Williams Resigns As Surf Manager

Mitch Williams has resigned as the manager of the Atlantic City Surf.

The Surf said Williams was leaving the Atlantic League team "to pursue other business opportunities."

"Mitch gave our organization a lot and he will certainly be missed," said General Manager Mario Perrucci. "We will begin a search for a new manager immediately."

Williams took over as the manager of the Surf on July 1, 2002, replacing Tommy Helms. He then directed the Surf to a record of 45-22 and the second-half South Division championship of the Atlantic League.

In the playoffs, Atlantic City lost to the Newark Bears two games to one in a best-of-three series. The Surf finished the 2002 season with the best overall record in the league at 73-57.

In his first full season as Atlantic City's manager, Williams went 63-63 in 2003. His career record with Atlantic City was 112-90.

The former Philadelphia Phillies reliever, who set a team record for saves in 1993 when he helped the club reach the World Series, joined the Surf as the team's pitching coach prior to the 2001 season.

He earned the nickname "Wild Thing" in his 11-year major league career. He recorded the final out in NLCS in 1993, but also surrendered the World Series-winning home run to Toronto's Joe Carter.

Williams was the third manager in Surf history. He was preceded by Doc Edwards (1998-99) and Helms (2000-02).

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