Saint baseball coach Tom Fay teaches student-athletes to coach. In addition to his duties as baseball coach, Dr. Tom Fay oversees the academic component in the sport studies and exercise science minor, which leads to New York State coaching certification for those who complete the program. He is also involved in the development of the assessment program for the New York State Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, which shapes the way physical education is taught in the state.

While he is committed to and deeply immersed in the academic side of sports and physical education, his passion is the sport of baseball and he has coached and taught some outstanding players. Named the New York State Regional Coach of the Year after leading his 2006 team to a 24-14 record, the Liberty League Championship and an NCAA tournament appearance which included the first NCAA victory in program history, Fay has won 446 games in a 34 season career at St. Lawrence.

Fay’s impact on St. Lawrence baseball and his players is reflected in the naming of the new Saint baseball field as Tom Fay Field.

Several of his former players have gone on to play in professional organizations and others have gone on to coaching careers, prominent among them Steve Owens, the coach of LeMoyne College, an annual challenger for a NCAA Division I tournament berth.