Division I · Southland Conference
Northwestern State University Baseball
Natchitoches, LA · the Demons · Northwestern State University overview
43
Roster
9 over the D-I cap of 34
$916k
Team budget
17th percentile in Division I
$21,293
Per roster spot
median $39,211
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
981
APR
97% of players retained
94%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Northwestern State University fields a baseball team in the Southland Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 43 players, about the median of 40, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $915,603, well below the median of $1.6M — $21,293 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I baseball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 34 in force from 2025-26, that is 9 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 981, about the median of 979, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,970,148 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $11,693 per roster spot.
Among Division I baseball programs
Where this program sits against its 306 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#254Team budgetof 306 · Division I#262Spend per playerof 306 · Division I#55Roster sizeof 306 · Division I#124APRof 306 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 34)
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The program
- Roster43 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap34 9 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$915,603 for the year
- Operating expenses$307,348 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$21,293 division median $39,211
- Academic Progress Rate981 multi-year; 991 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$2,970,148 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$11,693 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$115,719 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Bertrand head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Dylan Belanger | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Dan Hlad | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Sam Taylor | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Brennan Lambert | Director of Player Development & Camp Coordinator | not on file |
| Bo Willis | Director of Player Personnel & Operations | 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 →7,898undergraduates · 8,847 students in all
Women 70% Men 30%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →94%admitted · of 3,194 applicants
SAT middle 50%925 – 1243
ACT middle 50%18 – 24
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 44%
Baseball
Full picture →43on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3443
9 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate981
97% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $915,603 $21,293 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $2,970,148
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $115,719
Cost
Full picture →$13,156net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $8,864 in-state · $19,652 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.86violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 9 burglaries · 11 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 2 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →35%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 19 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Northwestern 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 program43 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions94% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$13,156 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 35%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 7,898Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.86 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grambling State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 58 | 40 | $863k | 948 | 24% | |
| Louisiana Tech University Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 60 | 40 | $2.1M | 976 | 73% | |
| Centenary College (Louisiana) Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 63 | 58 | $343k | — | 54% | |
| University of Louisiana Monroe Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 80 | 42 | $1.3M | 974 | 75% | |
| Stephen F. Austin State University Division I · Southland Conference | 92 | 59 | $884k | 918 | 88% | |
| East Texas Baptist University Division III · American Southwest Conference | 93 | 40 | $433k | — | 60% | |
| Southern Arkansas University Division II · Great American Conference | 107 | 56 | $460k | — | 67% | |
| LeTourneau University Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 107 | 40 | $361k | — | 41% | |
| McNeese State University Division I · Southland Conference | 109 | 41 | $975k | 995 | 68% | |
| Alcorn State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 115 | 35 | $564k | 965 | 25% | |
| University of Louisiana at Lafayette Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 124 | 39 | $3.4M | 951 | 89% | |
| Lamar University Division I · Southland Conference | 131 | 40 | $1.6M | 952 | 86% |
Other baseball programs in the Southland Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southeastern Louisiana University 9 over cap | 43 | $2.2M | $50,211 | 980 | vs | |
| Lamar University 6 over cap | 40 | $1.6M | $40,497 | 952 | vs | |
| The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley 6 over cap | 40 | $1.5M | $36,731 | 961 | vs | |
| University of the Incarnate Word 11 over cap | 45 | $1.2M | $27,600 | 959 | vs | |
| Houston Christian University 7 over cap | 41 | $1.2M | $28,224 | 971 | vs | |
| Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi 10 over cap | 44 | $1.1M | $25,252 | 963 | vs | |
| LSU New Orleans 11 over cap | 45 | $1M | $22,576 | 957 | vs | |
| McNeese State University 7 over cap | 41 | $975k | $23,776 | 995 | vs | |
| Northwestern State University 9 over cap | 43 | $916k | $21,293 | 981 | vs | |
| Stephen F. Austin State University 25 over cap | 59 | $884k | $14,985 | 918 | vs | |
| Nicholls State University 13 over cap | 47 | $859k | $18,287 | 969 | vs |
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