Coaching Staff
Paul Crivello
HEAD BASEBALL COACH
pcrivello@monmouthregional.net
732-542-1170 ext.1144
Paul is entering his 10th season as Monmouth Regional High School's Head Baseball Coach and 21st year as a Health and Physical Education Teacher. Paul is happily married to Kristen and they have a daughter Kayla and a son Paul Jr.. They currently reside in Middlesex County, NJ. Paul has a Bachelors Degree in Health and Physical Education from Kean University and also has a Master's Degree in Athletic Administration from Concordia University Irvine. Baseball has been a huge part of Paul's life as his passion and dedication have carried on to his success both as a player and as a coach. Paul was a Team Captain as well as an All State, All County, All Area Baseball Player at Somerville High School in Somerville N.J. He is the only player to pitch a Perfect Game in School history. In 2006, he was inducted into the Somerville High School Athletic Hall of Fame for Baseball. Paul played College Baseball at Middlesex County College in Edison, NJ where he was team Captain and was named to the All Conference, All Mid Atlantic, and All American Team while sporting the 4th highest batting avg. in the Country at .540. He transferred to Kean University in Union, NJ where he played for two seasons under current Head Coach Neil Ioveiro. He was again team Captain his Senior Year and was named All NJAC, All Region and All State in his career. He is currently second all time in Career Batting Avg. at Kean University where he holds a .415 avg. Paul was invited to participate in major league try outs and had an opportunity to play independent baseball but chose to pursue his long time passion of becoming a teacher and baseball coach . As a Coach, in 2001 he was the Bloomfield College Assistant Baseball Coach a Division II program NAIA in Bloomfield NJ. From 2002-2023 Coach Crivello has been a part of the rich Monmouth Falcon Tradition. He was an Assistant Coach for the Falcons for 10 seasons. Nine of them served as the Head JV Coach. As an Assistant coach Paul was part of a program that has won the Umpire Sportsmanship Award 5 times in 10 years- This award is presented to the entire program for displaying excellent Character and Discipline through out the season. In 2005,Monmouth Won the Group 3 State Sectional Title and also Won Overall Group 3 State Championship for first time in School History. Monmouth was Ranked #4 in the State, and #1 in Asbury Park Press top 10. In 2013, Monmouth just won the Central Jersey Group II State Title. In the Summer, Paul volunteered and coached the American Legion Team for seven seasons. In 2007, they won the Monmouth County League Championship while going undefeated 17-0. Competed against college players in the State Tournament in Ewing Twp. Finished top 4 in the District.In 2012 Paul was voted the Assistant Baseball Coach of the Year for Monmouth County by the Shore Baseball Coaches Association! In 2015 Paul guided the Falcons to their first Division Championship since 2003 in just his second season as the Head Coach. In 2017 Coach Crivello once again led the Falcons to a Division Championship by claiming the B North Title which was arguably the toughest division in the shore. It was their first outright division title since 1996. He was named Shore Baseball Coaches Association B North Coach of the Year" in 2017.
Adam Evans
ASSISTANT VARSITY COACH
aevans@monmouthregional.net
732-542-1170 ext. 1197
Adam Evans was a member of the class of 1999 here at Monmouth Regional and is an alumnus of the Golden Falcons baseball team. Adam is happily married to Aileen and they have three sons: Connor, and twins Logan and Wyatt, with one more on the way this spring. They currently reside in Monmouth County. He played first base for the division championship team in 1999 and hit the home run against division rival Holmdel that sealed the title. After high school, Adam attended Rutgers University where he majored in political science and graduated with highest honors. Upon returning home to Monmouth Regional to teach in the Social Studies department, Adam has also joined the Falcons coaching staff. His tenure began in 2004 and he helped guide the 2005 club to the Group III NJSIAA championship and the 2013 State Sectional Championship along with 2 Divisional Championships in 2015 and 2017. Coach Evans is an invaluable asset assisting in player development on all three levels as well as game assignments on the varsity level.
Mike Cozzi
JV Baseball Coach/Varsity Assistant Coach
732-996-2849
Mike just completed his 2nd year in the baseball program. He was our Junior Varsity Head Coach and Varsity pitching Coach this past season.
Rob Merola
Freshman Head Coach/ Asst. Varsity Coach
732-542-1170 ext.1185
Bob has been a part of the Monmouth Regional Baseball Program for over 20 years. He was the Head Football Coach here for many years and is currently the Head Bowling Coach and the President of the Monmouth Regional Education Association. In baseball, Bob guided the Falcons to a championship in the Freshman Tournament in 2003 going undefeated. He has also been a part of numerous Championships as an Assistant Coach. Bob has been a really big part of player development in our program. He is also the Head Chairman of the Shore Classic Freshman Baseball Tournament. This is one of the most prestigious Freshman Tournaments in the Shore.