Career Honors
· 2018 Second Team All-Big 12
· 2018 Draft selection of the St. Louis Cardinals in the 25th Round
· 2018 Preseason All-American Third Team (NCBWA)
· 2018 NCBWA Stopper of the Year Preseason Watch List
· 2017 All-American Second Team (NCBWA)
· 2017 Midwest All-Region First Team (ABCA/Rawlings)
· 2017 All-Big 12 First Team
· 2018, 2017 Academic All-Big 12 Second Team
· 2017 Big 12 Pitcher of the Week (5/15)
· 2017 Collegiate Baseball Preseason All-American second team
· 2017 NCBWA Preseason All-American third team
· 2017 NCBWA Stopper of the Year Preseason Watch List
· 2016 ABCA All-Region first team
· 2016 All-Big 12 first team
· Five-time Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Spring 2015-16, Fall 2015-17)
2018 (Senior)
Appeared in 23 games in relief … Second Team All-Big 12 … Preseason All-American by NCBWA … Named to Stopper of the Year Watch List … Academic All-Big 12 Second Team … Drafted by St. Louis Cardinals in 25thround of 2018 MLB Draft … Recorded 11 saves in 11 opportunities … Tied for Baylor’s all-time career saves record with 37 (Zane Carlson, 2000-2004) … Tied for seventh place on Baylor’s leaderboard with 11 saves in one season … Ranked third on Baylor’s all-time leaderboard with 93 career appearances … Also ranks third on Baylor’s all-time leaderboard with 92 appearances in relief … Held opponents to .194 batting average … Earned wins at SHSU (4/10) and vs. TCU (5/27) in championship of Big 12 tournament … Worked 18 scoreless outings and 11 appearances without allowing a hit … Notched seven multi-strikeout outings with season-high three at Oklahoma (3/30) and vs. Texas Southern (4/17) … Ranked second in Big 12 and 32ndin nation with 11 saves … Recorded saves vs. HBU (2/16, 2/18), at UCLA (2/24), vs. George Washington (3/9), vs. Texas Tech (3/16), at DBU (3/20), vs. Lamar (4/3), vs. Texas Southern (4/17), vs. TCU (4/22), at Kansas State (4/29) and at West Virginia (5/18) to tie Baylor’s all-time career saves record.
2017 (Junior)
Appeared in career-high 25 games in relief ... NCBWA second-team All-American, marking Baylor's first since 2012 ... ABCA/Rawlings first-team Midwest All-Region for second straight season ... All-Big 12 first team ... Academic All-Big 12 second team ... Big 12 Co-Pitcher of the Week (5/15) ... Preseason All-American by Collegiate Baseball and NCBWA, marking first for Baylor since 2009 ... Stopper of the Year Watch List ... Pitcher of the Year Watch List ... Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (fall 2017) ... Ranks second all-time at Baylor in career saves (26), 14th in lowest ERA (3.12) and tied for 17th in most appearances (70) ... 2017 season ranked fifth all-time at BU in lowest opponent batting average (.189) and tied for fifth in saves (12) ... Ranked 25th in nation and third in Big 12 in saves ... Converted first eight career save attempts in 2016, and after blowing a save in his ninth attempt, converted 12 straight before blowing 22nd career attempts, has converted 18 of last 19 and six straight ... 26-for-28 in converting save attempts in career. ... Second BU player to have two 10-save seasons ever (Zane Carlson 2000 (15), 2003 (11)) ... Set career highs with three wins and 29 strikeouts ... Had four multi-inning appearances (three for saves) ... Posted 21 scoreless outings, including career-long 12-appearance streak from April 2-May 19 ... Notched 12 hitless appearances, including seven straight from April 14-May 13 ... Recorded multiple strikeouts in nine games ... Posted wins vs. No. 11 Texas A&M (3/5), vs. Texas (4/14) and vs. Stephen F. Austin (4/18) ... Secured saves vs. Niagara (2/18), vs. South Alabama (2/24 and 2/25), at Sam Houston State (3/7), vs. No. 23 Houston (3/10), vs. Dallas Baptist (3/21), at Washington (4/2), at No. 6 Texas Tech (4/9), at Kansas (4/28 and 4/30) and at Oklahoma State (5/13 and 5/14) ... Longest save came in 1.2-inning shutout outing at Oklahoma State (5/14) ... Longest appearance came in two-inning effort vs. No. 3 Texas Tech (allowed one run on solo home run) ... Record season-high two strikeouts vs. Niagara (2/18), vs. South Alabama (2/24 and 2/25), at Sam Houston State (3/7), at Washington (3/31), vs. Stephen F. Austin (4/18), at Kansas (4/28), vs. Prairie View A&M (5/10) and vs. Kansas State (5/19).
2016 (Sophomore)
Made career-high 24 appearances as a reliever, served as team's primary closer ... First-team ABCA All-Region, marking Baylor's first such selection since 2012 and 32nd all-time honoree ... First-team All-Big 12 ... One of 43 semifinalists for 2016 Gregg Olson Award (breakout player of the year) ... Midseason Stopper of the Year watch list ... Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (fall 2015, spring 2016) ... Had 14 saves, 10 coming in conference play, both leading the Big 12 ... Save total ranked seventh in NCAA ... Ninth player in BU history to record 10 or more saves in a season (first since Josh Michalec set the single-season Baylor and Big 12 records with 21 saves in 2014) ... Ranks tied for third on BU's single-season saves list and is eighth on BU's career list ... Led team in ERA (0.78), which ranks 18th on BU's single-season list ... Held opposing batters to team-low average (.188), which ranks tied for 20th on BU's single-season list ... Converted first eight career save attempts and 14 of 15 on the season ... Posted 1-1 record ... Gave up just four runs on 15 hits and nine walks with 22 strikeouts over 23 innings ... Notched 21 scoreless appearances, including a streak of seven from March 29 through April 16 that covered 7.1 innings ... Had 14 hitless outings ... Posted six multi-strikeout appearances and had at least one strikeout in 15 outings ... Gave up just two extra base hits (one double and one home run) ... Surrendered multiple hits just four times and allowed no more than three hits in an appearance all season ... Ended season by recording a save in six straight appearances ... Lone multi-inning save came in 1.1-frame effort at Oklahoma (4/9) ... Registered season-high three strikeouts in final appearance of season at Texas (5/20) to earn 14th save.
2015 (Freshman)
Made one start in 21 appearances on the mound ... Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (spring 2015, fall 2015) ... Had nine straight games with at least one strikeout ... Recorded first collegiate strikeout vs. No. 13 Cal Poly (2/15) ... Recorded first career start vs. UT Arlington (4/7) ... Ranked third on team in appearances (21) ... Ranked fifth on team in innings pitched (43.2) ... Pitched 2.2 scoreless innings with one strikeout vs. West Virginia (3/21) ... Pitched 4.2 scoreless innings with two strikeouts vs. Oklahoma (3/29) ... Allowed one run over 3.1 innings with three strikeouts vs. Texas Tech.
High School
Pitched for coach Chans Champman at Ronald Reagan High School (Texas) ... Three-year letterwinner ... Helped team to 34-7 record and state finals during his senior season ... Posted 24-6 record with 12 saves, 184 strikeouts and 205.1 innings pitched during prep career ... Went 14-2 with 100 strikeouts in 106 innings in 2014 ... 2014 San Antonio Express News Player of the Year ... Named first-team all-district as senior ... Named Class 5A all-tournament, all-area and all-area MVP during senior year ... Named to THSBCA first-team all-state and TXSWA first-team All-State during senior season ... Named MaxPreps second-team All-America in 2014.
Personal
Born June 6, 1996 ... Son of Kenny and Tina Montemayor ... Pre-business major.
