Head Coach Mike
Marron Returns For Second Year
March 25,
2008) – The Pittsfield Dukes are pleased to announce that Head Coach
Mike Marron will be returning to Wahconah Park for the second
straight year. He currently is an assistant coach of the UMass
Lowell River Hawks baseball team.
Marron hopes to continue the positive success that the Dukes showed
during the second half of the year last season.
“With the momentum we took in the last half of last summer, I feel
excited about the direction of the team and the organization,"
Marron said. "There's a lot of potential to make a lot of good
things happen this summer.”
The former standout out Holy Cross catcher comes into his second
season as skipper with high expectations.
"I'm excited about the group I have" coming this summer, he said.
"We're getting players from some very strong programs. That's going
to help us right off the bat."
Marron, who also is an English teacher at Malloy Alternative School,
received a lot of praise by Pittsfield Dukes President Dan Duquette
during the announcement of his return.
"He's a really good role model for the players and the
organization," Dukes president Dan Duquette said when announcing
Marron's return. "He is a very dedicated baseball man. I liked the
way he represented the team and dealt with the players. We're happy
he's coming back."
Both Duquette but especially Marron are excited about the talent of
the players coming to play at Wahconah Park this year.
"There are players (coming) from all over the country. It doesn't
have that New England feel," added Marron. "I'm excited about the
group I have. We're getting players from some very strong programs."
The only returning Duke is Tyler Stampone. He is batting .370 for
William & Mary after transferring from Holy Cross.
You can catch Marron send out his new crew on June 9th as the Dukes
host the Danbury Westerners at historic Wahconah Park.
