Division I · Big 12 Conference
Texas Christian University Baseball
Fort Worth, TX · the Horned Frogs · Texas Christian University overview
41
Roster
7 over the D-I cap of 34
$8.2M
Team budget
98th percentile in Division I
$198,855
Per roster spot
median $39,211
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
954
APR
91% of players retained
43%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Texas Christian University fields a baseball team in the Big 12 Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 41 players, about the median of 40, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $8,153,084, well above the median of $1.6M — $198,855 per roster spot, top 10% of Division I baseball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 34 in force from 2025-26, that is 7 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 954, about the median of 979, with 91% of players retained year to year. The school gave $14,468,095 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $41,815 per roster spot.
Among Division I baseball programs
Where this program sits against its 306 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#8Team budgetof 306 · Division I#7Spend per playerof 306 · Division I#94Roster sizeof 306 · Division I#267APRof 306 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 34)
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The program
- Roster41 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap34 7 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$8,153,084 for the year
- Operating expenses$2,185,264 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$198,855 division median $39,211
- Academic Progress Rate954 multi-year; 939 latest
- Players retained91% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$14,468,095 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$41,815 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$1,639,673 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Kirk Saarloos head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| John DiLaura | Associate Head Coach | not on file |
| Thomas Eshelman | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Danny-David Linahan | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Bryan Holaday | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Cooper Sholder | Director of Baseball Operations | On file · sign in |
| Colton Lovelace | Director of Player Personnel | 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 →10,937undergraduates · 12,785 students in all
Women 62% Men 38%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Getting in
Full picture →43%admitted · of 20,517 applicants
SAT middle 50%1150 – 1375
ACT middle 50%26 – 31
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 85%
Baseball
Full picture →41on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3441
7 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate954
91% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $8,153,084 $198,856 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $14,468,095
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $1,639,673
Cost
Full picture →$39,005net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $57,220
Campus safety
Full picture →1.24violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 4 burglaries · 45 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 4 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →28%of bachelor's degrees in business · 25 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Texas Christian 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 program41 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions43% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$39,005 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 28%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 10,937Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.24 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 Texas at Arlington Division I · United Athletic Conference | 15 | 39 | $1.2M | 991 | 81% | |
| Dallas Baptist University Division I · Pac-12 Conference | 24 | 41 | $4.3M | 965 | 91% | |
| University of Dallas Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 28 | 36 | $195k | — | 54% | |
| University of Texas at Dallas Division II · Lone Star Conference | 40 | 35 | $327k | — | 65% | |
| Tarleton State University Division I · United Athletic Conference | 60 | 41 | $1.7M | — | 94% | |
| Austin College Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 79 | 61 | $241k | — | 47% | |
| Baylor University Division I · Big 12 Conference | 82 | 43 | $5.1M | 985 | 51% | |
| Southeastern Oklahoma State University Division II · Great American Conference | 106 | 46 | $533k | — | 80% | |
| University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Division III · American Southwest Conference | 114 | 54 | $341k | — | 95% | |
| Howard Payne University Division III · American Southwest Conference | 117 | 42 | $183k | — | 68% | |
| The University of Texas at Tyler Division II · Lone Star Conference | 126 | 49 | $1.1M | — | 92% | |
| Abilene Christian University Division I · United Athletic Conference | 138 | 41 | $1.8M | 955 | 64% |
Other baseball programs in the Big 12 Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Christian University 7 over cap | 41 | $8.2M | $198,855 | 954 | vs | |
| University of Arizona 6 over cap | 40 | $7.1M | $178,270 | 974 | vs | |
| Texas Tech University 6 over cap | 40 | $6.2M | $156,067 | 985 | vs | |
| Arizona State University 7 over cap | 41 | $5.1M | $124,702 | 976 | vs | |
| Baylor University 9 over cap | 43 | $5.1M | $118,072 | 985 | vs | |
| Oklahoma State University 7 over cap | 41 | $4.6M | $112,207 | 970 | vs | |
| University of Kansas 5 over cap | 39 | $4.5M | $116,130 | 976 | vs | |
| West Virginia University 8 over cap | 42 | $4.2M | $100,591 | 971 | vs | |
| Brigham Young University 7 over cap | 41 | $3.9M | $96,229 | 961 | vs | |
| University of Central Florida 6 over cap | 40 | $3.6M | $89,510 | 963 | vs | |
| Kansas State University 9 over cap | 43 | $3.5M | $80,734 | 966 | vs | |
| University of Utah 5 over cap | 39 | $3.2M | $82,269 | 974 | vs | |
| University of Houston 13 over cap | 47 | $3.2M | $67,872 | 970 | vs | |
| University of Cincinnati 6 over cap | 40 | $3.1M | $77,460 | 990 | vs |
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