Division I · Mid-American Conference
University of Massachusetts, Amherst Baseball
Amherst, MA · the Minutemen · University of Massachusetts, Amherst overview
35
Roster
1 over the D-I cap of 34
$710k
Team budget
8th percentile in Division I
$20,293
Per roster spot
median $39,211
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
984
APR
94% of players retained
58%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
University of Massachusetts, Amherst fields a baseball team in the Mid-American Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 35 players, below the median of 40, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $710,282, well below the median of $1.6M — $20,293 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 1 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 94% of players retained year to year. The school gave $6,993,887 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $18,260 per roster spot.
Among Division I baseball programs
Where this program sits against its 306 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#283Team budgetof 306 · Division I#271Spend per playerof 306 · Division I#270Roster sizeof 306 · Division I#102APRof 306 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I baseball program
Roster sizes (cap 34)
this programevery Division I roster
The program
- Roster35 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap34 1 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$710,282 for the year
- Operating expenses$351,662 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$20,293 division median $39,211
- Academic Progress Rate984 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained94% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$6,993,887 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$18,260 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$909,462 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Max Weir head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Tim Gelzinis | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Casey Aubin | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Alex Luccini | Volunteer Assistant 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
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →23,936undergraduates · 31,810 students in all
Women 52% Men 48%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →58%admitted · of 50,424 applicants
SAT middle 50%1300 – 1480
ACT middle 50%29 – 33
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 83%
Baseball
Full picture →35on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3435
1 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate984
94% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $710,282 $20,294 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $6,993,887
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $909,462
Cost
Full picture →$22,954net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $17,357 in-state · $39,293 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.84violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 15 burglaries · 57 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 26 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →17%of bachelor's degrees in business · 25 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of Massachusetts, Amherst
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 program35 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions58% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$22,954 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 17%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 23,936Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.84 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amherst College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 1 | 33 | $381k | — | 10% | |
| Elms College Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 17 | 35 | $80k | — | 88% | |
| Western New England University Division III · Conference of New England | 19 | 50 | $217k | — | 83% | |
| American International College Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 19 | 56 | $631k | — | 97% | |
| Springfield College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 20 | 46 | $188k | — | 70% | |
| Westfield State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 22 | 39 | $183k | — | 81% | |
| Worcester State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 36 | 38 | $166k | — | 90% | |
| Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 36 | 35 | $130k | — | 92% | |
| Assumption University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 36 | 61 | $523k | — | 87% | |
| Franklin Pierce University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 36 | 51 | $636k | — | 90% | |
| Clark University (Massachusetts) Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 37 | 49 | $215k | — | 42% | |
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 37 | 37 | $284k | — | 58% |
Other baseball programs in the Mid-American Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ball State University 4 over cap | 38 | $1.5M | $38,896 | 978 | vs | |
| Central Michigan University 7 over cap | 41 | $1.3M | $30,940 | 986 | vs | |
| Eastern Michigan University 14 over cap | 48 | $1.3M | $26,206 | 964 | vs | |
| University of Toledo 6 over cap | 40 | $1.2M | $30,331 | 983 | vs | |
| Bowling Green State University 2 over cap | 36 | $995k | $27,645 | 988 | vs | |
| Western Michigan University room for 1 | 33 | $923k | $27,972 | 986 | vs | |
| University of Massachusetts, Amherst 1 over cap | 35 | $710k | $20,293 | 984 | vs | |
| University of Akron 1 over cap | 35 | $526k | $15,034 | — | vs | |
| Kent State University | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Miami University (Ohio) | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Ohio University | — | — | — | — | vs |
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