Division I · Patriot League
College of the Holy Cross Baseball
Worcester, MA · the Crusaders · College of the Holy Cross overview
39
Roster
5 over the D-I cap of 34
$623k
Team budget
4th percentile in Division I
$15,972
Per roster spot
median $39,211
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
21%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
College of the Holy Cross fields a baseball team in the Patriot League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 39 players, about the median of 40, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $622,923, well below the median of $1.6M — $15,972 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I baseball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 34 in force from 2025-26, that is 5 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (279 of 306 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 1000, about the median of 979, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $8,245,632 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $18,202 per roster spot.
Among Division I baseball programs
Where this program sits against its 306 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#293Team budgetof 306 · Division I#290Spend per playerof 306 · Division I#188Roster sizeof 306 · Division I#1APRof 306 · Division I
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Roster sizes (cap 34)
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The program
- Roster39 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap34 5 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$622,923 for the year
- Operating expenses$285,693 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$15,972 division median $39,211
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$8,245,632 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$18,202 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$441,418 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Ed Kahovec | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Sam Tinkham | Associate Head Coach / Recruiting Coordinator | On file · sign in |
| Jack Hawke | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Bobby Bordieri | Assistant Coach | not on file |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youAugust 1 before junior year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school baseball players472,598 2024-25
- Division I roster spots12,211 306 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 39 2.6% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division I; the baseball recruiting guide has the date for each grad year, the eligibility checklist and what to put in a first email.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →3,035undergraduates · 3,035 students in all
Women 55% Men 45%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →21%admitted · of 8,670 applicants
SAT middle 50%1250 – 1420
ACT middle 50%28 – 32
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 90%
Baseball
Full picture →39on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3439
5 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $622,923 $15,972 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $8,245,632
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $441,418
Cost
Full picture →$35,455net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $60,850
Campus safety
Full picture →1.92violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 15 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →35%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 16 fields · Bachelor's
Research College of the Holy Cross
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Baseball program39 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions21% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$35,455 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 35%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 3,035Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.92 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Baseball programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clark University (Massachusetts) Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 1 | 49 | $215k | — | 42% | |
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 3 | 37 | $284k | — | 58% | |
| Worcester State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 3 | 38 | $166k | — | 90% | |
| Assumption University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 4 | 61 | $523k | — | 87% | |
| Nichols College Division III · Conference of New England | 15 | 50 | $288k | — | 88% | |
| Framingham State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 19 | 34 | $127k | — | 85% | |
| Dean College Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 23 | 51 | $135k | — | 74% | |
| Fitchburg State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 24 | 37 | $110k | — | 90% | |
| Bryant University Division I · America East Conference | 26 | 40 | $1.5M | 997 | 66% | |
| Babson College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 28 | 45 | $310k | — | 20% | |
| Brandeis University Division III · University Athletic Association | 29 | 38 | $321k | — | 35% | |
| Lasell University Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 30 | 38 | $233k | — | 82% |
Other baseball programs in the Patriot League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lehigh University 9 over cap | 43 | $1.2M | $28,672 | 1000 | vs | |
| Lafayette College 6 over cap | 40 | $1.1M | $26,914 | 989 | vs | |
| Bucknell University 3 over cap | 37 | $984k | $26,601 | 997 | vs | |
| College of the Holy Cross 5 over cap | 39 | $623k | $15,972 | 1000 | vs | |
| U.S. Military Academy | — | — | — | 997 | vs | |
| U.S. Naval Academy | — | — | — | 991 | vs |
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