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Rick Oliveri Senior Catcher 5-11 * 195 * R/R Tonawanda, NY Canisius HS

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2007: Started 36 games for the Bulls and played in 44... Went 2-for-2 at the plate with a run batted in against Le Moyne (3/29)... Was 6-for-10 with five runs scored in a three-game series against Ohio.

2006: Appeared in 21 games getting the starting nod in the final 12 games of the season... Had a season-high two runs batted in against Bowling Green... Had back-to-back 2-for-4 performances in the series against the Falcons... Finished the season batting .327 (16-49)... Had a season-high seven putouts against Niagara.

2005: Appeared in eight games in spot duty as a reserve catcher and as a pinch-hitter... Had hits in four of last five at-bats of season, including RBI singles against Towson (3/18) and Central Michigan (5/15)... Also scored runs in games against Kent State (5/1) and Toledo (5/6)... Spent most of the season recovering from shoulder surgery... A UB Scholar Athlete in both semesters.

2004: Redshirted during first year at UB...A UB Scholar Athlete.

High School: A three-year letterwinner for head coach Brian Tenney at Canisius High School...Hit .417 with 11 doubles, three triples and 21 RBIs his senior season... Named All-Catholic as a junior and a senior...Named second-team All-Western New York as a senior...Earned his team’s Mr. Defense Award as a junior and a senior...Named MVP of his American Legion team in 2003.

Personal: Full name is Richard Joseph Oliveri... Born November 1, 1984... Majoring in accounting... Parents are Richard and Paula Oliveri... Father played professional baseball... Has a sister, Cassondra, who is a swimmer at UB... Favorite movie is The Natural... Favorite athlete is Derek Jeter... Father was a professional baseball player and appeared in The Natural.