Montgomery Drafted In 4th Round By New York Yankees
June 6, 2014
COLUMBIA, S.C. – South Carolina junior left-handed pitcher Jordan Montgomery was selected by the New York Yankees in the 4th round of the 2014 MLB Draft. Montgomery was the No. 122 overall selection.
Montgomery is one of 22 pitchers in South Carolina history with 20 or more wins as he has posted a 20-7 record in his Gamecock career.
This past year, Montgomery led the way on the pitching staff with a 8-5 record and a 3.42 ERA in a team-high 100 innings pitched. He struck out a team-high 95 batters and opponents batted .244 against him.
Montgomery was very successful in the postseason for the Gamecocks. He has a career postseason record of 5-0 with a 0.93 ERA in five postseason starts, surrendering just four runs on 20 hits in 38.2 innings. He allowed just three walks while fanning 35 batters in wins over Clemson and Arkansas in 2012, Liberty and North Carolina in 2013 and Campbell in 2014.
Jordan Montgomery BIO
2014 – Made 16 starts, went 8-5 with a 3.42 ERA in 100.0 innings pitched, allowed 45 runs, 38 earned, on 93 hits with 29 walks and 95 strikeouts … Allowed two runs on five hits in eight-plus innings, tied season-high with nine strikeouts to earn win in 5-2 victory over Campbell in NCAA Regional (5/30) … No-decision in 4-3 win at Vanderbilt, allowed three runs on eight hits in seven innings with a walk and eight strikeouts (5/15) … Earned a win with season-high 8.1 innings of work allowing two runs on five hits with a walk and eight strikeouts in 8-2 win over Missouri (5/9) … Earned win in 9-3 victory over Alabama with 6.1 innings of work allowing two runs on eight hits with two walks and eight strikeouts (4/25) … Hurled first complete game of the season with eighth innings of work allowing four runs on four hits with four strikeouts in 4-2 loss at Auburn (4/19) … Won fifth game of the season in 4-1 win over Florida; allowed one run on seven hits in seven innings with eight strikeouts (4/11) … Earned win in 2-1 victory over Arkansas (4/4); pitched seven innings and allowed one run on four hits with three walks and tied season-high with nine strikeouts … No-decision in 3-2 win over Tennessee (3/28); allowed two runs, one earned, on four hits with two walks and six strikeouts … Improved to 3-0 with win in 13-0 victory over Brown (3/8); 5.1 scoreless with just four hits allowed, no walks and eight strikeouts … No-decision in 9-6 win vs. Clemson (2/28); allowed six runs, five earned, on seven hits with season-high nine strikeouts in 5.1 innings of work … Seven scoreless innings with just five hits allowed and two walks, struck out four batters on the way to a 4-0 win over Eastern Kentucky (2/21) … Five scoreless innings with just three hits allowed and a walk, struck out five batters to earn a win in first start of the year, a 17-4 victory over Bucknell (2/15).
2013 – Made 13 starts and went 6-1 with a 1.48 ERA in 79.0 innings pitched with 60 strikeouts to just 18 walks, opponents hit just .222 against him … First career complete game and shutout in 8-0 win over North Carolina in NCAA Super Regional as he allowed just four hits and one walk while striking out three batters (6/9) … NCAA Regional All-Tournament Team … Seven scoreless innings with just three hits allowed and career-high 11 strikeouts to earn a win in 19-3 victory vs. Liberty (6/1) … No-decision in 4-3 loss to Vanderbilt at SEC Tournament (5/23); allowed three runs, all unearned, on five hits in 7.2 innings with two walks and eight strikeouts … No-decision in 5-3 win at Mississippi State (5/17); allowed three runs on nine hits in seven innings with one walk and four strikeouts … Picked up a win in 7-1 victory over Georgia (5/11); allowed one run on two hits in seven innings with three walks and two strikeouts … No-decision in 4-2 win at LSU (4/27); allowed two runs on 10 hits with no walks and two strikeouts in seven innings of work … No-decision in 7-6 win over Kentucky (4/20); allowed three runs, two earned, on four hits with two walks and seven strikeouts in 5.2 innings of work … Three innings and allowed one run, unearned, on four hits with a walk and two strikeouts in 4-3 loss to Florida (4/12) … First start in over a month, allowed no runs on four hits in four innings with no walks and two strikeouts in 19-2 win over Tennessee (4/7) … Earned Tom Price Award as Gamecock MVP for Clemson series after pitching eight scoreless innings with nine strikeouts and just three hits allowed in 6-0 win at Clemson (3/1) … Improved to 2-0 with win over Albany; allowed two runs on five hits with three walks and five strikeouts in five innings of work (2/23) … Won first start of the season on Opening Day with six scoreless innings allowing just five hits with five strikeouts in 4-3 victory over Liberty (2/15) … Named to SEC Academic Honor Roll.
2012 – Earned Freshman All-America honors from Collegiate Baseball … NCAA Regional All-Tournament Team … Made 15 appearances with 13 starts and compiled a 6-1 record with a 3.62 ERA in 74.2 innings pitched with 57 strikeouts to just 10 walks … Tied season-high with eight innings pitched, did not allow a run and yielded just one walk and three hits while striking out six batters in 2-0 win over Arkansas at NCAA College World Series (6/21) … Earned win after 6.2 innings of work allowing two runs on five hits with one walk and six strikeouts in 4-3 win over Clemson in NCAA Regional (6/3) … Quality start despite no-decision in 3-2 loss vs. Vanderbilt at SEC Tournament; allowed one run on two hits with two walks and five strikeouts in five innings of work (5/23) … Improved to 4-0 with win in 5-3 victory at Auburn (4/21); allowed two runs on six hits in 5.1 innings with one walk and one strikeout … Improved to 3-0 with win in 5-3 victory over Mississippi State (4/14); allowed one run on five hits in 6.1 innings with two walks and four strikeouts … SEC Freshman of the Week after hurling eight innings in first SEC start and allowing just one run on three hits while walking none and striking out seven in 2-1 win over Tennessee (4/7) … Improved to 2-0 with two scoreless innings of relief with just two hits allowed, one walk and three strikeouts in 6-4 win over Vanderbilt in 13 innings (4/1) … First career win in 7-3 victory at The Citadel (3/27); allowed one run on three hits in season-high 5.2 innings with no walks and four strikeouts … Eight strikeouts in 4.2 innings with just two runs allowed on five hits in 8-5 win over Furman (3/20) … 4.2 innings in second start and allowed four runs on four hits in 6-4 win over Appalachian State (3/14); recovered from tough first inning, to retire 10 in a row before giving way to the bullpen … First career start in 2-1 win over Presbyterian (2/28); no-decision after going four innings and allowing one run on four hits with a strikeout … Threw one scoreless inning allowing one hit and striking out one in the Gamecocks 13-1 victory over VMI (2/18).
