Division I · Sun Belt Conference
The University of Southern Mississippi Baseball
Hattiesburg, MS · the Golden Eagles · The University of Southern Mississippi overview
39
Roster
5 over the D-I cap of 34
$2.4M
Team budget
71st percentile in Division I
$60,822
Per roster spot
median $39,211
6
Coaches
1 head · 5 assistant
981
APR
96% of players retained
99%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
The University of Southern Mississippi fields a baseball team in the Sun Belt Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 39 players, about the median of 40, with 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Team expenses were $2,372,082, above the median of $1.6M — $60,822 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 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 981, about the median of 979, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,637,667 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $16,534 per roster spot.
Among Division I baseball programs
Where this program sits against its 306 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#90Team budgetof 306 · Division I#85Spend per playerof 306 · Division I#188Roster sizeof 306 · Division I#124APRof 306 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 34)
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The program
- Roster39 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap34 5 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 5 assistant
- Team expenses$2,372,082 for the year
- Operating expenses$505,286 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$60,822 division median $39,211
- Academic Progress Rate981 multi-year; 944 latest
- Players retained96% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$3,637,667 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$16,534 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$551,644 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Christian Ostrander head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Ladd Rhodes | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Ben Brewer | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Kyle Cheesebrough | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Gunner Leger | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Carly Makovicka | Director of Operations | 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
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 →10,012undergraduates · 13,110 students in all
Women 64% Men 36%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →99%admitted · of 8,818 applicants
ACT middle 50%19 – 27
- Test scores
- Scores required
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 51%
Baseball
Full picture →39on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3439
5 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate981
96% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $2,372,082 $60,823 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 5 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $3,637,667
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $551,644
Cost
Full picture →$14,050net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $9,618 in-state · $11,618 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.23violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 3 burglaries · 3 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →17%of bachelor's degrees in business · 26 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 program39 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions99% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$14,050 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 17%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 10,012Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.23 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 South Alabama Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 81 | 40 | $1.9M | 981 | 65% | |
| Spring Hill College Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 83 | 65 | $630k | — | 59% | |
| Belhaven University Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 84 | 59 | $454k | — | 53% | |
| Jackson State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 84 | 38 | $622k | 943 | 91% | |
| Millsaps College Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 85 | 57 | $427k | — | 49% | |
| Southeastern Louisiana University Division I · Southland Conference | 88 | 43 | $2.2M | 980 | 94% | |
| Mississippi Christian University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 91 | 40 | $858k | — | 49% | |
| LSU New Orleans Division I · Southland Conference | 100 | 45 | $1M | 957 | 67% | |
| Tulane University Division I · American Conference | 107 | 44 | $3.4M | 965 | 15% | |
| University of West Alabama Division II · Gulf South Conference | 110 | 43 | $792k | — | 87% | |
| Alcorn State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 113 | 35 | $564k | 965 | 25% | |
| Southern University, Baton Rouge Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 123 | 54 | $762k | 951 | 50% |
Other baseball programs in the Sun Belt Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coastal Carolina University 8 over cap | 42 | $5.2M | $124,069 | 973 | vs | |
| Marshall University 6 over cap | 40 | $4.4M | $110,999 | 958 | vs | |
| University of Louisiana at Lafayette 5 over cap | 39 | $3.4M | $87,794 | 951 | vs | |
| The University of Southern Mississippi 5 over cap | 39 | $2.4M | $60,822 | 981 | vs | |
| James Madison University 7 over cap | 41 | $2.2M | $54,022 | 972 | vs | |
| Arkansas State University 8 over cap | 42 | $2.2M | $51,863 | 970 | vs | |
| Louisiana Tech University 6 over cap | 40 | $2.1M | $53,420 | 976 | vs | |
| Old Dominion University 6 over cap | 40 | $2M | $49,127 | 980 | vs | |
| University of South Alabama 6 over cap | 40 | $1.9M | $48,508 | 981 | vs | |
| Appalachian State University 5 over cap | 39 | $1.9M | $47,695 | 971 | vs | |
| Georgia Southern University 15 over cap | 49 | $1.9M | $37,849 | 981 | vs | |
| Troy University 13 over cap | 47 | $1.7M | $36,618 | 986 | vs | |
| Georgia State University 6 over cap | 40 | $1.6M | $39,014 | 972 | vs | |
| University of Louisiana Monroe 8 over cap | 42 | $1.3M | $31,223 | 974 | vs |
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