Tag Montague enters his first season as an assistant baseball coach at Norfolk State University for the 2026 campaign. He works primarily with the Spartans’ hitters and infielders while contributing across all areas of the program. Montague will oversee the offense and lead Norfolk State’s recruiting efforts.
Prior to joining the Spartans, Montague served as an assistant coach at The Citadel, where he worked as the catching coach, first base coach, and assisted with the hitters. Before his time at The Citadel, Montague spent the 2024 season at Francis Marion University, helping guide the Patriots to an appearance in the Carolinas Conference Championship game.
Montague brings more than 25 years of collegiate coaching experience, with previous stops at George Mason University, University of Richmond, Old Dominion University, Ferrum College, Virginia Wesleyan University, Marist College, George Washington University, and Randolph-Macon College.
During his tenure at George Mason, Montague served as recruiting coordinator and oversaw the offense, hitters, and infielders. He recruited and/or coached nine players who advanced to professional baseball, including the highest MLB Draft selection in program history, Logan Driscoll, a second-round pick. Montague also helped lead the Patriots to the 2014 NCAA Tournament, hosted at Rice University.
Prior to George Mason, Montague held recruiting coordinator roles at Richmond and Old Dominion, helping guide both programs to conference championship game appearances in 2012 and 2011, respectively.
Across his collegiate coaching career, Montague has recruited and/or coached more than 50 players who went on to play professional baseball, including five selected within the top five rounds of the MLB Draft. His players have earned over 30 All-Conference honors and 14 All-America selections, highlighted by one consensus All-American and two Buster Award semifinalists. He has also helped lead three programs to NCAA Tournament appearances.
As a player, Montague competed collegiately at Pfeiffer College and Virginia Commonwealth University. At VCU, he hit .417 against conference opponents and notably played all nine positions in a single game against Radford University, recording the save in a 3–0 victory. At Pfeiffer, he was named team MVP following his sophomore season and missed just one game over three years. In high school, Montague helped lead J.R. Tucker High School to back-to-back state championships.
Montague earned his degree in physical education from VCU. He is married to his wife, Sheila.
