2012 (Junior): Played and started in 40 games … named to the NSU Athletics Director’s Honor Roll both semesters … one of four Spartans to tie for second on the team with 20 runs batted in … finished the season with a .261 batting average, five doubles, one triple and 22 runs scored … went 4-for-10 (.400) in the three-game Villanova series … was 2-for-4 with an RBI and a stolen base in the win over Youngstown State … named MEAC Player of the Week for March 26 after going 6-for-13 (.462) in three games the week before … that stretch included an RBI single in the win over William & Mary and a 5-for-10 day in the doubleheader sweep of Coppin State … matched his career high with four hits in a 4-for-5 day in game one vs. CSU … also scored three times, knocked in two runs and doubled twice in that game … was 2-for-5 in two of the three games at UMES in mid-April … scored three times in the first game of that UMES doubleheader, and drove in two runs in the finale … went 3-for-3 in the final game with UMES in early May, and capped his season with a 2-for-4 day at Coppin State on May 10 … missed the rest of the season due to injury.
2011 (Sophomore): An All-MEAC first-team selection at third base, Montgomery started the season coming off the bench before quickly earning a starting role … played in 44 games for the year, 42 coming at third base and two at catcher … all 41 of his starts came at the “hot corner” … finished third on the team and seventh in the MEAC with a .362 batting average … had 10 doubles and three triples among his 55 hits … drove in 25 runs … had 14 games with at least two hits … notched a career-best 14-game hitting streak spanning the first game at Coppin State (4-2-11) and ending with an 0-for-4 day against Savannah State (4-29-11) … went 5-for-9 with two doubles and three RBI in the doubleheader at CSU … scored a career-high three runs, had two hits and tripled in the third game with CSU (4-11-11) … followed that with a 3-for-4 day, including three RBI and a double in the win over Virginia State (4-12-11) … hit a two-run triple to spark NSU’s win over Delaware State (4-22-11) … had a career-high four hits in a perfect 4-for-4 day at FAMU (5-7-11) … doubled twice and drove in a career-best four runs in a 3-for-6 outing against Longwood (5-13-11) … had at least one hit in all five MEAC Tournament games, including a 3-for-4 game against N.C. A&T (5-18-11) … batted .400 during the tournament (8-for-20) … named to the NSU Athletics Director’s Honor Roll for both semesters and was also named to the MEAC Commissioner’s All-Academic Team.
2010 (Freshman): Played in 19 games with eight starts as a freshman … started seven times behind the plate and once at third base … among his five hits, Montgomery doubled twice and hit one home run … hit a three-run home run and scored a pair of runs in his first career start, against Savannah State in the SSU Classic (2-28-10) … registered a season-high three hits in four at-bats while scoring twice and driving in two runs in the second game of the doubleheader sweep at N.C. Central (3-10-10).
High School: Played all four years at Prince George … was a first-team All-Central District catcher as a senior...also named the team’s MVP … batted .420 with 10 doubles, two home runs and 27 RBI … also threw out nine of 14 (64 percent) would-be base stealers … was honorable mention all-district as a junior.
Personal: Ryan David Montgomery was born on Feb. 25, 1991 … son of Dave and Jody Montgomery … majoring in medical technology.
Montgomery's Career Hitting Stats
|
YEAR
|
AVG
|
GP-GS
|
AB
|
R
|
H
|
2B
|
3B
|
HR
|
RBI
|
TB
|
BB
|
SO
|
SB-ATT
|
|
2010
|
.132
|
19-8
|
38
|
5
|
5
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
6
|
10
|
4
|
9
|
0-0
|
|
2011 |
.362 |
44-41 |
152 |
21 |
55 |
10 |
3 |
0 |
25 |
71 |
12 |
32 |
3-6 |
|
2012 |
.261 |
40-40 |
142 |
22 |
37 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
20 |
44 |
9 |
25 |
4-7 |
|
Totals
|
.292
|
103-89
|
332
|
48
|
97
|
17
|
4
|
1
|
51
|
125
|
25
|
66
|
7-13
|
