Braden Montgomery
| Braden Montgomery | |
|---|---|
| Texas A&M Aggies – No. 6 | |
| Pitcher/Outfielder | |
| Born: April 16, 2003 Des Moines, Iowa | |
Bats: Switch Throws: Right |
Braden Montgomery (born April 16, 2003) is an American college baseball pitcher and outfielder for the Texas A&M Aggies.
Amateur career
Montgomery grew up in Madison, Mississippi and attended Madison Central High School. He was named the Mississippi Gatorade Player of the Year as a senior.[1] Montgomery was considered the top high school prospect in the state.[2]
Montgomery spent his freshman season at Stanford as a starting outfielder and also pitched for the team primarily as a reliever.[3] He was named the Pac-12 Conference Freshman of the Year at the end of the regular season after batting .294 with 16 doubles, 18 home runs, 50 runs scored, and 57 RBIs and also posting a 5.79 ERA with 28 strikeouts over 18+2⁄3 innings pitched.[4][5] He was also named a Freshmen All-American by Collegiate Baseball.[6] After the season, Montgomery played collegiate summer baseball for the Yarmouth–Dennis Red Sox of the Cape Cod Baseball League, where he batted .250 with four home runs and 19 RBIs.[7][8] He also played for the United States collegiate national team.[9] Montgomery was named to the preseason All-Pac-12 team entering his sophomore season.[10]
Montgomery transferred to Texas A&M for the 2024 season.[11]
References
- ^ "Big decision looms for Braden Montgomery, Mississippi's top prep MLB Draft prospect". The Clarion-Ledger. June 7, 2021. Retrieved June 18, 2022.
- ^ "Braden Montgomery is Mississippi high school baseball top pro prospect". The Clarion-Ledger. April 26, 2021. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
- ^ "Stanford freshman Braden Montgomery brings power at plate and on the mound". San Francisco Chronicle. June 2, 2022. Retrieved June 18, 2022.
- ^ "Fastballs and homers command Braden Montgomery's rise". Richmond Free Press. June 23, 2022. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
- ^ Borba, Kevin (June 8, 2022). "Braden Montgomery named to Collegiate Baseball's 2022 Freshmen All-American team". SI.com. Retrieved July 27, 2022.
- ^ Parker, Ben (August 12, 2022). "Could Stanford's Braden Montgomery be the next Shohei Ohtani?". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
- ^ "#16 Braden Montgomery". pointstreak.com. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
- ^ "Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox 2022 Cape Cod League Preview". Baseball America. Retrieved July 27, 2022.
- ^ "2022 USA Baseball Collegiate National Team Top MLB Draft Prospects 11-25". Baseball America. August 23, 2022. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
- ^ Borba, Kevin (January 26, 2023). "Braden Montgomery and Quinn Mathews both receive D1 Baseball Pac-12 Preseason honors". SI.com. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
- ^ "Two-way star Braden Montgomery to transfer to Texas A&M". SI.com. August 29, 2023. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Stanford Cardinal bio