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Merrimack College Baseball

North Andover, MA · the Warriors · Merrimack College overview
40
Roster
6 over the D-I cap of 34
$1.1M
Team budget
28th percentile in Division I
$27,261
Per roster spot
median $39,211
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
74%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity

Merrimack College fields a baseball team in the Metro Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 40 players, about the median of 40, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $1,090,456, below the median of $1.6M — $27,261 per roster spot, lower half of Division I baseball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 34 in force from 2025-26, that is 6 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 school gave $9,697,148 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $25,318 per roster spot.

Among Division I baseball programs

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

Team budget$1.1M
Spend per player$27,261
Roster size40
Coaching staff3

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

  • Roster40 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap34 6 over last season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
  • Team expenses$1,090,456 for the year
  • Operating expenses$214,728 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$27,261 division median $39,211
  • Athletic aid, men's teams$9,697,148 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$25,318 across men's teams
  • Recruiting spend, men's$190,215 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Brian Murphy head coachHead Coachnot on file
Jeffrey MejiaHead Baseball Coachnot on file
Nicholas WhiteAssistant Baseball CoachOn file · sign in
Brandon BingelAssistant Baseball Coach / Pitching CoachOn 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

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About the school

What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.
4,199undergraduates · 5,688 students in all
Women 56% Men 44%
Setting
Suburb
Type
Private · Master's university
Affiliation
Roman Catholic
74%admitted · of 13,693 applicants
Test scores
Scores not considered
Graduate in 6 yrs
72%
40on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3440
6 over — players already on the roster may stay
Team expenses
$1,090,456 $27,261 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
Athletic aid, men's teams
$9,697,148
Recruiting spend, men's
$190,215
$38,849net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$74,281
Average net price$38,849
Net price by family income
$0–30k$27,376
$30–48k$30,509
$48–75k$32,926
$75–110k$37,097
$110k and up$41,477
Tuition & fees
$51,786

Campus safety

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1.42violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent1.42
Property0.00
In residence halls
0 burglaries · 21 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
4 over 2022–2024
32%of bachelor's degrees in business · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Business297 · 32%
Health professions & nursing122 · 13%
Family & consumer sciences85 · 9%
Kinesiology, parks & recreation72 · 8%
Criminal justice & protective services61 · 7%

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Baseball programs within 150 miles

Merrimack CollegeUniversity of Massachusetts Lowell · 10 miGordon College · 16 miEndicott College · 16 miSalem State University · 16 miRivier University · 18 miTufts University · 18 miLesley University · 20 miBentley University · 20 miHarvard University · 20 miMassachusetts Institute of Technology · 21 miSuffolk University · 22 miBrandeis University · 22 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
University of Massachusetts Lowell Division I · America East Conference1038$1.1M98285%
Gordon College Division III · Conference of New England1636$216k—59%
Endicott College Division III · Conference of New England1654$355k—72%
Salem State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference1632$58k—96%
Rivier University Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference1843$264k—82%
Tufts University Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference1847$469k—10%
Lesley University Division III · North Atlantic Conference2022$60k—94%
Bentley University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference2042$460k—48%
Harvard University Division I · The Ivy League2030$903k9983%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference2130$188k—5%
Suffolk University Division III · Conference of New England2234$229k—85%
Brandeis University Division III · University Athletic Association2238$321k—35%

Other baseball programs in the Metro Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Fairfield University 4 over cap38$1.4M$36,488997vs
Siena University 4 over cap38$1.2M$31,375965vs
Marist University 6 over cap40$1.2M$29,707982vs
Quinnipiac University room for 232$1.2M$36,972985vs
Merrimack College 6 over cap40$1.1M$27,261—vs
Sacred Heart University 5 over cap39$997k$25,570984vs
Manhattan University 7 over cap41$971k$23,681991vs
Mount St. Mary's University 17 over cap51$889k$17,437979vs
Iona University 4 over cap38$787k$20,716990vs
Rider University room for 331$727k$23,440989vs
Niagara University room for 232$716k$22,389994vs
Canisius University 7 over cap41$690k$16,829984vs
Saint Peter's University 12 over cap46$479k$10,412965vs

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