Division I · Ohio Valley Conference
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Baseball
Edwardsville, IL · the Cougars · Southern Illinois University Edwardsville overview
38
Roster
4 over the D-I cap of 34
$788k
Team budget
12th percentile in Division I
$20,735
Per roster spot
median $39,211
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
986
APR
98% of players retained
97%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville fields a baseball team in the Ohio Valley Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 38 players, about the median of 40, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $787,932, well below the median of $1.6M — $20,735 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I baseball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 34 in force from 2025-26, that is 4 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 986, about the median of 979, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,540,382 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $8,955 per roster spot.
Among Division I baseball programs
Where this program sits against its 306 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#269Team budgetof 306 · Division I#266Spend per playerof 306 · Division I#216Roster sizeof 306 · Division I#87APRof 306 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 34)
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The program
- Roster38 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap34 4 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$787,932 for the year
- Operating expenses$233,804 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$20,735 division median $39,211
- Academic Progress Rate986 multi-year; 962 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$1,540,382 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$8,955 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$70,518 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Sean Lyons head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Justin Paulsen | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Ethan Westphal | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Adamo Stornello | Assistant Coach | 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 →8,975undergraduates · 12,045 students in all
Women 57% Men 43%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →97%admitted · of 8,937 applicants
SAT middle 50%900 – 1160
ACT middle 50%20 – 26
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 53%
Baseball
Full picture →38on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3438
4 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate986
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $787,932 $20,735 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $1,540,382
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $70,518
Cost
Full picture →$15,182net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $12,025
Campus safety
Full picture →0.34violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 7 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 6 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →20%of bachelor's degrees in business · 22 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 program38 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions97% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$15,182 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 20%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 8,975Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.34 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McKendree University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 16 | 86 | $772k | — | 64% | |
| Saint Louis University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 17 | 36 | $1.8M | 966 | 81% | |
| University of Missouri-St. Louis Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 18 | 42 | $497k | — | 57% | |
| Washington University in St. Louis Division III · University Athletic Association | 20 | 35 | $397k | — | 12% | |
| Principia College Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 22 | 26 | $187k | — | 44% | |
| Webster University Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 23 | 44 | $448k | — | 58% | |
| Lindenwood University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 27 | 37 | $823k | — | 66% | |
| Maryville University of Saint Louis Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 29 | 46 | $684k | — | 94% | |
| Greenville University Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 32 | 40 | $177k | — | 95% | |
| Blackburn College Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 35 | 40 | $186k | — | 80% | |
| Illinois College Division III · Midwest Conference | 66 | 48 | $225k | — | 75% | |
| University of Illinois Springfield Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 68 | 49 | $598k | — | 84% |
Other baseball programs in the Ohio Valley Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morehead State University 5 over cap | 39 | $1.1M | $28,751 | 968 | vs | |
| Southeast Missouri State University 3 over cap | 37 | $1M | $27,231 | 980 | vs | |
| University of Tennessee at Martin at cap | 34 | $941k | $27,678 | 969 | vs | |
| Eastern Illinois University 10 over cap | 44 | $926k | $21,054 | 970 | vs | |
| University of Southern Indiana 13 over cap | 47 | $846k | $18,003 | — | vs | |
| Lindenwood University 3 over cap | 37 | $823k | $22,230 | — | vs | |
| Southern Illinois University Edwardsville 4 over cap | 38 | $788k | $20,735 | 986 | vs | |
| Western Illinois University at cap | 34 | $773k | $22,747 | 970 | vs |
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