On October 17, 2009, he was promoted to the Pittsburgh Pirates as the assistant pitching coach. When John Russell, the manager of the Pirates, initiated the firing of Joe Kerrigan, the Pirates' pitching coach, in August 2010, Searage was named interim pitching coach for the Pirates.
Searage was elevated to a role with the Pittsburgh Pirates on October 17, 2009, serving as an assistant instructor for pitchers. Following John Russell's decision to let go of Joe Kerrigan as pitching coach in August 2010, Searage assumed the position of interim pitching coach.