Division I · Southland Conference
University of the Incarnate Word Baseball
San Antonio, TX · the Cardinals · University of the Incarnate Word overview
45
Roster
11 over the D-I cap of 34
$1.2M
Team budget
36th percentile in Division I
$27,600
Per roster spot
median $39,211
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
959
APR
92% of players retained
93%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
University of the Incarnate Word fields a baseball team in the Southland Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 45 players, above the median of 40, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,242,019, below the median of $1.6M — $27,600 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 11 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 959, about the median of 979, with 92% of players retained year to year. The school gave $7,597,245 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $18,262 per roster spot.
Among Division I baseball programs
Where this program sits against its 306 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#195Team budgetof 306 · Division I#221Spend per playerof 306 · Division I#34Roster sizeof 306 · Division I#254APRof 306 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 34)
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The program
- Roster45 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap34 11 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,242,019 for the year
- Operating expenses$259,503 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$27,600 division median $39,211
- Academic Progress Rate959 multi-year; 990 latest
- Players retained92% year to year
- Eligible96% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$7,597,245 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$18,262 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$143,036 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Nick Zaleski | Head Baseball Coach | On file · sign in |
| Christian Reyes | Assistant Baseball Coach / Recruiting Coordinator & Infield | On file · sign in |
| Gunner Hellstrom | Assistant Baseball Coach / Pitching & Catching | 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 →4,726undergraduates · 7,251 students in all
Women 62% Men 38%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →93%admitted · of 11,162 applicants
SAT middle 50%900 – 1140
ACT middle 50%17 – 24
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 53%
Baseball
Full picture →45on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3445
11 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate959
92% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,242,019 $27,600 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $7,597,245
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $143,036
Cost
Full picture →$21,246net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $35,660
Campus safety
Full picture →0.71violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 5 burglaries · 8 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →28%of bachelor's degrees in business · 26 fields · Associate's, 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 program45 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions93% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$21,246 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 28%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 4,726Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.71 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinity University (Texas) Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 1 | 62 | $488k | — | 28% | |
| St. Mary's University (Texas) Division II · Lone Star Conference | 6 | 40 | $674k | — | 89% | |
| University of Texas at San Antonio Division I · American Conference | 12 | 38 | $2.2M | 979 | 88% | |
| Texas Lutheran University Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 30 | 51 | $253k | — | 95% | |
| Texas State University Division I · Pac-12 Conference | 43 | 40 | $2.4M | 969 | 89% | |
| Schreiner University Division III · American Southwest Conference | 56 | 64 | $305k | — | 88% | |
| St. Edward's University Division II · Lone Star Conference | 68 | 62 | $1.3M | — | 84% | |
| University of Texas at Austin Division I · Southeastern Conference | 71 | 41 | $8.1M | 973 | 29% | |
| Concordia University Texas Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 76 | 57 | $358k | — | 91% | |
| Southwestern University (Texas) Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 94 | 46 | $371k | — | 39% | |
| University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Division III · American Southwest Conference | 126 | 54 | $341k | — | 95% | |
| Texas A&M University-Kingsville Division II · Lone Star Conference | 139 | 39 | $725k | — | 92% |
Other baseball programs in the Southland Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southeastern Louisiana University 9 over cap | 43 | $2.2M | $50,211 | 980 | vs | |
| Lamar University 6 over cap | 40 | $1.6M | $40,497 | 952 | vs | |
| The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley 6 over cap | 40 | $1.5M | $36,731 | 961 | vs | |
| University of the Incarnate Word 11 over cap | 45 | $1.2M | $27,600 | 959 | vs | |
| Houston Christian University 7 over cap | 41 | $1.2M | $28,224 | 971 | vs | |
| Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi 10 over cap | 44 | $1.1M | $25,252 | 963 | vs | |
| LSU New Orleans 11 over cap | 45 | $1M | $22,576 | 957 | vs | |
| McNeese State University 7 over cap | 41 | $975k | $23,776 | 995 | vs | |
| Northwestern State University 9 over cap | 43 | $916k | $21,293 | 981 | vs | |
| Stephen F. Austin State University 25 over cap | 59 | $884k | $14,985 | 918 | vs | |
| Nicholls State University 13 over cap | 47 | $859k | $18,287 | 969 | vs |
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