Division I · Southern Conference
Samford University Baseball
Birmingham, AL · the Bulldogs · Samford University overview
39
Roster
5 over the D-I cap of 34
$1.4M
Team budget
41st percentile in Division I
$35,527
Per roster spot
median $39,211
5
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
990
APR
98% of players retained
82%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Samford University fields a baseball team in the Southern Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 39 players, about the median of 40, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $1,385,563, below the median of $1.6M — $35,527 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 5 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 $6,080,995 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $19,872 per roster spot.
Among Division I baseball programs
Where this program sits against its 306 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#180Team budgetof 306 · Division I#177Spend per playerof 306 · Division I#188Roster sizeof 306 · Division I#48APRof 306 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 34)
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The program
- Roster39 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap34 5 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
- Team expenses$1,385,563 for the year
- Operating expenses$275,753 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$35,527 division median $39,211
- Academic Progress Rate990 multi-year; 990 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$6,080,995 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$19,872 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$184,498 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Tony David head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Tyler Shrout | Associate Head Coach (Pitching) / Recruiting Coordinator | On file · sign in |
| Gil Walker | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Branden Fryman | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Samuel Witherspoon | Director of Player Development / 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
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 →3,832undergraduates · 5,791 students in all
Women 66% Men 34%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Baptist
Getting in
Full picture →82%admitted · of 4,541 applicants
SAT middle 50%1070 – 1260
ACT middle 50%23 – 29
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 80%
Baseball
Full picture →39on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3439
5 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate990
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,385,563 $35,527 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $6,080,995
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $184,498
Cost
Full picture →$32,176net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $38,144
Campus safety
Full picture →0.33violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 3 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →35%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 25 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
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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 program39 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions82% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$32,176 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 35%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 3,832Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.33 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Alabama at Birmingham Division I · American Conference | 3 | 45 | $1.6M | 993 | 88% | |
| Miles College Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 7 | 49 | $357k | — | — | |
| University of Montevallo Division II · Gulf South Conference | 25 | 47 | $522k | — | 54% | |
| University of Alabama Division I · Southeastern Conference | 47 | 49 | $6.7M | 988 | 76% | |
| Jacksonville State University Division I · Conference USA | 64 | 39 | $2M | 955 | 76% | |
| Alabama State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 81 | 35 | $712k | 938 | 96% | |
| Huntingdon College Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 82 | 48 | $488k | — | 71% | |
| Auburn University at Montgomery Division II · Gulf South Conference | 84 | 41 | $567k | — | 93% | |
| University of Alabama in Huntsville Division II · Gulf South Conference | 88 | 44 | $685k | — | 74% | |
| Alabama A&M University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 92 | 47 | $674k | 923 | 66% | |
| Mississippi University for Women Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 94 | 31 | $296k | — | 100% | |
| Tuskegee University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 95 | 42 | $242k | — | 31% |
Other baseball programs in the Southern Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Tennessee State University 1 over cap | 35 | $3.5M | $99,401 | 978 | vs | |
| Mercer University 14 over cap | 48 | $1.8M | $38,141 | 1000 | vs | |
| Wofford College 10 over cap | 44 | $1.6M | $35,912 | 971 | vs | |
| Samford University 5 over cap | 39 | $1.4M | $35,527 | 990 | vs | |
| The Citadel 4 over cap | 38 | $1.3M | $34,198 | 964 | vs | |
| Tennessee Technological University 5 over cap | 39 | $1.1M | $27,833 | 993 | vs | |
| The University of North Carolina at Greensboro 5 over cap | 39 | $1M | $26,502 | 993 | vs | |
| Virginia Military Institute 3 over cap | 37 | $1M | $27,045 | 951 | vs | |
| Western Carolina University 7 over cap | 41 | $980k | $23,890 | 961 | vs |
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