Raphael Cerrato
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Rhode Island |
| Conference | Atlantic 10 |
| Record | 172–161–2 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | May 20, 1971 |
| Playing career | |
| 1990–1993 | Rhode Island |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1997 | Rhode Island (asst) |
| 1998–2000 | Massachusetts (asst) |
| 2001–2005 | Brown (asst) |
| 2006 | New Haven (AHC) |
| 2007–2011 | New Haven |
| 2012–2014 | Rhode Island (asst) |
| 2015–present | Rhode Island |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 303–259–2 |
| Tournaments | NE10 2–5 A10 9–8 NCAA: 1–2 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
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| Awards | |
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Raphael Cerrato is an American college baseball coach and former player. Cerrato is the head coach of the Rhode Island Rams baseball team.
Coaching career[]
Cerrate returned to the University of Rhode Island as a volunteer assistant in 1997. From 1998 to 2000, Cerrato was an assistant at the UMass Minutemen baseball program. Following his stint at UMass, Cerrato became the top assistant for the Brown Bears baseball team. In 2006, he became the top assistant for the University of New Haven, only to be promoted to head coach the next year.[1] Cerrato lead the Chargers to a 131–97 record in 5 seasons as the head coach.
In 2012, he returned to Rhode Island to become an assistant for Jim Foster.
On July 17, 2014, Cerrato was named the interim head coach for the Rhode Island baseball team.[2] After guiding the Rams to a 26–25–1 in 2015, Cerrato signed a 4-year contract to be the permanent head coach on July 23, 2015.[3]
Head coaching record[]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Haven Chargers (East Coast Conference) (2007–2008) | |||||||||
| 2007 | New Haven | 28–18 | 16–11 | 5th | |||||
| 2008 | New Haven | 24–25 | 17–10 | 3rd | |||||
| New Haven Chargers (Northeast-10 Conference) (2009–2011) | |||||||||
| 2009 | New Haven | 22–21 | 16–14 | 5th | Northeast-10 Tournament | ||||
| 2010 | New Haven | 31–15 | 18–8 | 3rd | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2011 | New Haven | 26–18 | 14–12 | 5th | Northeast-10 Tournament | ||||
| New Haven: | 131–97 | 81–55 | |||||||
| Rhode Island Rams (Atlantic 10 Conference) (2015–present) | |||||||||
| 2015 | Rhode Island | 26–25–1 | 15–9 | T-2nd | Atlantic 10 Tournament | ||||
| 2016 | Rhode Island | 31–27 | 18–6 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2017 | Rhode Island | 31–22 | 17–6 | 2nd | Atlantic 10 Tournament | ||||
| 2018 | Rhode Island | 24–27 | 13–11 | T-7th | |||||
| 2019 | Rhode Island | 24–29 | 14–9 | 6th | Atlantic 10 Tournament | ||||
| 2020 | Rhode Island | 8–5 | 0–0 | Season canceled due to COVID-19 | |||||
| 2021 | Rhode Island | 28–26–1 | 14–6 | 1st (North) | Atlantic 10 Tournament | ||||
| Rhode Island: | 172–161–2 | 105–56 | |||||||
| Total: | 303–259–2 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Raphael Cerrato". www.newhavenchargers.com. University of New Haven. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
- ^ Dave Ascoli (2015). "Rhode Island Baseball: Raphael Cerrato Named Interim Head Coach". www.rhodyrampage.com. FanSide Inc. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
- ^ Bill Koch (June 23, 2015). "Cerrato signs four-year deal to remain URI baseball coach". www.providencejournal.com. GateHouse Media, LLC. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
External links[]
- Living people
- 1971 births
- Rhode Island Rams baseball players
- Rhode Island Rams baseball coaches
- UMass Minutemen baseball coaches
- Brown Bears baseball coaches
- New Haven Chargers baseball coaches