Division I · Southland Conference
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Baseball
Corpus Christi, TX · the Islanders · Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi overview
44
Roster
10 over the D-I cap of 34
$1.1M
Team budget
29th percentile in Division I
$25,252
Per roster spot
median $39,211
6
Coaches
1 head · 5 assistant
963
APR
94% of players retained
89%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi fields a baseball team in the Southland Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 44 players, above the median of 40, with 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Team expenses were $1,111,127, below the median of $1.6M — $25,252 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 10 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 963, about the median of 979, with 94% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,109,468 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $7,599 per roster spot.
Among Division I baseball programs
Where this program sits against its 306 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
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Roster sizes (cap 34)
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The program
- Roster44 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap34 10 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 5 assistant
- Team expenses$1,111,127 for the year
- Operating expenses$253,945 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$25,252 division median $39,211
- Academic Progress Rate963 multi-year; 990 latest
- Players retained94% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$1,109,468 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$7,599 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$130,318 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Scott Malone head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Scott Kelly | Recruiting Coordinator | On file · sign in |
| Eric Sandoz | Assistant Coach / Pitching Coach | On file · sign in |
| DaCota Kauffman | Assistant Coach / Hitting 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 →7,822undergraduates · 10,855 students in all
Women 60% Men 40%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →89%admitted · of 10,675 applicants
SAT middle 50%970 – 1180
ACT middle 50%18 – 25
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 34%
Baseball
Full picture →44on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3444
10 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate963
94% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,111,127 $25,253 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 5 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $1,109,468
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $130,318
Cost
Full picture →$14,991net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $9,748 in-state · $21,033 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.83violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 21 burglaries · 19 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 12 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →23%of bachelor's degrees in business · 21 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 program44 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions89% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$14,991 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 23%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 7,822Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.83 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-Kingsville Division II · Lone Star Conference | 37 | 39 | $725k | — | 92% | |
| The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Division I · Southland Conference | 110 | 40 | $1.5M | 961 | 85% | |
| Texas A&M International University Division II · Lone Star Conference | 130 | 40 | $566k | — | 46% | |
| Texas Lutheran University Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 135 | 51 | $253k | — | 95% | |
| University of the Incarnate Word Division I · Southland Conference | 140 | 45 | $1.2M | 959 | 93% | |
| Trinity University (Texas) Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 140 | 62 | $488k | — | 28% | |
| St. Mary's University (Texas) Division II · Lone Star Conference | 142 | 40 | $674k | — | 89% |
Other baseball programs in the Southland Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southeastern Louisiana University 9 over cap | 43 | $2.2M | $50,211 | 980 | vs | |
| Lamar University 6 over cap | 40 | $1.6M | $40,497 | 952 | vs | |
| The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley 6 over cap | 40 | $1.5M | $36,731 | 961 | vs | |
| University of the Incarnate Word 11 over cap | 45 | $1.2M | $27,600 | 959 | vs | |
| Houston Christian University 7 over cap | 41 | $1.2M | $28,224 | 971 | vs | |
| Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi 10 over cap | 44 | $1.1M | $25,252 | 963 | vs | |
| LSU New Orleans 11 over cap | 45 | $1M | $22,576 | 957 | vs | |
| McNeese State University 7 over cap | 41 | $975k | $23,776 | 995 | vs | |
| Northwestern State University 9 over cap | 43 | $916k | $21,293 | 981 | vs | |
| Stephen F. Austin State University 25 over cap | 59 | $884k | $14,985 | 918 | vs | |
| Nicholls State University 13 over cap | 47 | $859k | $18,287 | 969 | vs |
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