University of Maine Baseball
University of Maine fields a baseball team in the America East Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 41 players, about the median of 40, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $1,346,459, below the median of $1.6M — $32,840 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 7 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 974, about the median of 979, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,695,278 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $13,188 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
- Roster41 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap34 7 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$1,346,459 for the year
- Operating expenses$449,043 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$32,840 division median $39,211
- Academic Progress Rate974 multi-year; 961 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible97% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$4,695,278 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$13,188 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$306,062 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Nick Derba | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Cejay Suarez | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Noah Lewis | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Joe Muzio | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Carlos Pena | Assistant Coach | not on file |
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
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 56%
Baseball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $1,346,459 $32,840 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $4,695,278
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $306,062
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $12,606 in-state · $35,346 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 7 burglaries · 37 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 72 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research University of Maine
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Husson University Division III · North Atlantic Conference | 8 | 41 | $330k | — | 86% | |
| Colby College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 54 | 43 | $387k | — | 7% | |
| Thomas College Division III · North Atlantic Conference | 55 | 42 | $224k | — | 97% | |
| University of Maine, Farmington Division III · North Atlantic Conference | 74 | 35 | $137k | — | 98% | |
| Bates College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 93 | 35 | $342k | — | 13% | |
| Bowdoin College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 94 | 34 | $316k | — | 8% | |
| Saint Joseph's College (Maine) Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 116 | 40 | $295k | — | 82% | |
| University of Southern Maine Division III · Little East Conference | 117 | 41 | $246k | — | 79% | |
| University of Maine at Presque Isle Division III · North Atlantic Conference | 126 | 22 | $113k | — | 97% |
Other baseball programs in the America East Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey Institute of Technology 4 over cap | 38 | $1.6M | $41,892 | 983 | vs | |
| Bryant University 6 over cap | 40 | $1.5M | $36,804 | 997 | vs | |
| University of Maine 7 over cap | 41 | $1.3M | $32,840 | 974 | vs | |
| Binghamton University room for 1 | 33 | $1.2M | $36,337 | 988 | vs | |
| University of Massachusetts Lowell 4 over cap | 38 | $1.1M | $29,942 | 982 | vs | |
| University of Maryland, Baltimore County 2 over cap | 36 | $922k | $25,617 | 949 | vs | |
| University at Albany at cap | 34 | $785k | $23,092 | 982 | vs |
Every America East Conference baseball program · Baseball budgets ranked