2019 Baseball
Tanner Montgomery
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 180
- Bats/Throws:
- R/R
- Year:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Akron, Ohio
- High School:
- Green
- Position:
- C
- Major:
- Exercise Science
2019 (Junior): Played in 12 games and made 11 starts at catcher before having his season cut short due to injury… Batted .136 with three singles and one RBI in 22 at-bats… Recorded seven walks, one run scored and a .367 on-base percentage… Committed one error in 71 chances in the field and was credited with eight assists… Threw out four baserunners attempting to steal… Had a single, one RBI and two walks in six at bats during Horizon League play… Notched an RBI single and a walk at Northern Kentucky (3/15)… Singled, walked and scored a run at Bowling Green (3/26).
2018 (Sophomore): Played in 15 games, starting one at catcher… Batted .250 with three hits including his first-career home run in limited at-bats… Posted a .357 on-base percentage… Did not commit an error in 18 chances in the field… Was 3-for-3 with a home run and two runs scored in five Horizon League games… Hit his home run in the first game of a doubleheader at Wright State (4/13)… Singled in the second game of doubleheaders against Oakland (4/6) and at Oakland (5/6)… Walked and scored a run at Northern Kentucky (5/11).
2017 (Freshman): Played in 18 games, starting 11 at catcher… Recorded the team’s third highest on-base percentage at .364… Batted .125 with six walks and four runs scored in limited at-bats… Had three errors in 64 chances in the field and registered 13 assists.
High School: Earned two letters as a catcher and shortstop... Earned Second-Team All-Federal League honors as a senior... Named a Summit County All Star and a Federal League All Star... Also played football... Named first-team all-conference and became Green's career passing leader... Member of the National Honor Society and a member of the Academy of Scholars.
Personal: Parents are Shane and Sandy... Father Shane was the offensive coordinator for the YSU football team from 2010-17... Has a brother (Trent)... Major is exercise science.
