Division I · Mid-American Conference
Eastern Michigan University Baseball
Ypsilanti, MI · the Eagles · Eastern Michigan University overview
48
Roster
14 over the D-I cap of 34
$1.3M
Team budget
37th percentile in Division I
$26,206
Per roster spot
median $39,211
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
964
APR
95% of players retained
81%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Eastern Michigan University fields a baseball team in the Mid-American Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 48 players, above the median of 40, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,257,911, below the median of $1.6M — $26,206 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 14 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 964, about the median of 979, with 95% of players retained year to year. The school gave $5,654,376 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $18,910 per roster spot.
Among Division I baseball programs
Where this program sits against its 306 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#193Team budgetof 306 · Division I#234Spend per playerof 306 · Division I#17Roster sizeof 306 · Division I#236APRof 306 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 34)
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The program
- Roster48 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap34 14 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,257,911 for the year
- Operating expenses$355,890 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$26,206 division median $39,211
- Academic Progress Rate964 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained95% year to year
- Eligible96% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$5,654,376 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$18,910 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$1,117,485 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Trevor Beerman head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Steve Merriman | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Seth Caddell | Assistant Coach / Recruiting Coordinator | On file · sign in |
| Jordan Doole | Assistant Pitching Coach / Director of Player Development | not on file |
| Trent Farquhar | Assistant Coach / Hitting | not on file |
| Mitch Nearhood | Director of Baseball Operations | 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 →11,129undergraduates · 13,324 students in all
Women 61% Men 39%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →81%admitted · of 20,351 applicants
SAT middle 50%910 – 1170
ACT middle 50%18 – 26
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 45%
Baseball
Full picture →48on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3448
14 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate964
95% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,257,911 $26,206 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $5,654,376
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $1,117,485
Cost
Full picture →$17,388net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $16,260
Campus safety
Full picture →2.64violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 5 burglaries · 62 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 26 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →19%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 28 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Eastern Michigan University
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 program48 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions81% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$17,388 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 19%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 11,129Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety2.64 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Michigan Division I · Big Ten Conference | 6 | 42 | $4M | 1000 | 18% | |
| Wayne State University (Michigan) Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 29 | 36 | $761k | — | 82% | |
| Adrian College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 33 | 71 | $383k | — | 68% | |
| Oakland University Division I · Horizon League | 36 | 35 | $900k | 970 | 70% | |
| University of Toledo Division I · Mid-American Conference | 41 | 40 | $1.2M | 983 | 95% | |
| Michigan State University Division I · Big Ten Conference | 55 | 40 | $2.5M | 974 | 84% | |
| Hillsdale College Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 56 | — | — | — | 21% | |
| Albion College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 57 | 52 | $218k | — | 83% | |
| Bowling Green State University Division I · Mid-American Conference | 61 | 36 | $995k | 988 | 81% | |
| The University of Olivet Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 68 | 41 | $129k | — | 97% | |
| Tiffin University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 82 | 71 | $529k | — | 80% | |
| Heidelberg University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 82 | 50 | $270k | — | 68% |
Other baseball programs in the Mid-American Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ball State University 4 over cap | 38 | $1.5M | $38,896 | 978 | vs | |
| Central Michigan University 7 over cap | 41 | $1.3M | $30,940 | 986 | vs | |
| Eastern Michigan University 14 over cap | 48 | $1.3M | $26,206 | 964 | vs | |
| University of Toledo 6 over cap | 40 | $1.2M | $30,331 | 983 | vs | |
| Bowling Green State University 2 over cap | 36 | $995k | $27,645 | 988 | vs | |
| Western Michigan University room for 1 | 33 | $923k | $27,972 | 986 | vs | |
| University of Massachusetts, Amherst 1 over cap | 35 | $710k | $20,293 | 984 | vs | |
| University of Akron 1 over cap | 35 | $526k | $15,034 | — | vs | |
| Kent State University | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Miami University (Ohio) | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Ohio University | — | — | — | — | vs |
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