University of Michigan Baseball
University of Michigan fields a baseball team in the Big Ten Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 42 players, about the median of 40, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $3,992,821, well above the median of $1.6M — $95,067 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 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 1000, about the median of 979, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $17,359,163 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $32,027 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, 4 assistant
- Team expenses$3,992,821 for the year
- Operating expenses$1,174,679 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$95,067 division median $39,211
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$17,359,163 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$32,027 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$4,902,622 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Tracy Smith head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Jake Valentine | Assistant Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Brock Huntzinger | Pitching Coach | On file · sign in |
| Andrew Stone | Assistant Coach | not on file |
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
- 93%
Baseball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $3,992,821 $95,067 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $17,359,163
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $4,902,622
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $18,309 in-state · $60,107 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 18 burglaries · 57 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 44 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research University of Michigan
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Michigan University Division I · Mid-American Conference | 6 | 48 | $1.3M | 964 | 81% | |
| Adrian College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 31 | 71 | $383k | — | 68% | |
| Wayne State University (Michigan) Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 34 | 36 | $761k | — | 82% | |
| Oakland University Division I · Horizon League | 38 | 35 | $900k | 970 | 70% | |
| University of Toledo Division I · Mid-American Conference | 43 | 40 | $1.2M | 983 | 95% | |
| Michigan State University Division I · Big Ten Conference | 49 | 40 | $2.5M | 974 | 84% | |
| Albion College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 52 | 52 | $218k | — | 83% | |
| Hillsdale College Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 52 | — | — | — | 21% | |
| The University of Olivet Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 62 | 41 | $129k | — | 97% | |
| Bowling Green State University Division I · Mid-American Conference | 63 | 36 | $995k | 988 | 81% | |
| Trine University Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 79 | 56 | $227k | — | 85% | |
| University of Findlay Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 85 | 49 | $500k | — | 86% |
Other baseball programs in the Big Ten Conference
Every Big Ten Conference baseball program · Baseball budgets ranked