Division I · Pac-12 Conference
Texas State University Baseball
San Marcos, TX · the Bobcats · Texas State University overview
40
Roster
6 over the D-I cap of 34
$2.4M
Team budget
72nd percentile in Division I
$60,285
Per roster spot
median $39,211
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
969
APR
97% of players retained
89%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Texas State University fields a baseball team in the Pac-12 Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 40 players, about the median of 40, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $2,411,423, above the median of $1.6M — $60,285 per roster spot, upper half of Division I baseball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 34 in force from 2025-26, that is 6 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 969, about the median of 979, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,737,885 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $16,860 per roster spot.
Among Division I baseball programs
Where this program sits against its 306 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#87Team budgetof 306 · Division I#87Spend per playerof 306 · Division I#126Roster sizeof 306 · Division I#209APRof 306 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 34)
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The program
- Roster40 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap34 6 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$2,411,423 for the year
- Operating expenses$780,432 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$60,285 division median $39,211
- Academic Progress Rate969 multi-year; 982 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible97% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$4,737,885 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$16,860 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$854,093 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Steven Trout head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Josh Blakley | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Rick Guarno | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Brandon Gowins | Assistant Coach / Recruiting Coordinator | 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
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →34,547undergraduates · 38,722 students in all
Women 61% Men 39%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →89%admitted · of 37,183 applicants
SAT middle 50%980 – 1190
ACT middle 50%19 – 26
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 56%
Baseball
Full picture →40on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3440
6 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate969
97% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $2,411,423 $60,286 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $4,737,885
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $854,093
Cost
Full picture →$15,307net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $11,450 in-state · $23,210 out
Campus safety
Full picture →2.1violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 70 burglaries · 127 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 5 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →16%of bachelor's degrees in business · 27 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Texas State 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 program40 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$15,307 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 16%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 34,547Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety2.1 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 Lutheran University Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 22 | 51 | $253k | — | 95% | |
| St. Edward's University Division II · Lone Star Conference | 26 | 62 | $1.3M | — | 84% | |
| University of Texas at Austin Division I · Southeastern Conference | 30 | 41 | $8.1M | 973 | 29% | |
| Concordia University Texas Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 37 | 57 | $358k | — | 91% | |
| University of the Incarnate Word Division I · Southland Conference | 43 | 45 | $1.2M | 959 | 93% | |
| Trinity University (Texas) Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 44 | 62 | $488k | — | 28% | |
| University of Texas at San Antonio Division I · American Conference | 46 | 38 | $2.2M | 979 | 88% | |
| St. Mary's University (Texas) Division II · Lone Star Conference | 48 | 40 | $674k | — | 89% | |
| Southwestern University (Texas) Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 54 | 46 | $371k | — | 39% | |
| Schreiner University Division III · American Southwest Conference | 72 | 64 | $305k | — | 88% | |
| University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Division III · American Southwest Conference | 86 | 54 | $341k | — | 95% | |
| Texas A&M University, College Station Division I · Southeastern Conference | 108 | 48 | $9M | 961 | 63% |
Other baseball programs in the Pac-12 Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon State University 7 over cap | 41 | $5.8M | $141,929 | 989 | vs | |
| Dallas Baptist University 7 over cap | 41 | $4.3M | $105,579 | 965 | vs | |
| San Diego State University 6 over cap | 40 | $3.1M | $76,280 | 982 | vs | |
| Gonzaga University 6 over cap | 40 | $2.9M | $71,914 | 987 | vs | |
| Washington State University 2 over cap | 36 | $2.5M | $69,758 | 956 | vs | |
| Texas State University 6 over cap | 40 | $2.4M | $60,285 | 969 | vs | |
| California State University, Fresno 3 over cap | 37 | $2.2M | $60,061 | 981 | vs |
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