by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Baseball at Murray State University, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Murray State plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Missouri Valley Conference.
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The Murray State men’s baseball team fields 40 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 99. Academic data covers 112 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Of the 12 varsity sports Murray State reports, baseball comes in at #3 by total roster size.
The men’s baseball program is staffed by 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. In all, 2 work full-time and 2 part-time. At the helm is Daniel Skirka.
Across the school’s 12 sports, baseball ranks #3 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Murray State men’s baseball program generated $1,364,684 in revenue against $1,145,197 in expenses, for a surplus of $219,487. That works out to about $8,847 in operating expense per athlete, or $353,880 per team.
Against the school’s 12 sports, baseball ranks #3 by revenue, accounting for 6% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s baseball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 987 (989 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 88%. It retained 98% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 981, baseball sits above average at 987.
When Murray State earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, we include that ranking. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
If we don’t have data on a particular metric for this sport, it won’t appear above.