Raphael Cerrato

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Raphael Cerrato
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamRhode Island
ConferenceAtlantic 10
Record221–242–2 (.477)
Biographical details
Born (1971-05-20) May 20, 1971 (age 52)
Playing career
1990–1993Rhode Island
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1997Rhode Island (asst)
1998–2000Massachusetts (asst)
2001–2005Brown (asst)
2006New Haven (AHC)
2007–2011New Haven
2012–2014Rhode Island (asst)
2015–presentRhode Island
Head coaching record
Overall352–339–2 (.509)
TournamentsNE10 2–5
A10 9–10
NCAA: 1–2
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Awards
  • Second Team All-A-10 (1991)
  • 2× A-10 Coach of the Year (2015, 2016)

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[edit]

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[edit]

Statistics overview
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: 33-21
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 48–34
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
2022 Rhode Island 20–35 14–10 4th Atlantic 10 tournament
2023 Rhode Island 23–29 13–11 7th Atlantic 10 tournament
2024 Rhode Island 6–17 1–4
Rhode Island: 221–242–2 (.477) 119–72–0 (.623)
Total: 352–339–2 (.509)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Raphael Cerrato". www.newhavenchargers.com. University of New Haven. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
  2. ^ Dave Ascoli (2015). "Rhode Island Baseball: Raphael Cerrato Named Interim Head Coach". www.rhodyrampage.com. FanSide Inc. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  3. ^ 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.

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