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A former standout at the College of the Holy Cross, Mike Marron enters his fourth season in the coaching ranks and will oversee UMass Lowell's pitchers and catchers.
Fresh off his second season as head coach of the Pittsfield Dukes of the New England Collegiate Baseball League, Marron was named the NECBL 2008 Coach of the Year as he guided the Dukes to a 28-20 record, up from a 13-28 clip in 2007.
The most improved team in the NECBL, Pittsfield advanced to the Southern Division Championship Series where it lost to the Newport Gulls (13-5, 6-3).
A four-year player and three-year starter with the Crusaders, Marron arrived to the Worcester campus as a pitcher but converted to catcher his sophomore year and immediately earned All-Patriot League second team honors. He also earned the Riopel Award as the team's most valuable player and the Ray Dobens Award for most improved player honors that year.
The following summer, Marron joined the Mill City All-Americans of the New England Collegiate Baseball League (NECBL) and batted .280 for the season, playing alongside former UML standout pitchers Brad Laurin and Steve Palazzolo.
Marron also enjoyed a solid season as a junior, batting a team-high .346 and fielding a perfect 1.000 percent. He was named captain as a senior and completed his degree in English with a concentration in Africana studies.
Prior to Holy Cross, Marron was a two-year all-league standout at Germantown Academy in Fort Washington, PA. Following graduation in 2000, he attended Mercersburg Academy for a postgraduate year where he helped lead the Blue Storm to the Pennsylvania private school state championship.
Marron spent the summers of 2004 and 2005 playing for the Lexington Blue Sox of the Intercity League, which he helped guide to league titles both seasons.
A native of Huntingdon Valley, PA, Marron is currently an English teacher at the Molloy Alternative School in Lowell. He lives in South Boston, MA.
an English teacher at the Molloy Alternative School in Lowell. He lives in South Boston, MA.
