St. Lawrence University Athletics

Mark Verstandig '87 grew up in Delmar, New York, and first became interested in St. Lawrence when Andy Talley recruited him to play for the football team. But it was under Tom Fay on the baseball field that he really made his mark, serving as a captain for two seasons before going on to a five-year stint in minor league baseball.
 
Mark posted a .367 career batting average for St. Lawrence, including a .416 average as a sophomore, when he helped lead the team to a 20-4 overall record and a 9-1 mark in ICAC play. A catcher who could hit for power, Verstandig finished his career with 41 extra base hits, including 11 home runs, in 99 career games played. Over the course of his four seasons, he helped lead the Saints to 62 wins and a 27-12 record in ICAC games.
 
After graduating, Mark played minor league baseball for five seasons for seven different clubs at the A and AA double level. He currently owns and operates M&K Greenhouses LLC, a third-generation owned family business, in Selkirk, New York.
 
Mark and his wife Kimberly have three children: Steven, Kyle and Chris.