2007 Baseball Roster
Roster
Daniel Montanez
- Class:
- Junior
- Position:
- Left-Handed Pitcher
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- 190
- Hometown:
- Riverside, CA
THIS YEAR: Senior lefty Daniel Montanez will be used as a situation lefty ... Is deceptive and noted for his calm and cool demeanor ... Has a resilient arm ... Throws a quality curve ball.
2008: Made four relief appearances as a 2008 redshirt junior ... Tossed just 1.2 innings, giving up five earned runs and walking two while striking out two ... Threw one-third of an inning without giving up a run against Patten and Concordia.
2007: Redshirted the 2007 season.
2006: Made eight appearances and one start ... Was 1-0 with a 4.11 ERA ... Tossed 15.1 innings, allowing 13 hits, seven earned runs and four walks while striking out 10 ... Opponents hit just .236 against him ... Went five innings, allowing just two hits and no runs while striking out five in his lone start against Simpson ... Tossed 1.2 innings of scoreless relief, striking out two in a win over nationally-ranked British Columbia ... Threw a scoreless inning of relief against nationally-ranked Oklahoma City ... Tallied three scoreless innings of relief against nationally-ranked Point Loma Nazarene.
2005: Made 16 appearances (two starts) as a 2005 freshman ... Was 1-4 with a 6.67 ERA ... Tossed 29.2 innings, allowing 41 hits, 22 earned runs, giving up 16 walks and striking out 20 ... Threw 5.2 scoreless innings of relief, scattering five hits and allowing one walk while striking out five in a win over nationally-ranked Biola ... Allowed just five hits and one earned run while not allowing a walk and recording four strikeouts in four innings of relief to pick up his first collegiate win against Vanguard.
HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped two varsity seasons of baseball for head coach Gary Rungo at Arlington High in Riverside, graduating in 2004 ... Started two playoff games in the Lions’ 2004 CIF championship run ... Was 10-3 with a 2.10 ERA, earning team Pitcher of the Year honors ... Was 9-2 with a 1.90 ERA as the Lions advanced to the CIF semifinals as a 2003 junior.
OTHER: Born Oct. 17, 1986, in Santa Ana, Calif., to Ignacio and Bertha Montanez ... Has one brother and one sister ... Majoring in kinesiology ... Enjoys playing guitar and music.
