Former big-league outfielder joins ZooKeepers’ coaching staff

Skye Bolt, right, played in the major leagues with the Oakland Athletics. (The Associated Press)

ASHEBORO — Former major league outfielder Skye Bolt will be the hitting coach for the Asheboro ZooKeepers this year, the collegiate summer league team announced last week.

Bolt, 32, was a college standout at North Carolina.

The ZooKeepers also announced that Asheboro baseball coach Jamey May will serve as the Coastal Plain League team’s pitching coach.

The coaching staff under first-year manager Mark Weidemaier also will include Mason Bell, who’s in his final season as a college pitcher at Southern Indiana.