Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf.
Southern University, Baton Rouge Baseball
Baton Rouge, LA · the Jaguars · Southern University, Baton Rouge overview
54
Roster
20 over the D-I cap of 34
$762k
Team budget
10th percentile in Division I
$14,102
Per roster spot
median $39,211
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
951
APR
94% of players retained
50%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Southern University, Baton Rouge fields a baseball team in the Southwestern Athletic Conf. (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 54 players, above the median of 40, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $761,519, well below the median of $1.6M — $14,102 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 20 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 951, about the median of 979, with 94% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,159,496 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $8,179 per roster spot.
Among Division I baseball programs
Where this program sits against its 306 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#275Team budgetof 306 · Division I#296Spend per playerof 306 · Division I#5Roster sizeof 306 · Division I#273APRof 306 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 34)
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The program
- Roster54 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap34 20 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$761,519 for the year
- Operating expenses$325,955 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$14,102 division median $39,211
- Academic Progress Rate951 multi-year; 949 latest
- Players retained94% year to year
- Eligible93% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$2,159,496 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$8,179 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$14,794 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Crenshaw | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Auntwan Riggins | Assistant Baseball Coach | On file · sign in |
| Hampton Hudson | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Wilhelm Allen | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Mykah Mares | 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
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 →5,848undergraduates · 7,341 students in all
Women 66% Men 34%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
- HBCU
- Yes
Getting in
Full picture →50%admitted · of 12,221 applicants
SAT middle 50%798 – 1000
ACT middle 50%15 – 19
- Test scores
- Scores required
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 28%
Baseball
Full picture →54on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3454
20 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate951
94% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $761,519 $14,102 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $2,159,496
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $14,794
Cost
Full picture →$18,937net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $9,842 in-state · $17,192 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.89violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 22 burglaries · 7 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 8 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →23%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 21 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Southern University, Baton Rouge
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 program54 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions50% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$18,937 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 23%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 5,848Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.89 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana State University Division I · Southeastern Conference | 8 | 41 | $11M | 973 | 74% | |
| Southeastern Louisiana University Division I · Southland Conference | 43 | 43 | $2.2M | 980 | 94% | |
| University of Louisiana at Lafayette Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 54 | 39 | $3.4M | 951 | 89% | |
| Nicholls State University Division I · Southland Conference | 56 | 47 | $859k | 969 | 96% | |
| LSU New Orleans Division I · Southland Conference | 75 | 45 | $1M | 957 | 67% | |
| Tulane University Division I · American Conference | 75 | 44 | $3.4M | 965 | 15% | |
| Alcorn State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 94 | 35 | $564k | 965 | 25% | |
| McNeese State University Division I · Southland Conference | 123 | 41 | $975k | 995 | 68% | |
| The University of Southern Mississippi Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 123 | 39 | $2.4M | 981 | 99% | |
| Mississippi Christian University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 135 | 40 | $858k | — | 49% | |
| Jackson State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 135 | 38 | $622k | 943 | 91% | |
| Millsaps College Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 138 | 57 | $427k | — | 49% |
Other baseball programs in the Southwestern Athletic Conf.
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bethune-Cookman University 6 over cap | 40 | $1.1M | $26,343 | 944 | vs | |
| Grambling State University 6 over cap | 40 | $863k | $21,568 | 948 | vs | |
| Southern University, Baton Rouge 20 over cap | 54 | $762k | $14,102 | 951 | vs | |
| Alabama State University 1 over cap | 35 | $712k | $20,334 | 938 | vs | |
| Prairie View A&M University 9 over cap | 43 | $682k | $15,854 | 975 | vs | |
| Alabama A&M University 13 over cap | 47 | $674k | $14,351 | 923 | vs | |
| Florida A&M University 2 over cap | 36 | $670k | $18,610 | 966 | vs | |
| Jackson State University 4 over cap | 38 | $622k | $16,370 | 943 | vs | |
| Alcorn State University 1 over cap | 35 | $564k | $16,126 | 965 | vs | |
| Texas Southern University 6 over cap | 40 | $471k | $11,764 | 957 | vs | |
| University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff 5 over cap | 39 | $404k | $10,360 | 963 | vs | |
| Mississippi Valley State University room for 1 | 33 | $210k | $6,368 | 934 | vs |
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