Columbus State University Baseball

This page takes a deep look at Baseball at Columbus State University, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. CSU competes in NCAA Division II without football as a member of Peach Belt Conference.

Page Contents

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• Roster & Participation
• Coaching Staff
• Financials
• Rankings & Notes

CSU Baseball Team Size & Roster

The CSU men’s baseball team fields 44 student athletes.

Among the 10 varsity sports CSU reports, baseball ranks #2 by total roster size.

CSU Baseball Coaching

The men’s baseball program is staffed by 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. In all, 2 work full-time and 1 part-time. The head coach is Greg Appleton.

Across the school’s 10 sports, baseball ranks #4 by total coaching staff.

CSU Baseball Financials

Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.

The CSU men’s baseball program reported $613,723 in revenue against $613,723 in expenses, breaking even on the year. That works out to about $3,119 in operating expense per athlete, or $137,256 per team.

Against the school’s 10 sports, baseball sits #4 by revenue, or about 14% of the school’s total athletics revenue.

CSU Baseball Rankings and Notes

If CSU places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, we note it here. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.

Notes & References

Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.

• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• National Center for Education Statistics
• U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics Data Analysis (EADA)
• The academic progress rate (APR) of each team was made available by the NCAA.
• Image Credit: By Deutschlandreform under License More about our data sources and methodologies.