Division I · Missouri Valley Conference
Murray State University Baseball
Murray, KY · the Racers · Murray State University overview
40
Roster
6 over the D-I cap of 34
$1.1M
Team budget
30th percentile in Division I
$28,629
Per roster spot
median $39,211
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
989
APR
98% of players retained
86%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Murray State University fields a baseball team in the Missouri Valley 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 $1,145,197, below the median of $1.6M — $28,629 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 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 989, about the median of 979, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,599,370 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $13,900 per roster spot.
Among Division I baseball programs
Where this program sits against its 306 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#214Team budgetof 306 · Division I#213Spend per playerof 306 · Division I#126Roster sizeof 306 · Division I#60APRof 306 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 34)
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The program
- Roster40 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap34 6 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,145,197 for the year
- Operating expenses$353,880 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$28,629 division median $39,211
- Academic Progress Rate989 multi-year; 978 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$2,599,370 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$13,900 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$291,965 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Daniel Skirka head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Dan Skirka | Head Coach | not on file |
| Steve Adkins | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Anthony Ortega | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Gordon Cardenas | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Mark Riggins | Special Assistant to the Pitching Coach | not on file |
| Luke Howard | Assistant Coach | 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
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →7,878undergraduates · 9,841 students in all
Women 63% Men 37%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →86%admitted · of 11,038 applicants
SAT middle 50%950 – 1190
ACT middle 50%19 – 26
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 63%
Baseball
Full picture →40on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3440
6 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate989
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,145,197 $28,630 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $2,599,370
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $291,965
Cost
Full picture →$9,738net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $9,708 in-state · $19,452 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1.03violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 5 burglaries · 24 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 8 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →17%of bachelor's degrees in business · 22 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Murray 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 program40 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions86% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$9,738 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 17%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 7,878Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.03 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 Tennessee at Martin Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 35 | 34 | $941k | 969 | 87% | |
| Austin Peay State University Division I · United Athletic Conference | 54 | 39 | $1.7M | 980 | 96% | |
| Union University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 71 | 39 | $714k | — | 47% | |
| Lane College Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 73 | 26 | $237k | — | — | |
| Southeast Missouri State University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 82 | 37 | $1M | 980 | 79% | |
| Vanderbilt University Division I · Southeastern Conference | 90 | 46 | $10M | 988 | 6% | |
| Southern Illinois University at Carbondale Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 91 | 34 | $1.2M | 991 | 90% | |
| Belmont University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 91 | 36 | $1.6M | 987 | 96% | |
| Lipscomb University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 92 | 39 | $1.9M | 978 | 67% | |
| Trevecca Nazarene University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 93 | 42 | $709k | — | 70% | |
| University of Southern Indiana Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 100 | 47 | $846k | — | 95% | |
| Kentucky Wesleyan College Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 103 | 48 | $664k | — | 67% |
Other baseball programs in the Missouri Valley Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Evansville 2 over cap | 36 | $1.8M | $48,983 | 962 | vs | |
| Belmont University 2 over cap | 36 | $1.6M | $45,170 | 987 | vs | |
| Bradley University 2 over cap | 36 | $1.5M | $41,653 | 1000 | vs | |
| Indiana State University 8 over cap | 42 | $1.5M | $34,927 | 968 | vs | |
| Illinois State University 4 over cap | 38 | $1.3M | $34,057 | 997 | vs | |
| University of Illinois Chicago 7 over cap | 41 | $1.3M | $31,462 | 993 | vs | |
| Southern Illinois University at Carbondale at cap | 34 | $1.2M | $34,305 | 991 | vs | |
| Murray State University 6 over cap | 40 | $1.1M | $28,629 | 989 | vs | |
| Valparaiso University 3 over cap | 37 | $1.1M | $29,917 | 983 | vs |
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