NCAA DI Baseball Program

South Dakota State University Baseball - SD

South Dakota State University baseball competes at the NCAA DI level in Summit League and is based in Brookings, SD. Campus enrollment is about 9,198 students. The published acceptance rate is 98%. Recent baseball results include 2026: 24-33. Listed coaches include Danny Higginbotham, Michael Newstrom, Rob Bishop, and Nate Robertson.

South Dakota State closed the regular season 24–33 overall and 12–15 in Summit League play, then captured the 2026 Summit League Championship as a No. 4 seed—its first title since 2013—by beating Oral Roberts in a winner-take-all final. Rob Bishop leads the Brookings, South Dakota, DI Jackrabbits after a May run that flipped a sub-.500 ledger into an NCAA automatic bid. Ty Madison earned tournament MVP honors in public coverage. Families weighing a 39-player 2027 roster should treat another Summit Tournament deep run as the program’s near-term bar.

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Program Snapshot

  • Location: Brookings, SD
  • Division: NCAA DI
  • Conference: Summit League
  • School type: Public
  • Campus setting: Town: Remote (in urban cluster more than 35 miles from an urbanized area)
  • Enrollment: 9,198 students
  • Enrollment by sex: 46% men / 54% women
  • Acceptance rate: 98%
  • Source: U.S. Dept. of Education
  • Average annual cost: $19,841
  • In-state tuition: $9,299
  • Out-of-state tuition: $12,809

Coaching Staff

  • Danny Higginbotham, Assistant Coach
  • Michael Newstrom, Pitching Coach
  • Rob Bishop, Head Coach
  • Nate Robertson, Assistant Coach

Recent Baseball Results

  • 2026: 24-33
  • 2025: 16-36
  • 2024: 20-29
  • 2023: 24-28
  • 2022: 22-23

Members-only details for South Dakota State University

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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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