University of Nevada, Las Vegas Baseball
University of Nevada, Las Vegas fields a baseball team in the Mountain West Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 38 players, about the median of 40, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,548,459, about the median of $1.6M — $40,748 per roster spot, upper half of Division I baseball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 34 in force from 2025-26, that is 4 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 978, about the median of 979, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $6,969,947 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $29,659 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
- Roster38 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap34 4 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,548,459 for the year
- Operating expenses$402,460 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$40,748 division median $39,211
- Academic Progress Rate978 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$6,969,947 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$29,659 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$1,516,473 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Nick Garritano head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Bryan Gidge | Assistant Coach / Pitching Coach | On file · sign in |
| Dan Jaffe | Assistant Coach / Recruiting Coordinator | On file · sign in |
| Trever Berg | Assistant Coach / Director of Baseball Operations | 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
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 50%
Baseball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $1,548,459 $40,749 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $6,969,947
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $1,516,473
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $9,142 in-state · $26,099 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 34 burglaries · 11 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 14 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research University of Nevada, Las Vegas
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Utah Tech University Division I · Mountain West Conference | 111 | 33 | $1.2M | — | — |
Other baseball programs in the Mountain West Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Hawaii, Manoa 7 over cap | 41 | $2.4M | $57,902 | 979 | vs | |
| University of Nevada, Reno 5 over cap | 39 | $2.2M | $55,948 | 954 | vs | |
| Grand Canyon University 11 over cap | 45 | $1.7M | $37,943 | 979 | vs | |
| University of Nevada, Las Vegas 4 over cap | 38 | $1.5M | $40,748 | 978 | vs | |
| University of California, Davis 9 over cap | 43 | $1.5M | $35,932 | 989 | vs | |
| University of New Mexico 6 over cap | 40 | $1.5M | $38,516 | 965 | vs | |
| San Jose State University 14 over cap | 48 | $1.3M | $26,917 | 940 | vs | |
| Utah Tech University room for 1 | 33 | $1.2M | $37,802 | — | vs | |
| U.S. Air Force Academy | — | — | — | 994 | vs |
Every Mountain West Conference baseball program · Baseball budgets ranked