custom33Lnumber8custom1R/Rweight205positionChighschoolUniversity City HSfirst_nameJoeyearRS SeniorhometownSan Diego, Calif.height6-0last_nameOliveira2009 (Senior): Entering the season with a hand injury, Joe sat out the first few games of the season before seeing time as an outfielder on March 7 against San Jose State. Oliveira could only start in eight games last year before he required labrum surgery in 2009. Through 11 total games as a pinch runner or a pinch hitter, Joe tallied eight hits and scored nine of the Tigers' runs in 2009. Oliveira finished his short season hitting .258 with one double. At the beginning of the 2009 season, Oliveira was one of 44 Division I catchers named to the 2009 Coleman Company-Johnny Bench Award Watch List by The Greater Wichita Area Sports Commission.2008 (Junior): Before the start of his junior season, Joe was rated as the ninth best catcher in the nation by Rivals.com and then washed that down with a 2008 All-Big West Conference Honorable Mention to close out an impressive year. Oliveira endured all 55 games for the Tigers in 2008, the only player to do so, and finished fourth on the team with 57 hits. He led the team and was fourth in the conference with 24 stolen bases and 40 runs. Defensively, Joe was third best catcher in the Big West for runners caught stealing, throwing out 22. He drew 33 walks on the season, which was second in the Big West and best on the team. Joe had 19 multi-hit games on the season, including one four-hit game in the 8-5 loss to Cal Poly on April 13, when he went 4-for-5 offensively with two RBI. Against Long Beach on April 25, Joe pounded out his only triple of the year and accounted for one run in the 10-3 loss.2007 (Sophomore): A two-year starter for the Tigers, Oliveira finished the 2007 season with a .327 batting average, second only to Justin Baum. Joe was a member of the All-Big West First Team, finishing the year with a team-leading 84 hits, 45 runs scored, five stolen bases and four triples. He also posted 12 doubles, three home runs, 113 total bases, a .440 slugging percentage and a .388 on-base percentage. Following the season, Joe earned the San Diego Hall of Champions Breitbard Star of the Month award for May in recognition of his All-Big West First Team honor. Later in the summer, Joe earned a spot in the Texas Collegiate League All-Star game. Oliveira posted 27 multi-hit games in 2007 and delivered five multi-RBI performances. Joe's best individual game was a 4-for-6 performance against No. 2 Clemson in the Tigers' 4-3, 11-inning loss on Feb. 24. Oliveira was the lone Tiger to start all 59 games, starting in four different defensive positions (catcher and all three outfield positions).2006 (Freshman): Joe finished his first season at Pacific with a .194 batting average. Oliveira finished the season 12-for-62, with five runs scored and eight RBI. Oliveira's best game of the season came on April 8, as the freshman collected three hits and four RBI in the Tigers' 5-1 win over UC Davis. With the game tied, 1-1, in the top of the 10th inning, Oliveira delivered his first extra-base hit as a Tiger, a three-run triple to seal the victory. Oliveira's performance against UC Davis earned him Big West Player of the Week honors.High School: Oliveira graduated from University City High School in San Diego, Calif., in 2005. Joe earned a combined six letters in baseball (three) and basketball (three) while playing for the Centurions. Oliveira led University City HS to a combined 46-23 record in his final two seasons. As a senior, Joe posted a .420 average with 33 runs scored, 31 RBI and 14 stolen bases. Following the 2005 season, Oliveira was named his team's MVP. He earned All-CIF and All-Western League First Team honors in both his junior and senior seasons.Personal: Joseph Oliveira was born in San Diego, Calif., and is the son of José Oliveira and Diane Williams. He has four siblings, Jenna (24), Corinna (24), Crystal (22) and Alyssa (20). In his fifth year at Pacific, Joe is pursuing his master's degree in education after completing his bachelor's in communication last year. After Pacific, Oliveira hopes to play or coach baseball.