Softball Coach Brian Dewey: Head Coach
Brian Dewey headed up a Saints squad that finished 25-15 in 2008. Of those 15 losses, five came to the national champions and three more to teams that qualfied for the Division I National Tournament. The Saints were ranked as high as 14th in the nation this past year and went 11-1 in the Western New York Athletic Confernce. The Saints were named co-champions of the conference, marking the fourth conference championship in the last five years. Dewey was named the WNYAC Coach of the Year and had six players named to the all conference team. In his six year career, Dewey has been named Region Coach of the Year twice (2005 & 2006), WNYAC Coach of the Year twice (2005 & 2008), and NFCA East Region Coach of the Year in 2006. Dewey was one of three nominated for National Coach of the Year in 2006. Before taking over the softball program, Dewey served as the assistant baseball coach for the Saints during the 2001-02 season. Previously, Dewey was a member of the baseball coaching staff at Central High School in Erie, Pennsylvania for six years. During the summer, Dewey also manages a men's softball team. In addition to his duties as head softball coach, Dewey also serves as the schools sports information director. Dewey is from Erie, Pa. and graduated from Mercyhurst College in 2000 with a degree in business administration. He then worked as a sports correspondent for the Erie Times News before coming to Mercyhurst North East.
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