Houston Christian University Baseball Scholarships Guide (2024)

FAQs

How hard is it to get a full baseball scholarship? ›

Baseball is an equivalency sport, meaning that college coaches can divide baseball scholarships among student-athletes. One scholarship can be split between multiple players. Because baseball is an equivalency sport, this also means that full-ride college baseball scholarships in college are extremely rare.

At HCU, we offer a wide range of scholarships to help meet the educational needs of a variety of students.

Coaches award partial scholarships among their roster. In addition, the position an athlete plays can also be a factor. The majority of a program's scholarship money typically goes to pitchers, catchers and the most solid hitters.

Which sports are good for getting scholarships? According to RecruitRef, lacrosse, ice hockey, and baseball are the easiest sports to get a scholarship in. This is a complicated question, however, as the sports that often have the most money for scholarships are also the most competitive.

What is the hardest athletic scholarship to get? Wrestling is the hardest athletic scholarship for men whereas for women the hardest athletic scholarship to get is volleyball. Wrestling has only a 2.7% chance of earning a scholarship and volleyball has a 3.9% chance of earning a scholarship.

NEW STUDENTS: • Full-time - flat rate of $16,175 per semester for 12-18 semester hours. Semester hours in excess of 18 per semester are $740 per semester hour. Part-time (less than 12 semester hours per semester) - $1,350 per semester hour.

Once you've calculated how much you're expected to pay at each school, go back to your top schools to negotiate your athletic scholarship offer to see if they can match your best offer. To negotiate your athletic scholarship offer, you will need to do a lot of back-and-forth communications with college coaches.

What age do scouts look at baseball players? Coaches are going to begin looking at prospects as soon as they are physically developed enough to give a reliable estimation of how they will project as an 18- to 21-year-old player.

About baseball scholarships

There are over 5,000 scholarships available for students who play college baseball. Scholarships are offered by the NCAA Division I and Division II programs, as well as by the NAIA and NJCAA.

Can you get a full ride for D1 baseball? ›

The odds are that your son IS NOT going to get a full ride to college playing baseball. Here's why. 11.7 is the maximum number of scholarships that NCAA Division 1 baseball teams can give to its players. That's not per year, that's per team for all players.

Ask your coaches.

Ask them how you stack up and for their honest assessment about what level of college baseball is realistic for you. If you've taken hitting/pitching lessons from a local pro who has been around the game a while, ask him too. The more input you get the better.

Many college baseball players receive full and partial scholarships to play baseball at the college level. Athletic scholarships, especially full-ride scholarships, are very competitive.

There are approximately 299 NCAA Division I baseball programs with each team being allowed to offer a maximum of (11.7) scholarships. Under NCAA rules, these 11.7 scholarships can be divided between a maximum of 27 players, with all players on athletic scholarship having to receive a minimum of a 25% scholarship.

NCAA D1 baseball programs are allowed to offer a maximum of 11.7 athletic scholarships, which can be divided up among a maximum of 27 players. A D1 player on scholarship must receive a minimum scholarship of 25% of the total cost of attendance.

How do you get a full-ride athletic scholarship? Most student-athletes do not receive a full-ride scholarship—in fact, only 1 percent do. Still, full-ride scholarships as the goal for many athletes, as they typically cover tuition and fees, books, room and board, supplies, and sometimes even living expenses.