University of Nebraska-Lincoln Baseball
University of Nebraska-Lincoln 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 3 assistants. Team expenses were $5,216,241, well above the median of $1.6M — $124,196 per roster spot, top 10% 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 989, about the median of 979, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $7,103,791 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $18,694 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$5,216,241 for the year
- Operating expenses$1,442,661 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$124,196 division median $39,211
- Academic Progress Rate989 multi-year; 991 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$7,103,791 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$18,694 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$2,399,346 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Will Bolt head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Lance Harvell | Assistant Coach / Recruiting Coordinator | On file · sign in |
| Mike Sirianni | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Rob Childress | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Kyle Nicholson | Director of Player Development | On file · sign in |
| Conor Behrens | Director of Operations | 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
- 66%
Baseball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $5,216,241 $124,196 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $7,103,791
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $2,399,346
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $10,108 in-state · $27,748 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 13 burglaries · 45 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 6 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska Wesleyan University Division III · American Rivers Conference | 3 | 44 | $171k | — | 84% | |
| University of Nebraska at Omaha Division I · The Summit League | 47 | 44 | $1.2M | 972 | 87% | |
| Creighton University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 50 | 37 | $2.7M | 950 | 72% | |
| Wayne State College (Nebraska) Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference | 100 | 40 | $585k | — | — | |
| Northwest Missouri State University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 101 | 55 | $699k | — | 86% | |
| Kansas State University Division I · Big 12 Conference | 113 | 43 | $3.5M | 966 | 79% | |
| Missouri Western State University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 125 | 45 | $521k | — | — | |
| Washburn University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 134 | 46 | $696k | — | — | |
| Buena Vista University Division III · American Rivers Conference | 148 | 48 | $312k | — | 72% | |
| University of Kansas Division I · Big 12 Conference | 150 | 39 | $4.5M | 976 | 88% |
Other baseball programs in the Big Ten Conference
Every Big Ten Conference baseball program · Baseball budgets ranked