2024 Baseball Roster
Montgomery, Braden
Jersey Number 6
Braden Montgomery
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 220
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Madison, Miss.
- High School:
- Central
Bio
- 2024 ABCA/Rawlings First Team All-American
- 2024 NCBWA First Team All-American
- 2024 Perfect Game First Team All-American
- 2024 Baseball America Second Team All-American
- 2024 D1Baseball Second Team All-American
- 2024 NCAA Bryan-College Station Regional Most Outstanding Player
- 2024 First Team All-SEC
- 2024 SEC All-Defensive Team
- 2024 Golden Spikes Award Midseason Watch List
- 2024 Golden Spikes Award Preseason Watch List
- SEC Player of the Week (4/1)
- 2024 Bobby Bragan National Collegiate Slugger Award Watch List
- 2024 Preseason All-SEC Second Team
- 2024 NCBWA Preseason First Team All-American
- 2024 Baseball America Preseason Second Team All-American
- 2024 D1Baseball Preseason Second Team All-American
- 2024 Perfect Game Preseason First Team All-American
- College World Series participant (2022 & 2023)
- 2023 Team USA Collegiate National Team
- 2023 ABCA All-America second team
- 2023 ABCA All-Region first team
- Pac 12 All-Conference
- Stanford Regional All-Tournament team
- 2023 Golden Spikes Award Watch List / Midseason Watch List
- 2023 Perfect Game Preseason All-America second team
- 2023 Baseball America Preseason All-America second team
- 2023 NCBWA Preseason All-America second team
- 2023 D1Baseball Preseason All-America third team
- 2023 Perfect Game Preseason Pac-12 Player of the Year
- 2023 D1Baseball Preseason Pac-12 Player of the Year
- 2023 John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year Award Watch List
- 2023 Pac-12 Preseason All-Conference
- Pac- 12 team champion (2022 & 2023)
- Pac 12 Freshman of the Year (2022)
- Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-America (2022)
- Perfect Game Freshman All-America (2022)
- NCBWA Freshman All-America second team (2022)
- All-Pac-12 honorable mention (2022)
- 2022 John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year semifinalist
- Two-time John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Week (March 29, 2022, May 17, 2022)
2024 (JUNIOR)
Started 61 games before suffering a season-ending injury...Slashed .322/.454/.733 to go along with 27 homers and 85 RBI, which both rank third all-time in school history for a single season...Tripled once, doubled 14 times and scored 65 runs...Drew 53 walks, which is tied for the fourth most in a single season in program history...Swiped five bases in seven tries....Logged a team-best 1.187 OPS...Homered in his first career at-bat in the Maroon & White against McNeese (2/16)...Recorded 25 multi-hit games and a team-best 25 multi-RBI performances...Registered a 26-game on-base streak during the season...Named a unanimous All-American.
2023 (SOPHOMORE AT STANFORD)
One of the premier two-way players in the country ... Hit either in the No. 3 or No. 4 spots in the order in every game of one of the nation's premier offenses ... Played and started in 64 games for the Cardinal, hitting .364 with 17 home runs, 61 RBI, 14 doubles, a triple and 51 walks ... Slugged .611 and had a .461 on-base percentage ... Made 10 appearances on the mound, including a pair of starts ... Struck out 19 hitters in just 14.0 innings of work ... Ranked in the top 10 in the Pac 12 in runs scored (70), hits (82), RBI, home runs, total bases and walks ... Was stellar against the Aggies in three games of the Stanford Regional, going 7-for-13 with 4 runs scored, 2 doubles, a home run and a pair of RBI vs A&M ... Showed well on the mound with a relief outing, going 2.1 innings with 3 strikeouts and only 1 hit allowed ... Totaled 27 multi-hit games and 16 multi-RBI games ... Closed out the year reaching base in each of his last 28 contests ... Had a pair of games where he drew 4 free passes ... Had a pair of 5-RBI games on the season, including a 2-for-4 day with 2 home runs in a win at Pacific (3/1) and a 2-for-3 game in a win over Oregon State (3/18).
2022 (FRESHMAN AT STANFORD)
Hit .294 with 50 runs scored, 16 doubles, two triples and 18 home runs while driving in 57 ... 18 home runs ranked third on the team and set a Stanford freshman record ... Slugged .596 and reached at a .361 clip while drawing 18 walks and nine hit by pitches ... Swiped six bases in eight attempts ... Managed seven outfield assists while playing right field ... Made 15 appearances on the mound, including three starts, pitching to a 5.79 ERA and limiting opponents to a .182 average against ... Compiled a pair of saves with 28 strikeouts over 18.2 innings of work on the mound ... Batted .275 with 17 runs scored, 10 doubles, a triple, eight homers and 26 RBIs in Pac-12 play ... Homered twice, scored seven runs and drove in eight runs in the postseason ... Posted 18 multi-hit games and 16 multi-RBI contests to place second on the team ... Strung together an 11-game hit streak from May 25 to June 12 while batting .306 (15 for 49) with 10 runs scored, a double, a triple, three homers and 11 RBI ... Reached safely in each of his final 26 games of the season ... Homered in all three games and batted .462 (6 for 13) with four runs scored, a double, three homers and nine RBIs in the series sweep of Arizona State (April 8-10) ... 3 for 5 with two doubles at the plate and five strikeouts in three innings pitched at San Francisco (April 12) ... Made collegiate debut on Opening Day vs. Cal State Fullerton, striking out a pair to record his first career save in a 1-0 shutout victory (Feb. 18) ... Debuted in the field and went 3 for 5 with two home runs, six RBIs and three runs scored against Cal State Fullerton (Feb. 20) ... became first freshman with a multi-homer game since Alex Blandino hit two vs. Arizona State on April 20, 2012 ... Go-ahead RBI-double in the 10th inning to hand Stanford a 1-0 victory at No. 3 Oregon State (April 1) ... Launched a pair of home runs vs. Grand Canyon (April 22) ... Homered and collected the save in a 3-2 win vs. CSUN (March 6) ... Fell a single short of the cycle (3 for 3) and drove in three runs vs. USC (May 20) ... 3 for 5 with two runs scored, a double and two RBIs vs. Binghamton (June 3) ... Invited to 50-man 2022 USA Baseball Collegiate National Team Training Camp
MADISON CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
2021 graduate of Madison Central High School in Madison, Miss. ... Guided Madison Central to a state championship and a No. 1 ranking according to Baseball America in 2021 ... Mississippi Gatorade Player of the Year (2021) ... National High School All-America (2021) ... Two-time All-State first team (2019, 2021) ... No. 1 high school prospect out of Mississippi and No. 23 nationally according to Perfect Game
PERSONAL
Son of Marcus Montgomery and Gretchen and Richard Willock ... Father played football at Iowa ... Stepfather played football at Iowa ... Mother ran track at Iowa ... Uncle, Larry Montgomery, played football at Arizona State ... Has three siblings, Skylar, Mason and Marley
- 2024 NCBWA First Team All-American
- 2024 Perfect Game First Team All-American
- 2024 Baseball America Second Team All-American
- 2024 D1Baseball Second Team All-American
- 2024 NCAA Bryan-College Station Regional Most Outstanding Player
- 2024 First Team All-SEC
- 2024 SEC All-Defensive Team
- 2024 Golden Spikes Award Midseason Watch List
- 2024 Golden Spikes Award Preseason Watch List
- SEC Player of the Week (4/1)
- 2024 Bobby Bragan National Collegiate Slugger Award Watch List
- 2024 Preseason All-SEC Second Team
- 2024 NCBWA Preseason First Team All-American
- 2024 Baseball America Preseason Second Team All-American
- 2024 D1Baseball Preseason Second Team All-American
- 2024 Perfect Game Preseason First Team All-American
- College World Series participant (2022 & 2023)
- 2023 Team USA Collegiate National Team
- 2023 ABCA All-America second team
- 2023 ABCA All-Region first team
- Pac 12 All-Conference
- Stanford Regional All-Tournament team
- 2023 Golden Spikes Award Watch List / Midseason Watch List
- 2023 Perfect Game Preseason All-America second team
- 2023 Baseball America Preseason All-America second team
- 2023 NCBWA Preseason All-America second team
- 2023 D1Baseball Preseason All-America third team
- 2023 Perfect Game Preseason Pac-12 Player of the Year
- 2023 D1Baseball Preseason Pac-12 Player of the Year
- 2023 John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year Award Watch List
- 2023 Pac-12 Preseason All-Conference
- Pac- 12 team champion (2022 & 2023)
- Pac 12 Freshman of the Year (2022)
- Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-America (2022)
- Perfect Game Freshman All-America (2022)
- NCBWA Freshman All-America second team (2022)
- All-Pac-12 honorable mention (2022)
- 2022 John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year semifinalist
- Two-time John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Week (March 29, 2022, May 17, 2022)
2024 (JUNIOR)
Started 61 games before suffering a season-ending injury...Slashed .322/.454/.733 to go along with 27 homers and 85 RBI, which both rank third all-time in school history for a single season...Tripled once, doubled 14 times and scored 65 runs...Drew 53 walks, which is tied for the fourth most in a single season in program history...Swiped five bases in seven tries....Logged a team-best 1.187 OPS...Homered in his first career at-bat in the Maroon & White against McNeese (2/16)...Recorded 25 multi-hit games and a team-best 25 multi-RBI performances...Registered a 26-game on-base streak during the season...Named a unanimous All-American.
2023 (SOPHOMORE AT STANFORD)
One of the premier two-way players in the country ... Hit either in the No. 3 or No. 4 spots in the order in every game of one of the nation's premier offenses ... Played and started in 64 games for the Cardinal, hitting .364 with 17 home runs, 61 RBI, 14 doubles, a triple and 51 walks ... Slugged .611 and had a .461 on-base percentage ... Made 10 appearances on the mound, including a pair of starts ... Struck out 19 hitters in just 14.0 innings of work ... Ranked in the top 10 in the Pac 12 in runs scored (70), hits (82), RBI, home runs, total bases and walks ... Was stellar against the Aggies in three games of the Stanford Regional, going 7-for-13 with 4 runs scored, 2 doubles, a home run and a pair of RBI vs A&M ... Showed well on the mound with a relief outing, going 2.1 innings with 3 strikeouts and only 1 hit allowed ... Totaled 27 multi-hit games and 16 multi-RBI games ... Closed out the year reaching base in each of his last 28 contests ... Had a pair of games where he drew 4 free passes ... Had a pair of 5-RBI games on the season, including a 2-for-4 day with 2 home runs in a win at Pacific (3/1) and a 2-for-3 game in a win over Oregon State (3/18).
2022 (FRESHMAN AT STANFORD)
Hit .294 with 50 runs scored, 16 doubles, two triples and 18 home runs while driving in 57 ... 18 home runs ranked third on the team and set a Stanford freshman record ... Slugged .596 and reached at a .361 clip while drawing 18 walks and nine hit by pitches ... Swiped six bases in eight attempts ... Managed seven outfield assists while playing right field ... Made 15 appearances on the mound, including three starts, pitching to a 5.79 ERA and limiting opponents to a .182 average against ... Compiled a pair of saves with 28 strikeouts over 18.2 innings of work on the mound ... Batted .275 with 17 runs scored, 10 doubles, a triple, eight homers and 26 RBIs in Pac-12 play ... Homered twice, scored seven runs and drove in eight runs in the postseason ... Posted 18 multi-hit games and 16 multi-RBI contests to place second on the team ... Strung together an 11-game hit streak from May 25 to June 12 while batting .306 (15 for 49) with 10 runs scored, a double, a triple, three homers and 11 RBI ... Reached safely in each of his final 26 games of the season ... Homered in all three games and batted .462 (6 for 13) with four runs scored, a double, three homers and nine RBIs in the series sweep of Arizona State (April 8-10) ... 3 for 5 with two doubles at the plate and five strikeouts in three innings pitched at San Francisco (April 12) ... Made collegiate debut on Opening Day vs. Cal State Fullerton, striking out a pair to record his first career save in a 1-0 shutout victory (Feb. 18) ... Debuted in the field and went 3 for 5 with two home runs, six RBIs and three runs scored against Cal State Fullerton (Feb. 20) ... became first freshman with a multi-homer game since Alex Blandino hit two vs. Arizona State on April 20, 2012 ... Go-ahead RBI-double in the 10th inning to hand Stanford a 1-0 victory at No. 3 Oregon State (April 1) ... Launched a pair of home runs vs. Grand Canyon (April 22) ... Homered and collected the save in a 3-2 win vs. CSUN (March 6) ... Fell a single short of the cycle (3 for 3) and drove in three runs vs. USC (May 20) ... 3 for 5 with two runs scored, a double and two RBIs vs. Binghamton (June 3) ... Invited to 50-man 2022 USA Baseball Collegiate National Team Training Camp
MADISON CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
2021 graduate of Madison Central High School in Madison, Miss. ... Guided Madison Central to a state championship and a No. 1 ranking according to Baseball America in 2021 ... Mississippi Gatorade Player of the Year (2021) ... National High School All-America (2021) ... Two-time All-State first team (2019, 2021) ... No. 1 high school prospect out of Mississippi and No. 23 nationally according to Perfect Game
PERSONAL
Son of Marcus Montgomery and Gretchen and Richard Willock ... Father played football at Iowa ... Stepfather played football at Iowa ... Mother ran track at Iowa ... Uncle, Larry Montgomery, played football at Arizona State ... Has three siblings, Skylar, Mason and Marley
LSU Postgame: Michael Earley, Jace Laviolette, Clayton Freshcorn
Friday, May 23
Highlights: A&M 3, LSU 4
Friday, May 23
Auburn Postgame: Michael Earley, Justin Lamkin, Kaeden Kent
Thursday, May 22
Highlights: Texas A&M 3, Auburn 2
Thursday, May 22
