University of Louisiana Monroe Baseball
University of Louisiana Monroe fields a baseball team in the Sun Belt Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 42 players, about the median of 40, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,311,402, below the median of $1.6M — $31,223 per roster spot, lower half of Division I baseball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 34 in force from 2025-26, that is 8 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 974, about the median of 979, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,284,396 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $12,301 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
- Roster42 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap34 8 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,311,402 for the year
- Operating expenses$448,524 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$31,223 division median $39,211
- Academic Progress Rate974 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained96% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$3,284,396 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$12,301 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$215,545 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Ford Pemberton head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Ryan Shotzberger | Assistant Baseball Coach | On file · sign in |
| Brady Cox | Assistant Baseball Coach - Pitching | On file · sign in |
| Henri Lartigue | Assistant Baseball Coach - Hitting | 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 · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores required
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 48%
Baseball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $1,311,402 $31,224 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $3,284,396
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $215,545
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $9,190 in-state · $21,290 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 3 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research University of Louisiana Monroe
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana Tech University Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 34 | 40 | $2.1M | 976 | 73% | |
| Grambling State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 37 | 40 | $863k | 948 | 24% | |
| Alcorn State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 71 | 35 | $564k | 965 | 25% | |
| University of Arkansas, Monticello Division II · Great American Conference | 75 | 41 | $582k | — | — | |
| Northwestern State University Division I · Southland Conference | 80 | 43 | $916k | 981 | 94% | |
| Southern Arkansas University Division II · Great American Conference | 86 | 56 | $460k | — | 67% | |
| Centenary College (Louisiana) Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 97 | 58 | $343k | — | 54% | |
| Mississippi Christian University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 103 | 40 | $858k | — | 49% | |
| Jackson State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 110 | 38 | $622k | 943 | 91% | |
| Millsaps College Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 111 | 57 | $427k | — | 49% | |
| Belhaven University Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 112 | 59 | $454k | — | 53% | |
| Delta State University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 114 | 42 | $495k | — | 100% |
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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