University of California, Santa Barbara

LONG BEACH STATE
2025
All-Big West Honorable Mention … Big West Academic All-Conference Honoree … Finished the season ranked 27^th in Division I with nine wins … Pitched to a 4.97 ERA over a team-high 76 innings with 60 strikeouts to 29 walks … Threw the Dirtbags’ first complete game since 2023 with a four-hitter against Cal State Bakersfield on April 11, retiring the final 19 batters in order, striking out a season-high eight … Named Big West Pitcher of the Week on April 14 … Pitched seven scoreless innings against UC Davis on May 2.
 
2024
Big West Academic All-Conference Honoree … Pitched to a 3.95 ERA over a team-high 86 2/3 innings pitched, with 73 strikeouts to 20 walks … Struck out a career-high nine batters against UC San Diego on April 6 … Struck out seven and did not allow a walk or earned run against Omaha on Feb. 25 … Named Big West Pitcher of the Week on Feb. 26 … Struck out seven without allowing a walk again on March 2 against Milwaukee … Pitched for the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox in the Cape Cod League over the summer.
 
2023
Pitched to a 4.91 ERA in 40 1/3 innings across 22 appearances (three starts), with 47 strikeouts to 13 walks … Earned his first career save with three shutout innings at No. 9 East Carolina on March 4 … Struck out a season-high five batters without allowing an earned run in his first career start at CSUN (April 16).

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HIGH SCHOOL
A three-year letterwinner at Dos Pueblos High School as a pitcher, catcher and outfielder … Named Defensive Player of the Year as a junior … Earned the Coaches’ Award as a senior … First Team All-Channel League as a junior and a senior … Two-time Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table Athlete of the Week … Hit .401 with a 1.053 on-base-plus-slugging percentage (OPS) in his career, with a 2.70 career ERA and 127 strikeouts to 47 walks as a pitcher.

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PERSONAL
Born March 23, 2004 in Santa Barbara … Son of Jennifer and Sean Montgomery … Has an older brother, Nolan and an older sister, Meghan … Majoring in Communication at UC Santa Barbara … Roots for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Los Angeles Clippers and Las Vegas Raiders … Lists Mike Trout and Bruce Lee as his favorite athletes … Enjoys golfing, reading and fishing in his free time … His favorite book is Be Water My Friend: The Teachings of Bruce Lee … Listens to Red Hot Chili Peppers, Sam Cooke and Jack Johnson.