Men's Baseball

Houston Christian University

NCAA D1 · Southland Conference · Houston, TXPortal active

24-29

2026 record

47%

Win rate, 3yr

$21.9k

Avg net price

49%

Grad rate

The program

2026 24-292025 32-252024 18-312023 11-372022 18-36

Postseason (2025)

Clay VanderLaan, Head coach · cvanderlaan@hc.edu

Assistants: Andrew Shaps (Assistant Coach) · Drew Decker (Director of Player Development) · John Cannon (Assistant Coach) · Kris Mathis (Director of Baseball Operations) · Parker Edwards (Graduate Assistant) · Ryan Lousteau (Associate Head Coach) · Wilson Ehrhardt (Director of Hitting Development)

The roster · 2026

41 on the roster1 Fr16 Jr24 Sr

Ben Smith

Sr. · Pitcher

Cleveland, Tennessee

.220 AVG, 9 RBI · 2026

Showing last season's contributors.

Roster turnover

Players graduating after the 2026 season, by position. Starters are the ones who logged starts.

Pitcher11 of 22 graduating, 1 starter

Infield5 of 8 graduating

Outfield4 of 6 graduating

Catcher2 of 4 graduating

Utility1 of 1 graduating

Where they're from

Texas 20Other 21

Cost & academics

Net cost after aid, by family income

Under $30k$17.9k/yr

$30-48k$19.0k/yr

$48-75k$19.8k/yr

$75-110k$24.1k/yr

$110k+$28.6k/yr

SAT 25-75%

990-1190

Grad rate

49%

Admit rate

84%

Enrollment

Also in the Southland Conference

Lamar University McNeese State University Nicholls State University The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley University of New Orleans University of the Incarnate Word

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