Husson University

Rick Roberts started overseeing Robert & Frances O’Keefe Field as a part as his role as a facilities assistant in 2022. He also serves as the head coach for the Husson softball program.

While as an assistant, Roberts coached four North Atlantic Conference Pitchers of the Year selections: Jen Jones (2021, 2019) & McKenna Smith (2023, 2022). Additionally, Jones and Smith we both selected to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-Region in those same seasons. Roberts also helped the Eagles win four NAC championships, including three straight along with three-straight NCAA Regional appearances.

Prior to Husson, Roberts worked as a volunteer assistant varsity softball coach at Ellsworth High School from 1998-2008 and took over head coaching duties from 2008-2015. Roberts has been coaching/playing softball for over 40 years, while spending 20 years pitching and coaching men’s fast pitch softball in Los Angeles, California. Additionally, he has worked as a member of the coaching staff at Sluggers Baseball & Softball Training Facility in Brewer, Maine and teaches pitching for several Maine schools as well as working with hitters and fielders throughout the State of Maine. 

A native of Los Angeles, California, Roberts worked as an officer for the Los Angeles Police Department for 12 years before moving to Maine in 1998 where he worked as an officer for the Ellsworth Police Department.