Coaching staff announced

The Wild Things announced Wednesday its three-member coaching staff for first-year manager Darin Everson. The coaches include one holder from previous seasons, one former Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher and one former coach in the affiliated ranks.

Bob Bozzuto will be back for his fifth season with the Wild Things as the team's bench coach. Last year, Bozzuto was the third-base coach for the Wild Things.

“Bob brings a great factor to our coaching staff with his experience with the Frontier League," Everson said. "He really knows the ins and outs of the league.”

Mark Dewey, pictured, who spent six seasons (1990 and 1992-96) in the major leagues including two as a relief pitcher with the Pittsburgh Pirates, will be Washington's pitching coach. Dewey had a 12-7 career record with the Pirates, San Francisco Giants and New York Mets. Dewey spent the 1993 and '94 seasons with the Pirates, appearing in 66 games with a 3-3 record and eight saves.

Dewey was the pitching coach at Emory & Henry College last spring. His previous coaching experience includes working as the pitching coach with the Kingsport Mets in 2000 and 2002 and with the Aiken Foxhounds of the independent South Coast League in 2007.

“I am excited to join the Wild Things organization and am looking forward to working with Darin,” Dewey said. “I'm also excited to return to the Pittsburgh area, as I enjoyed the two summers I spent with the Pirates.”

The third coach will be hitting coach Dana Williams. A Weirton, W.Va., native, Williams spent 12 years coaching in the Seattle Mariners' system, serving as manager of the Mariners' team in the rookie-level Arizona League for two years and as a hitting coach with various affiliates for 10 years. He played minor league ball for seven seasons (1983-89) in the Boston Red Sox and Chicago White Sox systems. Williams made it to the majors in 1989 and appeared in eight games for Boston.

One interesting note about Williams is he had one major-league hit (1-for-5). It was a double off Minensota's Allan Anderson in a June game.

“Dana has significant minor-league coaching experience. He not only has expertise in hitting, but also in base running and outfielding, so we look for him to help our players in those areas as well," Everson said.

Todd Marlin, the Wild Things' managing director, said, “We are very excited to have a coaching staff with this amount of experience for the 2010 season. We feel these four coaches will do an excellent job putting a quality team on the field and give Washington a great opportunity to capture our first Frontier League championship.”