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Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

Saginaw Valley State University Baseball

University Center, MI · the Cardinals · Saginaw Valley State University overview
40
Roster
2024–25 season
$538k
Team budget
42nd percentile in Division II
$13,439
Per roster spot
median $12,001
5
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
73%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity

Saginaw Valley State University fields a baseball team in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 40 players, below the median of 45, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $537,574, about the median of $584k — $13,439 per roster spot, upper half of Division II baseball programs. The school gave $2,207,085 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $4,970 per roster spot.

Among Division II baseball programs

Where this program sits against its 247 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

Team budget$538k
Spend per player$13,439
Roster size40
Coaching staff5

Team budgets across the division

$132k$1.8M
this programevery Division II baseball program

Roster sizes

25120
this programevery Division II roster

The program

  • Roster40 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
  • Team expenses$537,574 for the year
  • Operating expenses$173,563 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$13,439 division median $12,001
  • Athletic aid, men's teams$2,207,085 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$4,970 across men's teams
  • Recruiting spend, men's$61,593 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Adam Piotrowski head coachHead Coachnot on file
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Recruiting timing

  • Coaches may first contact youJune 15 after sophomore year
  • Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
  • High-school baseball players472,598 2024-25
  • Division II roster spots11,990 247 programs
  • Odds of a spot1 in 39 2.5% of high-school players hold a Division II roster spot

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About the school

What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.
6,184undergraduates · 6,889 students in all
Women 65% Men 35%
Setting
Suburb
Type
Public · Master's university
Affiliation
None
73%admitted · of 10,222 applicants
SAT middle 50%940 – 1160
ACT middle 50%19 – 25
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
54%
40on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$537,574 $13,439 per roster spot · lower half of Division II
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
Athletic aid, men's teams
$2,207,085
Recruiting spend, men's
$61,593
$15,144net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$26,280
Sticker, out-of-state$42,792
Average net price$15,144
Net price by family income
$0–30k$10,545
$30–48k$11,338
$48–75k$13,963
$75–110k$16,972
$110k and up$18,491
Tuition & fees
$12,240 in-state · $28,752 out

Campus safety

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0.59violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.59
Property1.12
In residence halls
23 burglaries · 8 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
12 over 2022–2024
22%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 22 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Health professions & nursing266 · 22%
Business202 · 17%
Education138 · 12%
Public administration & social work75 · 6%
Psychology65 · 5%

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Baseball programs within 150 miles

Saginaw Valley State UniversityNorthwood University · 18 miAlma College · 37 miCentral Michigan University · 41 miMichigan State University · 60 miOakland University · 69 miUniversity of Michigan · 86 miThe University of Olivet · 88 miEastern Michigan University · 89 miCalvin University · 91 miDavenport University · 91 miWayne State University (Michigan) · 92 miAlbion College · 96 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Northwood University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference1854$533k—84%
Alma College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association3765$318k—66%
Central Michigan University Division I · Mid-American Conference4141$1.3M98691%
Michigan State University Division I · Big Ten Conference6040$2.5M97484%
Oakland University Division I · Horizon League6935$900k97070%
University of Michigan Division I · Big Ten Conference8642$4M100018%
The University of Olivet Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association8841$129k—97%
Eastern Michigan University Division I · Mid-American Conference8948$1.3M96481%
Calvin University Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association9141$312k—71%
Davenport University Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference9145$791k—97%
Wayne State University (Michigan) Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference9236$761k—82%
Albion College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association9652$218k—83%

Other baseball programs in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Roosevelt University55$908k$16,507—vs
Davenport University45$791k$17,580—vs
Grand Valley State University42$768k$18,278—vs
Wayne State University (Michigan)36$761k$21,150—vs
Saginaw Valley State University40$538k$13,439—vs
University of Wisconsin-Parkside49$410k$8,372—vs
Purdue University Northwest45$265k$5,890—vs

Every Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference baseball program · Baseball budgets ranked