus safety
Full picture →0.53violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 3 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →19%of bachelor's degrees in business · 26 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Lipscomb 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 divisionAdmissions67% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$27,386 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 19%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 3,270Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.53 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 2 | 36 | $1.6M | 987 | 96% | |
| Vanderbilt University Division I · Southeastern Conference | 3 | 46 | $10M | 988 | 6% | |
| Trevecca Nazarene University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 4 | 42 | $709k | — | 70% | |
| Middle Tennessee State University Division I · Conference USA | 30 | 43 | $1.4M | 993 | 68% | |
| Austin Peay State University Division I · United Athletic Conference | 43 | 39 | $1.7M | 980 | 96% | |
| Western Kentucky University Division I · Conference USA | 64 | 40 | $1.5M | 965 | 97% | |
| Tennessee Technological University Division I · Southern Conference | 72 | 39 | $1.1M | 993 | 83% | |
| University of the South Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 79 | 48 | $258k | — | 51% | |
| Murray State University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 92 | 40 | $1.1M | 989 | 86% | |
| Alabama A&M University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 92 | 47 | $674k | 923 | 66% | |
| University of Alabama in Huntsville Division II · Gulf South Conference | 96 | 44 | $685k | — | 74% | |
| University of North Alabama Division I · United Athletic Conference | 103 | 40 | $1.1M | 1000 | 96% |
Other baseball programs in the Atlantic Sun Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stetson University 11 over cap | 45 | $2.5M | $55,829 | 974 | vs | |
| Lipscomb University 5 over cap | 39 | $1.9M | $48,363 | 978 | vs | |
| Jacksonville University 1 over cap | 35 | $1.8M | $50,324 | 978 | vs | |
| Florida Gulf Coast University 6 over cap | 40 | $1.2M | $30,942 | 967 | vs | |
| Queens University of Charlotte 3 over cap | 37 | $1.2M | $32,848 | — | vs | |
| Bellarmine University 15 over cap | 49 | $1M | $21,361 | — | vs | |
| University of North Florida 9 over cap | 43 | $937k | $21,794 | 989 | vs | |
| University of West Florida 2 over cap | 36 | $732k | $20,345 | — | vs |
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