Division I · Conference USA
Sam Houston State University Baseball
Huntsville, TX · the Bearkats · Sam Houston State University overview
36
Roster
2 over the D-I cap of 34
$1.3M
Team budget
39th percentile in Division I
$36,042
Per roster spot
median $39,211
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
979
APR
96% of players retained
85%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Sam Houston State University fields a baseball team in the Conference USA (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 36 players, below the median of 40, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,297,537, below the median of $1.6M — $36,042 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 2 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 979, about the median of 979, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,830,678 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $13,118 per roster spot.
Among Division I baseball programs
Where this program sits against its 306 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#186Team budgetof 306 · Division I#171Spend per playerof 306 · Division I#258Roster sizeof 306 · Division I#139APRof 306 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 34)
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The program
- Roster36 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap34 2 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,297,537 for the year
- Operating expenses$378,908 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$36,042 division median $39,211
- Academic Progress Rate979 multi-year; 943 latest
- Players retained96% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$3,830,678 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$13,118 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$146,374 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jay Sirianni head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Shane Wedd | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Kyle Simonds | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| David Wood | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Hayden Evans | Director of Baseball 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
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →18,179undergraduates · 21,403 students in all
Women 64% Men 36%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →85%admitted · of 17,582 applicants
SAT middle 50%940 – 1140
ACT middle 50%19 – 25
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 55%
Baseball
Full picture →36on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3436
2 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate979
96% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,297,537 $36,043 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $3,830,678
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $146,374
Cost
Full picture →$14,556net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $9,228 in-state · $19,020 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.82violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 19 burglaries · 35 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 7 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →20%of bachelor's degrees in criminal justice & protective services · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Sam Houston 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 program36 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions85% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$14,556 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsCriminal justice & protective services · 20%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 18,179Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.82 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas A&M University, College Station Division I · Southeastern Conference | 47 | 48 | $9M | 961 | 63% | |
| Prairie View A&M University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 50 | 43 | $682k | 975 | 75% | |
| University of St. Thomas (Texas) Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 68 | 56 | $351k | — | 93% | |
| Rice University Division I · American Conference | 69 | 42 | $3.4M | 988 | 8% | |
| Texas Southern University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 70 | 40 | $471k | 957 | 93% | |
| University of Houston Division I · Big 12 Conference | 70 | 47 | $3.2M | 970 | 70% | |
| Houston Christian University Division I · Southland Conference | 71 | 41 | $1.2M | 971 | 85% | |
| Stephen F. Austin State University Division I · Southland Conference | 82 | 59 | $884k | 918 | 88% | |
| Lamar University Division I · Southland Conference | 99 | 40 | $1.6M | 952 | 86% | |
| Baylor University Division I · Big 12 Conference | 109 | 43 | $5.1M | 985 | 51% | |
| The University of Texas at Tyler Division II · Lone Star Conference | 112 | 49 | $1.1M | — | 92% | |
| University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Division III · American Southwest Conference | 116 | 54 | $341k | — | 95% |
Other baseball programs in the Conference USA
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty University 5 over cap | 39 | $2.3M | $58,219 | 980 | vs | |
| Kennesaw State University 6 over cap | 40 | $2.2M | $55,501 | 986 | vs | |
| Jacksonville State University 5 over cap | 39 | $2M | $50,237 | 955 | vs | |
| Missouri State University room for 3 | 31 | $1.9M | $60,535 | 961 | vs | |
| New Mexico State University 9 over cap | 43 | $1.7M | $38,840 | 974 | vs | |
| Florida International University 6 over cap | 40 | $1.6M | $40,763 | 990 | vs | |
| University of Delaware 4 over cap | 38 | $1.5M | $39,125 | 987 | vs | |
| Western Kentucky University 6 over cap | 40 | $1.5M | $36,914 | 965 | vs | |
| Middle Tennessee State University 9 over cap | 43 | $1.4M | $32,738 | 993 | vs | |
| Sam Houston State University 2 over cap | 36 | $1.3M | $36,042 | 979 | vs |
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