Cerrato 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. 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. 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. With a win against St. Joseph's on May 16, 2025, Cerrato became the winningest coach in Rhode Island baseball history. ==Head coaching record==