Pennsylvania State University Baseball
Pennsylvania State University fields a baseball team in the Big Ten 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 $3,993,679, well above the median of $1.6M — $97,406 per roster spot, top quarter 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 990, about the median of 979, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $14,065,058 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $27,310 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
- Roster41 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap34 7 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$3,993,679 for the year
- Operating expenses$1,354,797 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$97,406 division median $39,211
- Academic Progress Rate990 multi-year; 981 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$14,065,058 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$27,310 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$3,707,691 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Gambino head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Mike Gambino | Head Coach | not on file |
| Will Jauss | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Jake Palomaki | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Nick Puccio | Assistant Coach / Recruiting Coordinator | On file · sign in |
| Taylor Turrisi | Director of Operations | On file · sign in |
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
- 86%
Baseball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $3,993,679 $97,407 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $14,065,058
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $3,707,691
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $20,234 in-state · $40,188 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 24 burglaries · 145 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 11 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Pennsylvania 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juniata College Division III · Landmark Conference | 22 | 46 | $202k | — | 72% | |
| Penn State University, Altoona Division III · Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference | 34 | 36 | $136k | — | 97% | |
| Mount Aloysius College Division III · Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference | 45 | 43 | $122k | — | 90% | |
| Susquehanna University Division III · Landmark Conference | 52 | 52 | $315k | — | 79% | |
| Bucknell University Division I · Patriot League | 52 | 37 | $984k | 997 | 32% | |
| Pennsylvania College of Technology Division III · United East Conference | 53 | 42 | $204k | — | — | |
| Dickinson College Division III · Centennial Conference | 54 | 38 | $164k | — | 43% | |
| Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 54 | 31 | $359k | — | 86% | |
| Lycoming College Division III · Landmark Conference | 55 | 41 | $244k | — | 68% | |
| Wilson College Division III · United East Conference | 60 | 31 | $147k | — | 90% | |
| University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 63 | 49 | $404k | — | 96% | |
| Messiah University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth | 64 | 47 | $190k | — | 78% |
Other baseball programs in the Big Ten Conference
Every Big Ten Conference baseball program · Baseball budgets ranked