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Jersey Number 10
Mason Montgomery
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 185
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Leander, Texas
- High School:
- Leander High School
Bio
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2020)
The only left-handed starter, opened the season in a midweek role … helped Tech go 16-3 during the shortened 2020 season, climbing at one point to as high as No. 1 in the polls for the first time since 1997 … led the staff in wins by going 3-1 in four starts … posted a 3.00 ERA over 18.0 innings … allowed six runs (all earned) on 12 hits with 20 strikeouts and seven walks … limited opponents to a .185 batting average, second best among the five starters … limited right-handers to .179 hitting while lefties hit .222 … with runners on base, kept opponents to .154 hitting … also impressive with two outs in an inning, allowing opponents to hit .105 … forced 21 ground ball outs - the most on the team - compared to 10 flyouts … started all four games he appeared and earned the win in each of his first three outings … worked through at least 4.0 innings in each start … made his season debut with a scheduled 4.0 inning start against Northern Colorado (Feb. 16) where he allowed two runs on two hits with five strikeouts … pitched 5.0 shutout innings the next week for the win against Southern (Feb. 25) … matched his career high with seven strikeouts in the effort … followed with another 5.0 inning victory a week later against UNLV (Mar. 3) where he allowed one run on three hits with three strikeouts … finished the year with 4.0 innings against No. 10 Mississippi State (Mar. 10), allowing three runs on four hits for his only loss of the year in Biloxi, Miss. … HONORS … Academic All-Big 12 First Team … BIG 12 LEADER … one of only seven Big 12 pitchers to record three wins on the year … tied for seventh with eight strikeouts looking … ninth with an opposing batting average of .185 … TEAM LEADER … led the team in wins with three … third on the team in innings pitched with 18.0 … fifth with a .185 opposing batting average … second on the team with eight strikeouts looking … AGAINST NATIONALLY RANKED TEAMS … made the start in a midweek battle against No. 10 Mississippi State (Mar. 10) in Biloxi, Miss., where he took the loss after allowing three runs on four hits over 4.0 innings … struck out five and walked two in the effort … finished with a 6.75 ERA … AGAINST UNRANKED TEAMS … won all three starts against unranked foes, going 3-0 with a 1.93 ERA … allowed three runs on eight hits over 14.0 innings … posted 15 strikeouts to five walks … put the clamps on opposing hitters as they managed a .167 batting average … allowed two runs on two hits with five strikeouts in his season debut against Northern Colorado (Feb. 16) … followed with 5.0 shutout innings against Southern (Feb. 25) where he matched his career high with seven strikeouts … earned his third win with 5.0 innings of work against UNLV (Mar. 3), yielding a run on three hits with three strikeouts … HOME GAMES … his first three starts of the year – all victories – came at Rip Griffin Park … finished 3-0 with a 1.93 ERA in 14.0 innings … AWAY GAMES … did not make an appearance at a true away game … NEUTRAL SITE … lone start away from home came against No. 10 Mississippi State in Biloxi (Mar. 10) … took the loss after allowing three runs on four hits over 4.0 innings … struck out five and walked two in the effort … DAY GAMES … all three home starts occurred during the day … went 3-0 in three starts with a 1.93 ERA … struck out 15 and walked five … NIGHT GAMES … the lone start away from home also came at night … took the loss against No. 10 Mississippi State in Biloxi (Mar. 10) … allowed three runs on four hits with five strikeouts and two walks … STREAKS … started the year by earning the win in his first three starts.
FRESHMAN SEASON (2019)
Made nine appearances on the mound, starting six games for the Red Raiders during his freshman campaign … put together a 5.14 ERA and a 3-1 record … tossed 35.0 innings … racked up 24 strikeouts while giving up 20 earned runs … issued 26 walks while giving up 32 hits, with just six for extra bases … posted a season-high seven strikeouts against Wichita State on March 10 … BIG 12 GAMES … made two appearances, including one start … had a 1.50 ERA … struck out five and walked five … gave up one earned run on one hit over 6.0 innings … opponents hit .056 against him in Big 12 play … NON-BIG 12 GAMES … made nine appearances, starting seven games over 27.2 innings … struck out 18 and walked 18 … gave up 17 runs on 28 hits, with only six going for extra bases … HOME GAMES … had seven appearances at Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park, including six starts … pieced together a 5.48 ERA and a 2-1 record at home … tossed 21.1 innings, striking out 16 and walking 13 … allowed 13 earned runs on 23 hits, four for extra bases … AWAY GAMES … pitched in three games, making one start on the road … finished with a 3.68 ERA… tossed 7.1 innings, striking out four … allowed three runs on four hits, as opposing hitters have compiled a .167 average at the plate ... NEUTRAL SITE GAMES … made two appearances on a neutral site, both starts … struck out four and gave up five hits, four runs, over 6.1 innings of work … AGAINST NATIONALLY-RANKED OPPONENTS … pitched in two games, making two starts, against ranked foes … finished with a 4.26 ERA … totaled 6.1 frames, striking out five … allowed three earned runs and four hits, as opposing hitters compiled a .200 average at the plate against him.
LEANDER HIGH SCHOOL
A three-year letterman for coach Matt Grissom at Leander High School in Leander, Texas ... ranked as the No. 2 left-handed pitcher in the State of Texas and No. 9 overall prospect in the state for the class of 2018 … drafted in the 39th round of the 2018 Major League Baseball Draft by the Chicago White Sox … named 2018 TSWA 6A All-State Honorable Mention … named Pitcher of the Week by PrepBaseballReport.com for striking out 19 batters in a seven-inning shutout of Belton, allowing only one hit and walking two … earned 2017 All-District 25-6A First Team and All-Central Texas Baseball Team accolades his junior year after posting a 0.63 ERA with 80 strikeouts in 44.2 innings … hit .350 as a junior with a home run and 10 RBI.
PERSONAL
Born in Austin, Texas … son of Bobby and Darlene Montgomery … brother to Jake … father played baseball at Howard Payne … plans to major in Computer Science.
The only left-handed starter, opened the season in a midweek role … helped Tech go 16-3 during the shortened 2020 season, climbing at one point to as high as No. 1 in the polls for the first time since 1997 … led the staff in wins by going 3-1 in four starts … posted a 3.00 ERA over 18.0 innings … allowed six runs (all earned) on 12 hits with 20 strikeouts and seven walks … limited opponents to a .185 batting average, second best among the five starters … limited right-handers to .179 hitting while lefties hit .222 … with runners on base, kept opponents to .154 hitting … also impressive with two outs in an inning, allowing opponents to hit .105 … forced 21 ground ball outs - the most on the team - compared to 10 flyouts … started all four games he appeared and earned the win in each of his first three outings … worked through at least 4.0 innings in each start … made his season debut with a scheduled 4.0 inning start against Northern Colorado (Feb. 16) where he allowed two runs on two hits with five strikeouts … pitched 5.0 shutout innings the next week for the win against Southern (Feb. 25) … matched his career high with seven strikeouts in the effort … followed with another 5.0 inning victory a week later against UNLV (Mar. 3) where he allowed one run on three hits with three strikeouts … finished the year with 4.0 innings against No. 10 Mississippi State (Mar. 10), allowing three runs on four hits for his only loss of the year in Biloxi, Miss. … HONORS … Academic All-Big 12 First Team … BIG 12 LEADER … one of only seven Big 12 pitchers to record three wins on the year … tied for seventh with eight strikeouts looking … ninth with an opposing batting average of .185 … TEAM LEADER … led the team in wins with three … third on the team in innings pitched with 18.0 … fifth with a .185 opposing batting average … second on the team with eight strikeouts looking … AGAINST NATIONALLY RANKED TEAMS … made the start in a midweek battle against No. 10 Mississippi State (Mar. 10) in Biloxi, Miss., where he took the loss after allowing three runs on four hits over 4.0 innings … struck out five and walked two in the effort … finished with a 6.75 ERA … AGAINST UNRANKED TEAMS … won all three starts against unranked foes, going 3-0 with a 1.93 ERA … allowed three runs on eight hits over 14.0 innings … posted 15 strikeouts to five walks … put the clamps on opposing hitters as they managed a .167 batting average … allowed two runs on two hits with five strikeouts in his season debut against Northern Colorado (Feb. 16) … followed with 5.0 shutout innings against Southern (Feb. 25) where he matched his career high with seven strikeouts … earned his third win with 5.0 innings of work against UNLV (Mar. 3), yielding a run on three hits with three strikeouts … HOME GAMES … his first three starts of the year – all victories – came at Rip Griffin Park … finished 3-0 with a 1.93 ERA in 14.0 innings … AWAY GAMES … did not make an appearance at a true away game … NEUTRAL SITE … lone start away from home came against No. 10 Mississippi State in Biloxi (Mar. 10) … took the loss after allowing three runs on four hits over 4.0 innings … struck out five and walked two in the effort … DAY GAMES … all three home starts occurred during the day … went 3-0 in three starts with a 1.93 ERA … struck out 15 and walked five … NIGHT GAMES … the lone start away from home also came at night … took the loss against No. 10 Mississippi State in Biloxi (Mar. 10) … allowed three runs on four hits with five strikeouts and two walks … STREAKS … started the year by earning the win in his first three starts.
FRESHMAN SEASON (2019)
Made nine appearances on the mound, starting six games for the Red Raiders during his freshman campaign … put together a 5.14 ERA and a 3-1 record … tossed 35.0 innings … racked up 24 strikeouts while giving up 20 earned runs … issued 26 walks while giving up 32 hits, with just six for extra bases … posted a season-high seven strikeouts against Wichita State on March 10 … BIG 12 GAMES … made two appearances, including one start … had a 1.50 ERA … struck out five and walked five … gave up one earned run on one hit over 6.0 innings … opponents hit .056 against him in Big 12 play … NON-BIG 12 GAMES … made nine appearances, starting seven games over 27.2 innings … struck out 18 and walked 18 … gave up 17 runs on 28 hits, with only six going for extra bases … HOME GAMES … had seven appearances at Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park, including six starts … pieced together a 5.48 ERA and a 2-1 record at home … tossed 21.1 innings, striking out 16 and walking 13 … allowed 13 earned runs on 23 hits, four for extra bases … AWAY GAMES … pitched in three games, making one start on the road … finished with a 3.68 ERA… tossed 7.1 innings, striking out four … allowed three runs on four hits, as opposing hitters have compiled a .167 average at the plate ... NEUTRAL SITE GAMES … made two appearances on a neutral site, both starts … struck out four and gave up five hits, four runs, over 6.1 innings of work … AGAINST NATIONALLY-RANKED OPPONENTS … pitched in two games, making two starts, against ranked foes … finished with a 4.26 ERA … totaled 6.1 frames, striking out five … allowed three earned runs and four hits, as opposing hitters compiled a .200 average at the plate against him.
LEANDER HIGH SCHOOL
A three-year letterman for coach Matt Grissom at Leander High School in Leander, Texas ... ranked as the No. 2 left-handed pitcher in the State of Texas and No. 9 overall prospect in the state for the class of 2018 … drafted in the 39th round of the 2018 Major League Baseball Draft by the Chicago White Sox … named 2018 TSWA 6A All-State Honorable Mention … named Pitcher of the Week by PrepBaseballReport.com for striking out 19 batters in a seven-inning shutout of Belton, allowing only one hit and walking two … earned 2017 All-District 25-6A First Team and All-Central Texas Baseball Team accolades his junior year after posting a 0.63 ERA with 80 strikeouts in 44.2 innings … hit .350 as a junior with a home run and 10 RBI.
PERSONAL
Born in Austin, Texas … son of Bobby and Darlene Montgomery … brother to Jake … father played baseball at Howard Payne … plans to major in Computer Science.
Highlights: Cincinnati (Big 12 Tournament)
Wednesday, May 21
Behind the Mic - UC vs TTU
Wednesday, May 21
Preview Presser: Cincinnati (B12 Tournament)
Tuesday, May 20
Highlights: BYU (Game Three)
Saturday, May 17
