Mark Armstrong

Biography

Mark Armstrong Director of Quality Control • Third Season Cal Poly ’22 Mark Armstrong, a backup catcher for Cal Poly from 2018-22, was hired as a graduate assistant for the 2023 season and was elevated to Director of Quality Control prior to the 2024 season. Armstrong played in 41 games during his Mustang career, producing 10 hits, including three doubles. He twice was named winner of the team's Robin Baggett Scholar-Athlete Award. Armstrong also played for the Santa Maria Reds in two summer ball seasons. Armstrong is a graduate of Paso Robles High School and was named 2017 San Luis Obispo County Player of the Year by The Tribune after a stellar senior season in which he hit .354 with three home runs and called every pitch for a Bearcat staff that compiled a 1.55 ERA. He helped Bearcats to a 26-8 record, a share of the Pac 8 championship and a berth in the semifinal round of the CIF-Southern Section Division 3 playoffs. Armstrong knocked in 28 runs, stole eight bases and produced 11 doubles and three triples as a senior. He hit .434 as a junior with 10 doubles and a pair of triples. Son of Mark and Marissa Armstrong, Mark has one sister, Jenny. He earned his bachelor's degree in applied mathematics at Cal Poly in March 2022 and completed requirements for a master’s degree in quantitative economics in 2023.