On this page we break down Baseball at Ball State University, a spring sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. Ball State competes in NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Mid-American Conference.
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The Ball State men’s baseball team fields 38 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 106. Academic data covers 106 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Among the 15 varsity sports Ball State sponsors, baseball sits at #5 by total roster size.
The men’s baseball program is staffed by 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. In all, 3 work full-time and 1 part-time. Leading the program is Rich Maloney.
Among the school’s 15 sports, baseball sits #5 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Ball State men’s baseball program reported $1,478,071 in revenue against $1,478,071 in expenses, essentially breaking even. Per athlete, that is about $12,376 in operating expense per athlete, or $470,270 per team.
Against the school’s 15 sports, baseball sits #4 by revenue, or about 5% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s baseball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 995 (978 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 96%. The program kept 97% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 992, baseball grades out ahead at 995.
When Ball State places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, we include that ranking. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.