Division I · Ohio Valley Conference
Morehead State University Baseball
Morehead, KY · the Eagles · Morehead State University overview
39
Roster
5 over the D-I cap of 34
$1.1M
Team budget
30th percentile in Division I
$28,751
Per roster spot
median $39,211
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
968
APR
94% of players retained
82%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Morehead State University fields a baseball team in the Ohio Valley 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 $1,121,293, below the median of $1.6M — $28,751 per roster spot, lower 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 968, about the median of 979, with 94% of players retained year to year. The school gave $809,463 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $3,077 per roster spot.
Among Division I baseball programs
Where this program sits against its 306 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#216Team budgetof 306 · Division I#211Spend per playerof 306 · Division I#188Roster sizeof 306 · Division I#216APRof 306 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 34)
this programevery Division I roster
The program
- Roster39 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap34 5 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,121,293 for the year
- Operating expenses$404,393 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$28,751 division median $39,211
- Academic Progress Rate968 multi-year; 973 latest
- Players retained94% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$809,463 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$3,077 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$127,665 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Rose | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Tyler Jackson | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Ty Crittenberger | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Jason Blanton | Assistant Coach (Pitching) | 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
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →8,058undergraduates · 8,618 students in all
Women 62% Men 38%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →82%admitted · of 8,818 applicants
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 49%
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 Rate968
94% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,121,293 $28,751 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $809,463
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $127,665
Cost
Full picture →$10,017net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $9,838 in-state · $14,706 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.42violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 7 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →15%of bachelor's degrees in business · 23 fields · Associate's, 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 program39 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions82% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$10,017 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 15%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 8,058Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.42 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawnee State University Division II · Mountain East Conference | 45 | 34 | $351k | — | — | |
| Eastern Kentucky University Division I · United Athletic Conference | 56 | 48 | $1.3M | 990 | 78% | |
| Marshall University Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 57 | 40 | $4.4M | 958 | 96% | |
| Transylvania University Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 58 | 51 | $373k | — | 85% | |
| University of Kentucky Division I · Southeastern Conference | 59 | 42 | $5.2M | 973 | 92% | |
| Berea College Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 63 | 29 | $226k | — | 33% | |
| Asbury University Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 71 | 45 | $133k | — | 64% | |
| Northern Kentucky University Division I · Horizon League | 81 | 38 | $928k | 991 | 96% | |
| Centre College Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 82 | 41 | $254k | — | 54% | |
| Thomas More University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 84 | 38 | $251k | — | 97% | |
| Xavier University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 87 | 43 | $1.9M | 995 | 88% | |
| University of Cincinnati Division I · Big 12 Conference | 87 | 40 | $3.1M | 990 | 88% |
Other baseball programs in the Ohio Valley Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morehead State University 5 over cap | 39 | $1.1M | $28,751 | 968 | vs | |
| Southeast Missouri State University 3 over cap | 37 | $1M | $27,231 | 980 | vs | |
| University of Tennessee at Martin at cap | 34 | $941k | $27,678 | 969 | vs | |
| Eastern Illinois University 10 over cap | 44 | $926k | $21,054 | 970 | vs | |
| University of Southern Indiana 13 over cap | 47 | $846k | $18,003 | — | vs | |
| Lindenwood University 3 over cap | 37 | $823k | $22,230 | — | vs | |
| Southern Illinois University Edwardsville 4 over cap | 38 | $788k | $20,735 | 986 | vs | |
| Western Illinois University at cap | 34 | $773k | $22,747 | 970 | vs |
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