Coach Bolding: “Mark already has established himself as the finest closer in Longwood Baseball history. His 94 MPH fastball and near-unhittable slider have him poised to seal virtually any W for his team when given the horsehide near the end of a game with any sort of lead. Mark is a pure gladiator when he enters the arena. He reminds me of the great St. Louis Cardinal pitcher, Bob Gibson— fearless, frightening and totally dominating.”
2011
Third-year team member … will open season as #1 relief pitcher in bullpen.
2010
3-1, 3.09 ERA, 35.0 innings pitched, 45 strikeouts (11.57) … made team-best 22 appearances … led pitching staff in appearances, saves (6), games finished (20), games in relief (22), and opponent batting average (.198) … had early-season stretch with eight appearances (1 save) covering 11.2 innings and no earned runs allowed (0.00 ERA) with 14 strikeouts (10.80) and only one walk (0.77).
2009
3-5, 5.57 ERA, 63.0 innings pitched, 64 strikeouts (9.14) … made 20 appearances, starting three … led pitching staff in strikeouts, batters struck out looking (15), and opponent batting average (.276) … had early-season stretch with six appearances covering 18.1 innings and a 1.96 ERA with 22 strikeouts (10.80) … season team-best 10 strikeouts at Coppin State (3.14).
High School
Four-year standout at Bruton … All-State, All-Region, All-District, and team MVP as a senior … Virginia Gazette newspaper Player of the Year and All-Daily Press newspaper team … hit .419 with one home run and 12 RBI; while on the mound, he posted a school-record 107 strikeouts over 60 innings with a 2.03 ERA … All-District as a junior … All-District and Best Defensive as a sophomore … also participated in basketball as well as track and field.
Personal
Son of Glenna and Ron Montgomery … father played football at North Carolina State … 2010 Coastal Plain League (CPL) All-Star and Rawlings Defensive Player of the Game, playing for Edenton (N.C.) (1-2, 12 saves, 2.57 ERA, 54 strikeouts-17.36) … ranked 8th-best prospect in 2010 CPL by Baseball America … 2009 Clark Griffith League (CGL) All-League Team and All-Star, playing for Fairfax (1-2, five saves, 0.60 ERA, 28 strikeouts-16.80) … 2008 and 2007 American Legion District 3 All-Star … 2008 American Legion District 3 Champions.
Academics
Kinesiology major.
