6.22.2011

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FARMVILLE, Va. -- Former Longwood University baseball standout Mark Montgomery|Williamsburg was named to the 2011 American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) All-East Region Second-Team. A right-handed relief pitcher, he finished with a record of 1-0 with 10 saves and a 0.89 earned run average in 22 appearances, including 30.1 innings and 48 strikeouts (14.24) as a junior closer during 2011. Montgomery established new Longwood season-records for ERA (0.89), saves (10), and fewest hits allowed (12-3.56, per nine innings). He yielded just four runs, three earned, and limited opponents to a .120 batting average with only 10 walks (2.97) and no home runs allowed. Montgomery led the pitching staff in appearances, games in relief, ERA, saves, strikeouts, opponent batting average, games finished (21), and batters struck out looking (16).  For updates on his professional career, please visit this link.

Montgomery was selected by the New York Yankees in the 11th round of the 2011 Major League Baseball Draft during the second day of the three-day, 50-round amateur draft June 7. He has since signed and been assigned to the Staten Island (N.Y.) Yankees of the short-season class A New York-Penn League that runs June 17-September 4. Montgomery has made two appearances with Staten Island (3-2), pitching 2.0 innings with a 4.50 ERA while allowing two hits and one run, earned, with four strikeouts, two walks, and two hit batters.

Longwood finished 2011 with a record of 28-18, attaining its 30th overall 20-win campaign, and 23rd season with at least 25 wins in the program's 34-year history. Veteran 33rd-year head coach Charles Buddy Bolding is now 900-495-4, including 30 winning seasons during his tenure as mentor of the tradition-rich program, earning his 900th collegiate coaching victory on May 10 during a 6-4 road win at James Madison.