Michigan State University Baseball
Michigan State University fields a baseball team in the Big Ten 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 $2,477,184, well above the median of $1.6M — $61,929 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 974, about the median of 979, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $11,243,351 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $26,643 per roster spot.
Among Division I baseball programs
Where this program sits against its 306 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 34)
The program
- Roster40 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap34 6 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$2,477,184 for the year
- Operating expenses$816,123 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$61,929 division median $39,211
- Academic Progress Rate974 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible96% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$11,243,351 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$26,643 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$2,158,141 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jake Boss head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Jake Boss Jr. | Head Coach | not on file |
| Mark Van Ameyde | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Graham Sikes | Assistant Coach / Recruiting Coordinator | On file · sign in |
| Taylor Grzelakowski | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Daniel Schlereth | Director of Operations, Technology, and Pitching Development | not on file |
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 →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 83%
Baseball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $2,477,184 $61,930 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $11,243,351
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $2,158,141
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $17,270 in-state · $44,040 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 52 burglaries · 109 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 59 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Michigan 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 programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The University of Olivet Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 30 | 41 | $129k | — | 97% | |
| Albion College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 36 | 52 | $218k | — | 83% | |
| Alma College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 46 | 65 | $318k | — | 66% | |
| University of Michigan Division I · Big Ten Conference | 49 | 42 | $4M | 1000 | 18% | |
| Davenport University Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 54 | 45 | $791k | — | 97% | |
| Eastern Michigan University Division I · Mid-American Conference | 55 | 48 | $1.3M | 964 | 81% | |
| Hillsdale College Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 56 | — | — | — | 21% | |
| Calvin University Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 58 | 41 | $312k | — | 71% | |
| Saginaw Valley State University Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 60 | 40 | $538k | — | 73% | |
| Central Michigan University Division I · Mid-American Conference | 61 | 41 | $1.3M | 986 | 91% | |
| Adrian College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 61 | 71 | $383k | — | 68% | |
| Northwood University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 63 | 54 | $533k | — | 84% |
Other baseball programs in the Big Ten Conference
Every Big Ten Conference baseball program · Baseball budgets ranked