by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Baseball at Sam Houston State University, a spring sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. SHSU is classified as NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Conference USA.
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The SHSU men’s baseball team fields 36 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 111. The NCAA tracked 112 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Among the 13 varsity sports SHSU sponsors, 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, 4 are full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Jay Sirianni.
Among the school’s 13 sports, baseball sits #5 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The SHSU men’s baseball program reported $1,297,537 in revenue against $1,297,537 in expenses, essentially breaking even. Per athlete, that is about $10,525 in operating expense per athlete, or $378,908 per team.
Among the school’s 13 sports, baseball ranks #4 by revenue, or about 4% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s baseball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 982 (979 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 91%. The program kept 96% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
Against the school’s average team APR of 988, baseball trails the average at 982.
If SHSU 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.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.