Division I · Big West Conference
University of California, Riverside Baseball
Riverside, CA · the Highlanders · University of California, Riverside overview
38
Roster
4 over the D-I cap of 34
$1.5M
Team budget
47th percentile in Division I
$39,760
Per roster spot
median $39,211
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
969
APR
94% of players retained
63%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
University of California, Riverside fields a baseball team in the Big West Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 38 players, about the median of 40, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,510,903, about the median of $1.6M — $39,760 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 4 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 94% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,773,392 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $9,852 per roster spot.
Among Division I baseball programs
Where this program sits against its 306 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#164Team budgetof 306 · Division I#149Spend per playerof 306 · Division I#216Roster sizeof 306 · Division I#209APRof 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
- Roster38 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap34 4 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,510,903 for the year
- Operating expenses$226,672 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$39,760 division median $39,211
- Academic Progress Rate969 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained94% year to year
- Eligible97% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$1,773,392 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$9,852 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$74,224 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Gregg Wallis head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Kade Mechals | Pitching Coach | On file · sign in |
| Chris Jimenez | Catching Coach / Assistant Recruiting Coordinator | 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
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →22,646undergraduates · 26,426 students in all
Women 50% Men 50%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →63%admitted · of 62,807 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 77%
Baseball
Full picture →38on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3438
4 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate969
94% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,510,903 $39,761 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $1,773,392
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $74,224
Cost
Full picture →$13,533net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $14,170 in-state · $44,947 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.78violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 44 burglaries · 37 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 4 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →17%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 19 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of California, Riverside
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 program38 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions63% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$13,533 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 17%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 22,646Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.78 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California Baptist University Division I · Big West Conference | 6 | 38 | $2.7M | 990 | 74% | |
| University of Redlands Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 11 | 34 | $289k | — | 81% | |
| California State University, San Bernardino Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 15 | 36 | $981k | — | 98% | |
| Claremont McKenna-Harvey Mudd-Scripps Colleges Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 24 | 44 | $261k | — | 11% | |
| Pomona-Pitzer Colleges Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 24 | 38 | $343k | — | 7% | |
| University of La Verne Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 27 | 46 | $326k | — | 48% | |
| California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 29 | 35 | $810k | — | 74% | |
| Chapman University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 33 | 36 | $438k | — | 56% | |
| California State University, Fullerton Division I · Big West Conference | 33 | 40 | $2.2M | 952 | 87% | |
| Azusa Pacific University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 34 | 47 | $960k | — | 79% | |
| Concordia University Irvine Division II · Pacific West Conference | 35 | 41 | $849k | — | 60% | |
| University of California, Irvine Division I · Big West Conference | 37 | 40 | $2.3M | 982 | 26% |
Other baseball programs in the Big West Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of California, Santa Barbara 18 over cap | 52 | $3.4M | $66,067 | 959 | vs | |
| California Baptist University 4 over cap | 38 | $2.7M | $71,340 | 990 | vs | |
| University of California, Irvine 6 over cap | 40 | $2.3M | $57,962 | 982 | vs | |
| California State University, Fullerton 6 over cap | 40 | $2.2M | $55,420 | 952 | vs | |
| University of California, San Diego 8 over cap | 42 | $2.2M | $52,160 | — | vs | |
| California State University, Sacramento 10 over cap | 44 | $2.2M | $49,098 | 965 | vs | |
| Long Beach State University 6 over cap | 40 | $2M | $49,984 | 962 | vs | |
| California State University, Northridge room for 7 | 27 | $2M | $73,862 | 950 | vs | |
| California Polytechnic State University 5 over cap | 39 | $1.9M | $49,083 | 979 | vs | |
| Utah Valley University 10 over cap | 44 | $1.7M | $37,624 | 981 | vs | |
| University of California, Riverside 4 over cap | 38 | $1.5M | $39,760 | 969 | vs | |
| California State University, Bakersfield 6 over cap | 40 | $1.2M | $30,952 | 961 | vs |
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