Division I · Southeastern Conference
Louisiana State University Baseball
Baton Rouge, LA · the Tigers · Louisiana State University overview
41
Roster
7 over the D-I cap of 34
$11M
Team budget
100th percentile in Division I
$268,009
Per roster spot
median $39,211
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
973
APR
94% of players retained
74%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Louisiana State University fields a baseball team in the Southeastern Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 41 players, about the median of 40, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $10,988,406, well above the median of $1.6M — $268,009 per roster spot, top 10% of Division I baseball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 34 in force from 2025-26, that is 7 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 973, about the median of 979, with 94% of players retained year to year. The school gave $6,677,501 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $21,265 per roster spot.
Among Division I baseball programs
Where this program sits against its 306 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#2Team budgetof 306 · Division I#1Spend per playerof 306 · Division I#94Roster sizeof 306 · Division I#183APRof 306 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 34)
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The program
- Roster41 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap34 7 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$10,988,406 for the year
- Operating expenses$2,372,032 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$268,009 division median $39,211
- Academic Progress Rate973 multi-year; 980 latest
- Players retained94% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$6,677,501 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$21,265 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$3,697,048 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jay Johnson head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Nate Yeskie | Pitching Coach | not on file |
| Josh Jordan | Assistant Coach / Recruiting Coordinator | On file · sign in |
| Justin Bridgman | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Josh Simpson | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Marc Wanaka | Director of Player Development - Offense | 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 →32,574undergraduates · 39,418 students in all
Women 57% Men 43%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →74%admitted · of 42,558 applicants
SAT middle 50%1150 – 1330
ACT middle 50%24 – 29
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 68%
Baseball
Full picture →41on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3441
7 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate973
94% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $10,988,406 $268,010 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $6,677,501
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $3,697,048
Cost
Full picture →$21,808net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $11,954 in-state · $28,631 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1.09violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 60 burglaries · 44 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 16 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →22%of bachelor's degrees in business · 25 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
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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 program41 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions74% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$21,808 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 22%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 32,574Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.09 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern University, Baton Rouge Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 8 | 54 | $762k | 951 | 50% | |
| Southeastern Louisiana University Division I · Southland Conference | 43 | 43 | $2.2M | 980 | 94% | |
| Nicholls State University Division I · Southland Conference | 48 | 47 | $859k | 969 | 96% | |
| University of Louisiana at Lafayette Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 52 | 39 | $3.4M | 951 | 89% | |
| Tulane University Division I · American Conference | 71 | 44 | $3.4M | 965 | 15% | |
| LSU New Orleans Division I · Southland Conference | 72 | 45 | $1M | 957 | 67% | |
| Alcorn State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 101 | 35 | $564k | 965 | 25% | |
| McNeese State University Division I · Southland Conference | 123 | 41 | $975k | 995 | 68% | |
| The University of Southern Mississippi Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 126 | 39 | $2.4M | 981 | 99% | |
| Mississippi Christian University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 142 | 40 | $858k | — | 49% | |
| Jackson State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 142 | 38 | $622k | 943 | 91% | |
| Belhaven University Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 144 | 59 | $454k | — | 53% |
Other baseball programs in the Southeastern Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Tennessee, Knoxville 21 over cap | 55 | $11M | $208,105 | 975 | vs | |
| Louisiana State University 7 over cap | 41 | $11M | $268,009 | 973 | vs | |
| University of Mississippi 6 over cap | 40 | $11M | $264,049 | 985 | vs | |
| Vanderbilt University 12 over cap | 46 | $10M | $219,458 | 988 | vs | |
| University of Arkansas, Fayetteville 9 over cap | 43 | $9.9M | $230,131 | 971 | vs | |
| Texas A&M University, College Station 14 over cap | 48 | $9M | $187,752 | 961 | vs | |
| University of Texas at Austin 7 over cap | 41 | $8.1M | $197,723 | 973 | vs | |
| University of South Carolina, Columbia 9 over cap | 43 | $8M | $187,120 | 961 | vs | |
| Mississippi State University 7 over cap | 41 | $7.6M | $185,028 | 969 | vs | |
| Auburn University 9 over cap | 43 | $7.6M | $176,061 | 970 | vs | |
| University of Oklahoma 6 over cap | 40 | $6.8M | $170,149 | 964 | vs | |
| University of Alabama 15 over cap | 49 | $6.7M | $136,100 | 988 | vs | |
| University of Florida 4 over cap | 38 | $6.4M | $168,545 | 976 | vs | |
| University of Georgia 21 over cap | 55 | $6.3M | $114,832 | 995 | vs | |
| University of Kentucky 8 over cap | 42 | $5.2M | $123,020 | 973 | vs | |
| University of Missouri, Columbia 15 over cap | 49 | $4.6M | $93,713 | 974 | vs |
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