JOLIET — The Joliet Slammers recently announced the hiring of Dave Garcia and Eric Coleman to manager Mike Breyman’s staff.

“I’ve worked with Dave for two years at River City and he was a no-doubter to have on my staff,” Breyman said. “He complements me very well and he’s going to work his butt off for the Slammers. I’ve known Eric since 2008 and I actually played against him in when I was still playing for Gateway. We get along very well, and being a first-year manager, it’s very helpful for me to have someone like Eric who has managerial experience on the staff.”

Garcia, a Northern Illinois University alum, joins the Slammers as the team’s new hitting coach. He spent the past four seasons with the River City Rascals and was the bench coach for the 2010 team that won the Frontier League championship. Garcia worked alongside Breyman on the Rascals’ coaching staff in 2010 and 2011.