Villanova Univeristy Athletics

CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS

2023-24 (Senior)

BIG EAST All-Academic Team

Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall 2023, Spring 2024)

2022-23 (Junior)

BIG EAST All-Academic Team

Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall 2022, Spring 2023)

2021-22 (Sophomore)

BIG EAST All-Academic Team

Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall 2021, Spring 2022)

2020-21 (Freshman)

BIG EAST All-Academic Team

Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall 2020, Spring 2021)

Villanova Career: Left-handed pitcher continues to improve with fourth season in the books … Has logged 62 appearances out of the bullpen and added one start … Has pitched 74.2 innings while striking out 92 batters with a 6.63 ERA … Has allowed 84 hits and 62 runs (55 earned) while issuing 55 walks … Has allowed eight home runs, 16 doubles, and two triples to 377 batters faced with a .286 batting average against him … Named to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team four times … Eight-time member of the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.
 
2024: Appeared in 24 games … Had an ERA of 5.77 in 34.1 innings pitched holding batters to a .256 batting average … Gave up 34 hits, 24 runs (22 earned), walked 19 and struck out 37 … In those at bats two were doubles and six were home runs …Threw a season high four strikeouts against Saint Peter’s on March 20.
 
2023: Appeared in 20 games with one start … Had an ERA of 7.20 in 25 innings pitched … Held batters to a .323 batting average giving up 31 hits on 96 at bats while also striking out 32 of those batters … Yielded 23 runs (20 earned) while giving up 17 walks, seven doubles, and no home runs … Pitched a season high 2.1 innings against Lafayette where he recorded four strikeouts.
 
2022: The left-handed relief pitcher appeared in 14 games … Had an ERA of 7.11 across 12.2 innings … Gave up 16 hits while striking out 17, held opponents to a .296 batting average against him … Yielded 12 runs (10 earned) while issuing 12 walks, one sacrifice fly, and one HBP … Allowed one homerun, four doubles, and two triples to 68 batters faced … Had a career-high of four strikeouts throughout 1.2 innings only walking one batter and giving up two hits against Saint Joseph’s on May 4 at home.
 
2021: Appeared in four games out of the bullpen during his first collegiate season … Pitched 2 2/3 innings and struck out six of the 19 batters he faced on the year … Allowed three hits and three earned runs while issuing seven walks … Recorded one out with a walk and a strikeout against Stony Brook while making his collegiate debut in an 8-3 win on March 21 … Pitched a scoreless inning against Seton Hall on April 17.
 
Morristown High School: Earned four varsity letters in baseball and one in basketball … First team all-conference selection in baseball for a team that won a 2018 county title.
 
Personal: Born 8/28/01 in Morristown, N.J. … One of three sons of David and Catherine Montfort … Has two brothers, John (22) and Tom (19) … Hobbies include playing basketball with friends and being active in school clubs … Chose to attend Villanova for the quality of its educational and athletics programs … Had also heard great things about the University from alumni … Enrolled in the Villanova School of Business and plans to major in Business.