Monmouth University Athletics

Rick Oliveri joined Dean Ehehalt's staff in September of 2011. Oliveri's responsibilities include working as the pitching coach as well as recruiting and assist with the day-to-day operation of the program.

Under Oliveri's tutelage, catcher Kyle Perry was named to the All-MAAC Tournament team following Monmouth's first season in the league in 2014. Perry, a three-year starter at catcher, hit .288 in 2013, and Oliveri helped coach the Hawks to 284 runs scored that year.  MU has made the conference tournament in each of Oliveri's four years, including a regular season title in 2011.

Most recently, Oliveri was an assistant coach at Radford University out of the Big South Conference, guiding the catching corps to a 34% caught stealing percentage.  During his two seasons with Highlanders, the Buffalo, New York native helped decrease the number of passed balls, wild pitches and errors.  He also coordinated, marketed and ran camps and clinics for the Joe Raccuia Baseball Camps where he increased registrations over 47%.

After graduation from the University of Buffalo where he was a three year starter, Oliveri joined the staff at Lincoln Memorial University as a graduate assistant mentoring the catching unit, doubling the caught stealing percentage from the year before.

With the Bulls, Oliveri was a four-year catcher earning Most Improved Player honors in the 2006 season.   The two-time team captain was awarded the Coaches Award during the 2006-2007 campaign.  Oliveri, who graduated with a degree in business administration, also had a two year stint with the Maryland Redbirds in the Cal Ripken Summer Sr. Collegiate Baseball League, appearing in an All-Star game.