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Hofstra University Baseball

Hempstead, NY · the Pride · Hofstra University overview
37
Roster
3 over the D-I cap of 34
$1.7M
Team budget
53rd percentile in Division I
$45,144
Per roster spot
median $39,211
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
983
APR
98% of players retained
71%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity

Hofstra University fields a baseball team in the Coastal Athletic Association (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 37 players, about the median of 40, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,670,343, about the median of $1.6M — $45,144 per roster spot, upper half of Division I baseball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 34 in force from 2025-26, that is 3 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 983, about the median of 979, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,800,094 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $22,430 per roster spot.

Among Division I baseball programs

Where this program sits against its 306 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

Team budget$1.7M
Spend per player$45,144
Roster size37
Coaching staff4
APR983

Team budgets across the division

$210k$11M
this programevery Division I baseball program

Roster sizes (cap 34)

2560
this programevery Division I roster

The program

  • Roster37 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap34 3 over last season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
  • Team expenses$1,670,343 for the year
  • Operating expenses$360,202 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$45,144 division median $39,211
  • Academic Progress Rate983 multi-year; 1000 latest
  • Players retained98% year to year
  • Eligible98% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, men's teams$4,800,094 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$22,430 across men's teams
  • Recruiting spend, men's$153,807 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Frank Catalanotto head coachHead CoachOn file · sign in
Chris RojasAssociate Head CoachOn file · sign in
Frank BattagliaAssistant CoachOn file · sign in
Matt PelcherVolunteer Assistant Coach TraineeOn file · sign in
Jimmy GoelzDirector of Baseball OperationsOn file · sign in
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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.
6,224undergraduates · 10,393 students in all
Women 59% Men 41%
Setting
Suburb
Type
Private · Doctoral/professional university
Affiliation
None
71%admitted · of 22,890 applicants
SAT middle 50%1210 – 1380
ACT middle 50%27 – 31
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
67%
37on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3437
3 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate983
98% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$1,670,343 $45,144 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
Athletic aid, men's teams
$4,800,094
Recruiting spend, men's
$153,807
$35,687net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$76,220
Average net price$35,687
Net price by family income
$0–30k$29,667
$30–48k$31,575
$48–75k$35,162
$75–110k$38,553
$110k and up$37,740
Tuition & fees
$55,450

Campus safety

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1.06violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent1.06
Property0.09
In residence halls
3 burglaries · 24 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
1 over 2022–2024
19%of bachelor's degrees in business · 22 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Business235 · 19%
Health professions & nursing175 · 14%
Communication & journalism159 · 13%
Visual & performing arts109 · 9%
Psychology96 · 8%

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Baseball programs within 150 miles

Hofstra UniversityMolloy University · 2 miAdelphi University · 3 miState University of New York at Old Westbury · 6 miLong Island University · 7 miFarmingdale State College · 9 miSt. John's University (New York) · 10 miU.S. Merchant Marine Academy · 11 miQueens College (New York) · 12 miState University of New York Maritime College · 12 miIona University · 17 miFordham University · 18 miLehman College · 19 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Molloy University Division II · East Coast Conference234$517k—76%
Adelphi University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference338$603k—78%
State University of New York at Old Westbury Division III · Skyline Conference633$86k—85%
Long Island University Division I · Northeast Conference738$1.1M—90%
Farmingdale State College Division III · Skyline Conference934$108k—69%
St. John's University (New York) Division I · BIG EAST Conference1037$1.8M98280%
U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Division III · Skyline Conference1132$217k—32%
Queens College (New York) Division II · East Coast Conference1236$254k—69%
State University of New York Maritime College Division III · Skyline Conference1238$66k—79%
Iona University Division I · Metro Conference1738$787k99091%
Fordham University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference1842$1.9M100056%
Lehman College Division III · City University of New York Athletic Conference1926$54k—55%

Other baseball programs in the Coastal Athletic Association

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Northeastern University 9 over cap43$2.3M$52,9951000vs
Campbell University 7 over cap41$2M$49,823978vs
Elon University 6 over cap40$1.8M$46,085988vs
College of Charleston (South Carolina) 18 over cap52$1.8M$33,706951vs
Stony Brook University 7 over cap41$1.7M$42,082969vs
Hofstra University 3 over cap37$1.7M$45,144983vs
University of North Carolina Wilmington 9 over cap43$1.5M$34,232982vs
Monmouth University 8 over cap42$1.5M$34,660986vs
William & Mary 6 over cap40$1.4M$35,803986vs
North Carolina A&T State University 5 over cap39$1.3M$32,753973vs
Towson University 12 over cap46$937k$20,369997vs

Every Coastal Athletic Association baseball program · Baseball budgets ranked