Southwestern's Montgomery Jr. Named D3baseball.com Preseason All-American

Southwestern's Montgomery Jr. Named D3baseball.com Preseason All-American

LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. - Southwestern University’s Daniel Montgomery Jr. has been selected as a First Team preseason All-American it was announced by D3Baseball.com on Wednesday.

A senior third baseman from Boiling, Texas, Montgomery earns the recognition after earning D3Baseball.com Second Team All-America honors last season when he led the Pirates to an overall record of 24-19 – the program’s most wins since 2005.  Last year’s All-American honor was the first for Southwestern since Will Cates earned Honorable Mention in 2015.  In addition to being an All-American, Montgomery Jr. was named to the D3Baseball.com first team All-Region, ABCA second team All-Region, and first team All-SCAC.

Last year Montgomery Jr. was among the SCAC leaders in every major offensive category, finishing first in runs scored (48), triples (four), and home runs (nine); second in doubles (15), total bases (110), on base percentage (.485), and slugging percentage (.667); third in hits (60), and RBIs (45); and fourth in batting average (.364).

Montgomery Jr. and the rest of the Pirates will kick off their season February 14th at home against Sul Ross State.

To view the entire D3Baseball.com release, click here.