India, July 22 -- While the "kiss cam" fiasco may be the reason most people know former Astronomer CEO Andy Byron's name now, he actually had a very different kind of spotlight earlier in life.

He was a college athlete and even had a brief run in professional baseball. He attended Providence College in Rhode Island, where he pitched for the school's baseball team. According to The Providence Journal, Byron was picked up by the minor league team, the Clarksville Coyotes, in 1997.

"Andy Byron led the team with 8 wins, while George Lovett recorded a 3 ERA, best among qualifying pitchers," reads a 1997 season profile from Stats Crew.

The Coyotes, part of the now-defunct Heartland League, didn't exactly dominate that season. They finished f...