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Montes, Joe
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Jersey Number 7
Joe Montes
- Position:
- Infielder
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 195
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Stockton, Calif.
- Prev School:
- San Joaquin Delta College
- High School:
- Lincoln
- Major:
- Public Safety Administration
- Birthday:
- 12/27/96
Bio
2019Â (Senior)
- Arguably one of the team's most improved players, as every power number climbed exponentially his senior year
- Raised his batting average 28 points, to .321, went from one to nine home runs, and 40 to 53 RBI
- Slugging percentage went up 150 points, to an even .500, and on-base nearly 50 points higher, from .325 to .373
- Drew five more walks, to 14, while cutting strikeouts down 14, to 36
- Finished tied for sixth in Conference USA with 77 hits and eighth with his 53 RBI
- In the team's last 27 games, had 15 multi-hit showings
- Over that span as well, had at least one RBI in 18 of the 27 games, totaling 31 in all
- Had just four errors in the final 37 games (and 97 chances) of the regular season
- Led the team with nine game-winning hits, including a walkoff double in the bottom of the 15th inning to defeat FIU
- Had seven three-hit games, five games with three RBI, and one with four, in a home victory over Florida Gulf Coast
- Batted .350 against C-USA opponents with a team-high 42 hits
- Was Week 10 Conference USA Hitter of the Week, as he hit .462 with two home runs and at least an RBI in each game (and six total) in a 3-1 week for the Owls
2018 (Junior)
- Extremely steady performer who started every single game of 2018 at third base, was near or above .300 all season, and led FAU in hits (77)Â
- Ranked seventh among all Conference USA hitters with those 77 hits
- Was one of only three Owls to start all 63 contests
- Accrued the second-most at-bats in a single season in FAU history with 263 (just two shy of the record set by Mike McBryde in 2005)
- Had 23 multi-hit games, including a team-high seven with three
- Also had 10 games with more than one RBI
- 10 of his RBI came in the postseason, efficiently on just 13 hits
- Had five games in which he plated the team's game-winning run
- Finished the year at .293 with eight doubles, two triples, a home run and 40 RBI
Prior to FAU
- Played at San Joaquin Delta College for coach Reed Peters
- Named All-Big 8 First Team and Big 8 Gold Glove for third base
- Hit .285 as a sophomore, with five home runs and 49 RBI
- Totaled 53 hits, 32 runs scored, and had 11 other extra-base hits (eight doubles and a team-best three triples)
- In his first year, his .329 with 10 doubles, a triple, two home runs and 36 RBI
- Added 49 hits and 18 runs scored as a freshman
High School
- Played at Lincoln High School
- Named all T-Cal
Personal
- Son of Irma and Gilbert Montes
- Born in Stockton, California
- Sociology major
- Favorite professional sports team is the San Francisco Giants
- Favorite movie is The Rookie
- Last book he read was Mickie & Me
- Something most people don't know about him? He is a car enthusiast
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