Merrimack College Baseball
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 budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 34)
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
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Brian Murphy head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Jeffrey Mejia | Head Baseball Coach | not on file |
| Nicholas White | Assistant Baseball Coach | On file · sign in |
| Brandon Bingel | Assistant Baseball Coach / Pitching Coach | On file · sign in |
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 →- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 72%
Baseball
Full picture →- 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
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $51,786
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 21 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 4 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Merrimack College
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 programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Massachusetts Lowell Division I · America East Conference | 10 | 38 | $1.1M | 982 | 85% | |
| Gordon College Division III · Conference of New England | 16 | 36 | $216k | — | 59% | |
| Endicott College Division III · Conference of New England | 16 | 54 | $355k | — | 72% | |
| Salem State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 16 | 32 | $58k | — | 96% | |
| Rivier University Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 18 | 43 | $264k | — | 82% | |
| Tufts University Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 18 | 47 | $469k | — | 10% | |
| Lesley University Division III · North Atlantic Conference | 20 | 22 | $60k | — | 94% | |
| Bentley University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 20 | 42 | $460k | — | 48% | |
| Harvard University Division I · The Ivy League | 20 | 30 | $903k | 998 | 3% | |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 21 | 30 | $188k | — | 5% | |
| Suffolk University Division III · Conference of New England | 22 | 34 | $229k | — | 85% | |
| Brandeis University Division III · University Athletic Association | 22 | 38 | $321k | — | 35% |
Other baseball programs in the Metro Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfield University 4 over cap | 38 | $1.4M | $36,488 | 997 | vs | |
| Siena University 4 over cap | 38 | $1.2M | $31,375 | 965 | vs | |
| Marist University 6 over cap | 40 | $1.2M | $29,707 | 982 | vs | |
| Quinnipiac University room for 2 | 32 | $1.2M | $36,972 | 985 | vs | |
| Merrimack College 6 over cap | 40 | $1.1M | $27,261 | — | vs | |
| Sacred Heart University 5 over cap | 39 | $997k | $25,570 | 984 | vs | |
| Manhattan University 7 over cap | 41 | $971k | $23,681 | 991 | vs | |
| Mount St. Mary's University 17 over cap | 51 | $889k | $17,437 | 979 | vs | |
| Iona University 4 over cap | 38 | $787k | $20,716 | 990 | vs | |
| Rider University room for 3 | 31 | $727k | $23,440 | 989 | vs | |
| Niagara University room for 2 | 32 | $716k | $22,389 | 994 | vs | |
| Canisius University 7 over cap | 41 | $690k | $16,829 | 984 | vs | |
| Saint Peter's University 12 over cap | 46 | $479k | $10,412 | 965 | vs |
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