MARION, Ill. — Former Stony Brook baseball standout Steve Marino is retiring from the sport after a decade in the professional ranks.

Marino, who was named to the America East All-Rookie team in 2008 and to the All-America East first team in 2010 at third base, most recently served as the hitting and third base coach for the Southern Illinois Miners in the independent Frontier League.

He had led that team as a player to three straight division titles, from 2014 through 2016.

Overall, Marino played five seasons of professional baseball.

A Lake Grove native and Centereach High School grad, Marino plans to enter law enforcement with the Illinois State Police, according to the Miners.

"I will certainly miss putting on a Miners uniform every summer, but I am very excited and honored to move into a career that helps serve and protect the great people of Illinois," Marino said. "I have always had a great respect for law enforcement throughout my life, and I will take the responsibility of working in that line of duty very seriously."

At Stony Brook, Marino played on two NCAA regional teams. He also served as a volunteer coach with the Seawolves after graduating. Marino's brother Greg followed in his footsteps and pitched for Stony Brook from 2016 through 2019, also earning first-team all-conference honors.