University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Baseball
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee fields a baseball team in the Horizon League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 40 players, about the median of 40, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $1,210,488, below the median of $1.6M — $30,262 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 6 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 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,160,809 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $8,855 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
- Roster40 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap34 6 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
- Team expenses$1,210,488 for the year
- Operating expenses$360,901 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$30,262 division median $39,211
- Academic Progress Rate989 multi-year; 992 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible97% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$2,160,809 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$8,855 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$140,588 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Shaun Wegner head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Cory Bigler | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Mike Porcaro | Assistant Coach / Recruiting Coordinator | On file · sign in |
| Jack Sievers | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Andy Bergholz | Assistant Coach / Player Development | not on file |
| Coley Kilpatrick | Assistant Coach | 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
- 51%
Baseball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $1,210,488 $30,262 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $2,160,809
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $140,588
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $10,020 in-state · $22,020 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 5 burglaries · 38 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 21 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee School of Engineering Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 3 | 31 | $258k | — | 60% | |
| Wisconsin Lutheran College Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 8 | 39 | $181k | — | 79% | |
| Concordia University Wisconsin Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 12 | 50 | $201k | — | 68% | |
| Carroll University (Wisconsin) Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 18 | 48 | $180k | — | 58% | |
| University of Wisconsin-Parkside Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 30 | 49 | $410k | — | 73% | |
| Carthage College Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 32 | 72 | $415k | — | 84% | |
| Maranatha Baptist University Division III · Independent | 44 | 19 | $38k | — | 71% | |
| University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Division III · Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 47 | 35 | $276k | — | 83% | |
| Lakeland University Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 53 | 34 | $181k | — | 91% | |
| Marian University (Wisconsin) Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 55 | 43 | $282k | — | 67% | |
| Beloit College Division III · Midwest Conference | 70 | 42 | $206k | — | 57% | |
| Northwestern University Division I · Big Ten Conference | 72 | 39 | $3.2M | 1000 | 7% |
Other baseball programs in the Horizon League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 6 over cap | 40 | $1.2M | $30,262 | 989 | vs | |
| Wright State University 6 over cap | 40 | $1.2M | $29,336 | 990 | vs | |
| Northern Illinois University 6 over cap | 40 | $1M | $25,469 | 975 | vs | |
| Northern Kentucky University 4 over cap | 38 | $928k | $24,409 | 991 | vs | |
| Oakland University 1 over cap | 35 | $900k | $25,717 | 970 | vs | |
| Youngstown State University 6 over cap | 40 | $867k | $21,687 | 977 | vs |
Every Horizon League baseball program · Baseball budgets ranked