Wayne State University Athletics

Men's Baseball

Wayne State University

NCAA D2 · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · Detroit, MI

$13.7k

Avg net price

58%

Grad rate

The program

Ryan Kelley, Head coach · ryankelley@wayne.edu

Assistants: Aaron Hepner · Carey Larabee (Player Development Coordinator) · Cooper Weidenthaler · Gabe Goode (Student Manager) · Justin Kelly · Keegan Gawelek · Kevin Padilla (Student Manager) · Madison Rowe (Student Manager) · Matthew Williams (Director of Player Development) · Paul Vossen · Seth Marano

The roster · 2026

42 on the roster11 Fr8 So14 Jr5 Sr4 Grad

Nick Sandiha, Jr.

Jr. · 2B/SS/3B

West Bloomfield, Mich.

Brayden Crowe

Fr. · C

Brighton, Mich.

CGabe Nazelli

Gr. · RHP

Farmington Hills, Mich.

Nick Baker

R-Jr. · LHP

Brighton, Mich.

Alfredo Velazquez

Jr. · CF

Livonia, Mich.

Joel Mator

Fr. · LHP

Trenton, Mich.

Coy Plummer

R-Jr. · RHP

New Hudson, Mich.

Luke O'Keefe

Fr. · RHP

Saint John, Ind.

Carson Tehan

So. · RHP

LaSalle, Ont.

Rocco Cardinale

So. · RHP

Grosse Pointe Woods, Mich.

Steven Whitted

R-Fr. · 2B

Beverly Hills, Mich.

Carter Cline

Fr. · IF

Orchard Lake, Mich.

Gabe Zeldes

Jr. · OF

West Bloomfield, Mich.

Kavan White

R-Fr. · LHP

Whitby, Ont.

Brady Blakita

Jr. · 2B

Canton, Mich.

Philip Miller

Sr. · LHP

Flat Rock, Mich.

Ty Garza

R-Jr. · SS

Grosse Ile, Mich.

Ethan Getting

Sr. · RHP

Kalamazoo, Mich.

A sample of the roster.

Roster turnover

Players graduating after the 2026 season, by position.

Pitcher6 of 24 graduating
Infield2 of 9 graduating
Catcher1 of 4 graduating

Where they're from

Michigan 34Indiana 1Pennsylvania 1Florida 1Other 5

Cost & academics

Net cost after aid, by family income

Under $30k$11.1k/yr
$30-48k$10.7k/yr
$48-75k$12.1k/yr
$75-110k$14.8k/yr
$110k+$19.9k/yr

In-state prices shown; out-of-state students pay about $16.8k/yr more (public school).

SAT 25-75%

1060-1270

Grad rate

58%

Admit rate

81%

Enrollment

16k

Also in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

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