History
The first ever nine-man team college baseball game under the Knickerbocker Rules still in use today was played in New York on November 3, 1859 between the Fordham Rose Hill Baseball Club of St. John's College (now Fordham University) against The College of St. Francis Xavier, now known as Xavier High School.
Divisions
NCAA DI
Colleges: 297
11.7 Scholarships per team
NCAA DII
Colleges: 260
9.0 Scholarships per team
NAIA
Colleges: 184
12.0 Scholarships per team
NJCAA
Colleges: 385
24.0 Scholarships per team