Division I · Big 12 Conference
Texas Tech University Baseball
Lubbock, TX · the Red Raiders · Texas Tech University overview
40
Roster
6 over the D-I cap of 34
$6.2M
Team budget
93rd percentile in Division I
$156,067
Per roster spot
median $39,211
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
985
APR
98% of players retained
71%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Texas Tech University fields a baseball team in the Big 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 $6,242,693, well above the median of $1.6M — $156,067 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 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 985, about the median of 979, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,567,327 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $14,592 per roster spot.
Among Division I baseball programs
Where this program sits against its 306 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#21Team budgetof 306 · Division I#19Spend per playerof 306 · Division I#126Roster sizeof 306 · Division I#95APRof 306 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I baseball program
Roster sizes (cap 34)
this programevery Division I roster
The program
- Roster40 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap34 6 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$6,242,693 for the year
- Operating expenses$1,888,251 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$156,067 division median $39,211
- Academic Progress Rate985 multi-year; 990 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$4,567,327 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$14,592 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$2,109,685 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Tim Tadlock head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| J-Bob Thomas | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Eric Gutierrez | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Steve Foster | Pitching Coach | not on file |
| Lyndee Kiesling | Director of Player Development / Support Services | On file · sign in |
| Nolen Hester | 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 →32,635undergraduates · 40,773 students in all
Women 51% Men 49%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →71%admitted · of 34,020 applicants
SAT middle 50%1090 – 1270
ACT middle 50%22 – 28
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 64%
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 Rate985
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $6,242,693 $156,067 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $4,567,327
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $2,109,685
Cost
Full picture →$16,773net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $11,852 in-state · $24,451 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.97violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 17 burglaries · 68 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →20%of bachelor's degrees in business · 25 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Texas Tech 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 divisionAdmissions71% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$16,773 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 20%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 32,635Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.97 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lubbock Christian University Division II · Lone Star Conference | 3 | 42 | $808k | — | 73% | |
| Eastern New Mexico University Division II · Lone Star Conference | 94 | 28 | $896k | — | 55% | |
| West Texas A&M University Division II · Lone Star Conference | 97 | 44 | $622k | — | 97% | |
| The University of Texas Permian Basin Division II · Lone Star Conference | 120 | 44 | $445k | — | 84% | |
| Hardin-Simmons University Division III · American Southwest Conference | 146 | 50 | $282k | — | 97% | |
| McMurry University Division III · American Southwest Conference | 147 | 47 | $413k | — | 58% | |
| Abilene Christian University Division I · United Athletic Conference | 147 | 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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