Division I · Metro Conference
Sacred Heart University Baseball
Fairfield, CT · the Pioneers · Sacred Heart University overview
39
Roster
5 over the D-I cap of 34
$997k
Team budget
23rd percentile in Division I
$25,570
Per roster spot
median $39,211
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
984
APR
97% of players retained
68%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Sacred Heart University fields a baseball team in the Metro Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 39 players, about the median of 40, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $997,246, below the median of $1.6M — $25,570 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 984, about the median of 979, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $7,791,350 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $11,577 per roster spot.
Among Division I baseball programs
Where this program sits against its 306 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#237Team budgetof 306 · Division I#238Spend per playerof 306 · Division I#188Roster sizeof 306 · Division I#102APRof 306 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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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, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$997,246 for the year
- Operating expenses$302,370 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$25,570 division median $39,211
- Academic Progress Rate984 multi-year; 986 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$7,791,350 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$11,577 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$215,226 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Pat Egan head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| TK Kiernan | Assistant Coach, Recruiting Coordinator | On file · sign in |
| Mark Nofri | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Chris Mazza | Pitching 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 →6,960undergraduates · 11,179 students in all
Women 63% Men 37%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →68%admitted · of 14,284 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 74%
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 Rate984
97% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $997,246 $25,570 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $7,791,350
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $215,226
Cost
Full picture →$46,165net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $48,460
Campus safety
Full picture →1violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 28 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →29%of bachelor's degrees in business · 20 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
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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 divisionAdmissions68% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$46,165 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 29%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 6,960Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfield University Division I · Metro Conference | 4 | 38 | $1.4M | 997 | 45% | |
| University of Bridgeport Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 5 | 48 | $674k | — | 64% | |
| University of New Haven Division I · Northeast Conference | 15 | 33 | $653k | — | 81% | |
| Western Connecticut State University Division III · Little East Conference | 16 | 55 | $328k | — | 81% | |
| Southern Connecticut State University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 17 | 35 | $566k | — | 81% | |
| Yale University Division I · The Ivy League | 18 | 32 | $1.5M | 1000 | 5% | |
| Albertus Magnus College Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 18 | 45 | $126k | — | 64% | |
| Stony Brook University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 22 | 41 | $1.7M | 969 | 49% | |
| Quinnipiac University Division I · Metro Conference | 23 | 32 | $1.2M | 985 | 77% | |
| Post University Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 23 | 48 | $724k | — | — | |
| Purchase College, State University of New York Division III · Skyline Conference | 27 | 37 | $77k | — | 73% | |
| Manhattanville University Division III · Skyline Conference | 28 | 51 | $131k | — | 85% |
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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