by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Baseball at Mercer University, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Mercer is classified as NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Southern Conference.
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The Mercer men’s baseball team fields 48 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 110. The NCAA tracked 120 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Of the 13 varsity sports Mercer reports, baseball sits at #4 by total roster size.
The men’s baseball program carries 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Staffing-wise, 4 are full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Craig Gibson.
Across the school’s 13 sports, baseball ranks #4 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Mercer men’s baseball program reported $1,830,779 in revenue against $1,830,779 in expenses, essentially breaking even. Per athlete, that is about $7,659 in operating expense per athlete, or $367,638 per team.
Among the school’s 13 sports, baseball sits #5 by revenue, accounting for 6% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s baseball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 988 (1000 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. The program kept 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Against the school’s average team APR of 988, baseball is on par with the average at 988.
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