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Post by beaverphd on Feb 10, 2023 15:59:30 GMT -8
Originally from Tampa, Florida he was rated the #468 overall prospect in the 22 class by Perfect Game and the #152 RHP
Prep Baseball Report lists his avg fastball at 92.5 Mph
At 6'6 and 200 lbs he'll spend this year pitching for Iowa Western Community College
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Post by chinmusic on Feb 11, 2023 21:20:07 GMT -8
I like this pickup, this guy is a late bloomer that gives us another inning-eater out of the pen and another player to worry about - he is clearly on the MLB Scouts radar. The June draft looms!
Rapidly increasing velo (has hit 94 mph and climbing) with wicked run on the FB. Compliments the heat with a hard biting slider. Command is his primary issue. In 50 1/3 IP in his prep career, he walked 32 and plunked 9 batters. Played first two years at 7A Tampa-Plant HS, transferred to 6A Valrico-Bloomingdale HS for his Senior year.
I THINK THIS IS THE BACKSTORY: OSU pitching coach Richard Dorman was the pitching coach at Grand Canyon University during the 2017 - 2018 - 2019 seasons prior to coming here with Coach Canham in 2020. During his years at GCU, Coach Dorman recruited the Arizona JuCos - including Yavapai CC where he became friends with 10 year Yavapai Head Coach, Ryan Cougill (Coach Cougill sent us T.J. Wheeler) who is now the 1st year Head Coach at Iowa Western CC. Coach Cougill gets a good look at Montgomery in fall ball and makes a phone call to Coach Dorman.
"I have something here you need to see - I need him this year but he can help you next year"
Corvallis is a long ways from Cedar Rapids, Iowa but our well connected pitching coach is never more than a phone call away. LOL
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Post by bennyskid on Feb 13, 2023 8:09:34 GMT -8
Thanks for the backstory.
Isaiah Crosby (wrestling) also went from Florida (Miami) to IWCC to OSU. That's a long, long journey - physically and culturally. It speaks to how serious these athletes are. Most kids won't apply for jobs two counties over even if it doubles their pay.
BTW: IWCC is in Council Bluffs, a suburb of Omaha, not Cedar Rapids.
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Post by chinmusic on Feb 14, 2023 0:05:45 GMT -8
Yes, Kirkwood C.C. is in Cedar Rapids, and Iowa Western is in Council Bluffs. Correction noted.
His name frequently appears incorrectly as Stephan. So that we get it right, his name is Tephan, not Stephan. I should have noted his Father is Steve Montgomery, the field Manager at Sioux City (American Association) and has been the Explorer's skipper for the past 8 years.
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