The Ohio State University Baseball
The Ohio State University fields a baseball team in the Big Ten Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 39 players, about the median of 40, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $4,071,873, well above the median of $1.6M — $104,407 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I baseball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 34 in force from 2025-26, that is 5 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 976, about the median of 979, with 95% of players retained year to year. The school gave $15,234,454 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $30,591 per roster spot.
Among Division I baseball programs
Where this program sits against its 306 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 34)
The program
- Roster39 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap34 5 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$4,071,873 for the year
- Operating expenses$1,277,905 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$104,407 division median $39,211
- Academic Progress Rate976 multi-year; 990 latest
- Players retained95% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$15,234,454 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$30,591 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$2,853,829 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Justin Haire head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Tyler Robinson | Assistant Head Coach / Pitching Coach | On file · sign in |
| Joey Holcomb | Assistant Coach / Field Coordinator | On file · sign in |
| Elliott McCummings | Assistant Coach / Director of Recruiting | On file · sign in |
| Jordan Stampler | Director of Player Personnel & Development | On file · sign in |
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 →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 88%
Baseball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $4,071,873 $104,407 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $15,234,454
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $2,853,829
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $12,859 in-state · $38,365 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 57 burglaries · 172 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 8 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research The Ohio 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 programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio Dominican University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 4 | 42 | $365k | — | 85% | |
| Capital University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 5 | 48 | $356k | — | 73% | |
| Otterbein University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 9 | 57 | $214k | — | 83% | |
| Ohio Wesleyan University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 21 | 41 | $193k | — | 51% | |
| Denison University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 26 | 45 | $516k | — | 17% | |
| Kenyon College Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 41 | 44 | $200k | — | 31% | |
| Wittenberg University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 43 | 46 | $271k | — | 91% | |
| Cedarville University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 46 | 37 | $484k | — | 63% | |
| Wilmington College (Ohio) Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 58 | 38 | $154k | — | 85% | |
| Wright State University Division I · Horizon League | 58 | 40 | $1.2M | 990 | 95% | |
| University of Dayton Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 65 | 41 | $1.8M | 979 | 62% | |
| Muskingum University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 67 | 47 | $236k | — | 82% |
Other baseball programs in the Big Ten Conference
Every Big Ten Conference baseball program · Baseball budgets ranked