St. Lawrence University Athletics

Mark Caron '92 grew up in Canastota, New York, as one of eight children, and was recruited to St. Lawrence to play baseball and football.
 
Caron was a double-threat for the Saints on the baseball diamond as an ace pitcher and power hitter. He finished his career with 13 wins, 17 complete games and 162 strikeouts in 189.1 innings pitched.
 
At the plate, Caron only got a few chances to hit in his first two seasons, but he made up for it in his last two, posting a .346 average with a .627 slugging percentage with a total of 10 home runs his junior and senior year.
 
As a junior, Caron led NCAA Division III pitchers with a 0.85 ERA to earn ECAC Pitcher of the Year honors. He helped the Saints finish 21-8-1 and 6-1-1 in the ICAC that season, and won Empire Athletic Association Player of the Year honors a year later. After the Saints were 1-9 in league play in Caron's rookie season, he helped the Saints post a 19-8-1 record in conference games over his final three seasons.
 
Caron now works as a special education teacher in Auburn, New York, and also works as an academic tutor for the Syracuse University Athletic Department. He has coached football, basketball and baseball in his time as a teacher. He and his wife Rachel have two children, Kevin and Sophia.