NCAA DI Baseball Program

Oakland University Baseball - MI

Oakland University baseball competes at the NCAA DI level in Horizon League and is based in Rochester Hills, MI. Campus enrollment is about 12,351 students. The published acceptance rate is 88%. Recent baseball results include 2026: 13-42. Listed coaches include Jared Helmic, Brian Nelson, Hunter Pidek, Chris Newell, and Mike Ruppenthal.

Oakland finished 13–42 overall and 5–19 in Horizon League play (5th) but still reached the Horizon League Tournament—beating Youngstown State and Northern Kentucky before two losses to Wright State. That followed 19–41 a year earlier. Brian Nelson (tenure since 2025) leads the Rochester Hills, Michigan, DI Golden Grizzlies in his second listed season. Families weighing a 36-player 2027 roster should look for more conference wins before projecting a deeper May run.

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Program Snapshot

  • Location: Rochester Hills, MI
  • Division: NCAA DI
  • Conference: Horizon League
  • School type: Public
  • Campus setting: Suburb: Large (outside principal city, in urbanized area with population of 250,000 or more)
  • Enrollment: 12,351 students
  • Enrollment by sex: 43% men / 57% women
  • Acceptance rate: 88%
  • Source: U.S. Dept. of Education
  • Average annual cost: $9,120
  • In-state tuition: $15,262
  • Out-of-state tuition: $23,188

Coaching Staff

  • Jared Helmic, Assistant Coach
  • Brian Nelson, Head Coach
  • Hunter Pidek, Assistant Coach
  • Chris Newell, Director of Program Development
  • Mike Ruppenthal, Assistant Coach

Recent Baseball Results

  • 2026: 13-42 (5th • Horizon League Tournament: defeated Youngstown State 10-2, lost to Wright State 5-7, defeated Northern Kentucky 5-3, lost to Wright State 5-11)
  • 2025: 19-41
  • 2024: 31-27
  • 2023: 29-31
  • 2022: 31-27

Members-only details for Oakland University

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Head coach tenure at the school is available to members.

The 2026-27 roster breakdown is available to members, including class makeup, position depth by class, expected openings after this season, handedness, average height and weight by position, and where players come from.

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