Division I · Big South Conference
Radford University Baseball
Radford, VA · the Highlanders · Radford University overview
40
Roster
6 over the D-I cap of 34
$1.6M
Team budget
50th percentile in Division I
$39,601
Per roster spot
median $39,211
5
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
988
APR
99% of players retained
91%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Radford University fields a baseball team in the Big South Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 40 players, about the median of 40, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $1,584,058, about the median of $1.6M — $39,601 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 988, about the median of 979, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,183,233 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $9,860 per roster spot.
Among Division I baseball programs
Where this program sits against its 306 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#155Team budgetof 306 · Division I#150Spend per playerof 306 · Division I#126Roster sizeof 306 · Division I#72APRof 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, 4 assistant
- Team expenses$1,584,058 for the year
- Operating expenses$462,950 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$39,601 division median $39,211
- Academic Progress Rate988 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$1,183,233 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$9,860 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$120,957 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Alex Guerra head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Seth Lancaster | Assistant Baseball Coach & Recruiting Coordinator | On file · sign in |
| Jason Foster | Assistant Baseball Coach & Pitching Coach | On file · sign in |
| Nate Stocum | Assistant Baseball Coach | On file · sign in |
| Brennan Mooney | Director of Baseball Operations | 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 →5,704undergraduates · 7,531 students in all
Women 68% Men 32%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →91%admitted · of 11,072 applicants
SAT middle 50%950 – 1170
ACT middle 50%19 – 26
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 50%
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 Rate988
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,584,058 $39,601 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $1,183,233
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $120,957
Cost
Full picture →$18,282net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $12,286 in-state · $25,185 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.9violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 5 burglaries · 16 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →32%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 20 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Radford 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 divisionAdmissions91% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$18,282 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 32%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 5,704Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.9 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 9 | 45 | $4M | 975 | 57% | |
| Roanoke College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 29 | 39 | $183k | — | 80% | |
| Concord University Division II · Mountain East Conference | 32 | 56 | $549k | — | 90% | |
| Ferrum College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 33 | 60 | $305k | — | 100% | |
| Bluefield State University Division II · Independent | 39 | 31 | $244k | — | 87% | |
| Wake Forest University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 71 | 40 | $5.2M | 978 | 22% | |
| Averett University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 74 | 43 | $165k | — | 48% | |
| Emory & Henry University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 75 | 52 | $539k | — | 96% | |
| Washington and Lee University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 76 | 34 | $278k | — | 17% | |
| Virginia Military Institute Division I · Southern Conference | 76 | 37 | $1M | 951 | 82% | |
| Liberty University Division I · Conference USA | 77 | 39 | $2.3M | 980 | 99% | |
| University of Lynchburg Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 77 | 48 | $372k | — | 82% |
Other baseball programs in the Big South Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Point University 10 over cap | 44 | $1.7M | $38,022 | 952 | vs | |
| Radford University 6 over cap | 40 | $1.6M | $39,601 | 988 | vs | |
| Longwood University 10 over cap | 44 | $1.5M | $33,657 | 950 | vs | |
| University of South Carolina Upstate 13 over cap | 47 | $1.2M | $25,706 | 955 | vs | |
| Charleston Southern University 6 over cap | 40 | $1.1M | $27,226 | 968 | vs | |
| Gardner-Webb University 10 over cap | 44 | $1M | $23,405 | 982 | vs | |
| Presbyterian College 8 over cap | 42 | $948k | $22,566 | 967 | vs | |
| Winthrop University 16 over cap | 50 | $935k | $18,704 | 982 | vs | |
| University of North Carolina Asheville 5 over cap | 39 | $814k | $20,875 | 974 | vs |
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