Division I · Big South Conference
Winthrop University Baseball
Rock Hill, SC · the Eagles · Winthrop University overview
50
Roster
16 over the D-I cap of 34
$935k
Team budget
19th percentile in Division I
$18,704
Per roster spot
median $39,211
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
982
APR
97% of players retained
75%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Winthrop University fields a baseball team in the Big South Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 50 players, above the median of 40, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $935,225, well below the median of $1.6M — $18,704 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I baseball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 34 in force from 2025-26, that is 16 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 982, about the median of 979, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,048,664 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $4,854 per roster spot.
Among Division I baseball programs
Where this program sits against its 306 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#247Team budgetof 306 · Division I#279Spend per playerof 306 · Division I#10Roster sizeof 306 · Division I#113APRof 306 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 34)
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The program
- Roster50 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap34 16 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$935,225 for the year
- Operating expenses$307,519 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$18,704 division median $39,211
- Academic Progress Rate982 multi-year; 980 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$1,048,664 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$4,854 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$55,173 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Mike McGuire head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Eddie Hill | Director of Baseball Operations | On file · sign in |
| Mike Napolitano | Assistant Baseball Coach / Hitting Coach / Catching instructor | On file · sign in |
| Dalton Stambaugh | Assistant Baseball Coach / Pitching Coach | On file · sign in |
| Mike Bello | Assistant Baseball Coach | On file · sign in |
| Corey Kubbs | Assistant Pitching Coach & Director of Pitching Development | not on file |
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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
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 →3,787undergraduates · 4,694 students in all
Women 69% Men 31%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →75%admitted · of 5,858 applicants
SAT middle 50%1010 – 1220
ACT middle 50%20 – 26
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 61%
Baseball
Full picture →50on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3450
16 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate982
97% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $935,225 $18,705 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $1,048,664
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $55,173
Cost
Full picture →$16,838net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $15,956 in-state · $30,286 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1.91violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 17 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →22%of bachelor's degrees in business · 21 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Research Winthrop University
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 program50 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions75% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$16,838 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 22%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 3,787Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.91 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queens University of Charlotte Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 20 | 37 | $1.2M | — | 68% | |
| Belmont Abbey College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 22 | 90 | $817k | — | 90% | |
| The University of North Carolina at Charlotte Division I · American Conference | 30 | 40 | $2.3M | 971 | 80% | |
| Wingate University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 33 | 40 | $968k | — | 85% | |
| Davidson College Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 40 | 40 | $1.5M | 996 | 14% | |
| Gardner-Webb University Division I · Big South Conference | 42 | 44 | $1M | 982 | 87% | |
| Wofford College Division I · Southern Conference | 51 | 44 | $1.6M | 971 | 59% | |
| University of South Carolina Upstate Division I · Big South Conference | 53 | 47 | $1.2M | 955 | 70% | |
| Newberry College Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 56 | 53 | $611k | — | 75% | |
| Pfeiffer University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 57 | 81 | $220k | — | 95% | |
| Lenoir-Rhyne University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 58 | 61 | $657k | — | 81% | |
| Presbyterian College Division I · Big South Conference | 58 | 42 | $948k | 967 | 72% |
Other baseball programs in the Big South Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Point University 10 over cap | 44 | $1.7M | $38,022 | 952 | vs | |
| Radford University 6 over cap | 40 | $1.6M | $39,601 | 988 | vs | |
| Longwood University 10 over cap | 44 | $1.5M | $33,657 | 950 | vs | |
| University of South Carolina Upstate 13 over cap | 47 | $1.2M | $25,706 | 955 | vs | |
| Charleston Southern University 6 over cap | 40 | $1.1M | $27,226 | 968 | vs | |
| Gardner-Webb University 10 over cap | 44 | $1M | $23,405 | 982 | vs | |
| Presbyterian College 8 over cap | 42 | $948k | $22,566 | 967 | vs | |
| Winthrop University 16 over cap | 50 | $935k | $18,704 | 982 | vs | |
| University of North Carolina Asheville 5 over cap | 39 | $814k | $20,875 | 974 | vs |
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