George Mason University Athletics

2014: All-Atlantic 10 Second Team and Atlantic 10 All-Tournament Team... ABCA/Rawlings All-East Region Second Team... VaSID All-State Second Team... Atlantic 10 Co-Pitcher of the Week (4/21)... Appeared in 47 games at the plate as the DH, starting 46... Batted .207 while adding 31 hits and 20 runs scored with 19 RBI, five doubles and one homerun... Ended season on nine-game on-base streak... Lone homerun came against Saint Joseph's in the A-10 Tournament on May 22... Started a team-high 16 games on the season, tying the single-season program record... A record of 9-4, also a team high for wins and third in the conference... Team record of 11-5 when he got the start... 106.2 innings pitched second on the team and third in the A-10... 32 runs allowed (26 earned) on 112 hits for an ERA of 2.19, career low as a starting pitcher and third lowest in the A-10... 82 strikeouts to lead the conference and tied third highest total in a single season...26 K's looking while allowing 14 walks... Did not allow a homerun on the season... Struck out his 247th career batter in complete-game, four-hit shutout against VCU in A-10 Tournament, setting a new all-time career program record... Other complete game at George Washington (4/4)... Part of a team-high four shutouts during the season, three in his first three outings... Struck out 10 batters in a game twice, vs. Fairfield (3/8) and vs. Fordham (3/21)... Leaves Mason with the fourth most career victories (21), second in games started (42), set a new record for career innings pitched (300.1) and strikeouts (249), fourth fewest walks per nine innings (1.92), tied for the fourth lowest career opponent batter average (.258), second highest K:BB ratio with 3.89 strikeouts per walk and the second lowest career ERA (3.00). 

2013: Collected First Team All-CAA honors at utility after serving as a weekend starter and DH during the season ... made 42 appearances with 40 starts in the field ... made 13 appearances with 12 starts on the mound, posting a 5-5 record with 4.14 ERA in 78.1 innings of work ... pitched first career complete game on May 4 at Old Dominion, throwing nine scoreless innings and scattering five hits with a career-high 10 strikeouts ... also drove in the winning run of the game with an RBI single in the seventh inning ... on the mound, allowed 82 hits, 46 runs (36 earned), 25 walks and 80 strikeouts ... at the plate, finished hitting .238 with 36 hits, 11 doubles, a triple, home run, 17 RBI's and 14 runs scored ... set Mason single-season records with 80 strikeouts (4th), strikeouts/nine innings (9.19, 17th) and strikeout:walk ratio (3.20, 19th) ... currently ranks among the leaders in the all-time records in games started (26, 27th), wins (12, 23rd), saves (4, 17th), winning percentage (.571, 15th), innings pitched (193.2, 22nd), strikeouts (167, 10th), strikeouts/nine innings (7.76, 6th), fewest walks/nine innings (2.32, 7th), fewest hits/nine innings (8.64, 9th), lowest opponent batting average (.254, 4th), strikeout:walk ratio (3.34, 5th) and lowest ERA (3.44, 9th) ... picked up first win of the season on February 22 against Iona, throwing 5.0 innings and allowing a run on four hits with two walks and seven strikeouts ... at the plate, hit first career triple on March 24 against James Madison ... hit lone home run of the season on April 20 versus UNCW.

2012: Appeared as a pitcher and at first base during the season after returning from an injury last season ... served as Mason's Friday starter ... currently ranks among Mason career leaders with a .242 opposing batting average (2nd), 3.480 strikeout:walk ratio (5th), and 2.97 ERA (1st) ... also added his name to several single-season records including games started (14, 7th), innings pitched (84.2, 21st), strikeouts (62, 20th), lowest ERA (3.61, 37th)and lowest starter ERA (3.61, 16th) ... started 14 games on the mound, posting a 3.61 ERA and 4-3 record ... over 84.2 innings of work he allowed 40 runs (34 earned) on 84 hits while striking out 62 and walking just 22 ... top outing of the season came on March 2 versus Bryant, when he scattered three hits over eight innings and did not allow a run while striking out 12 ... also went eight innings as Mason defeated VCU on April 6, giving up four runs on seven hits with three strikeouts ... played 18 games at first base for the Patriots ... hit .204 with 11 hits, four RBI's, three runs scored and two doubles ... went 3-for-4 with an RBI and one run scored on March 18 at Towson.

2011: Earned a medical redshirt.

2010: Named CAA Rookie of the Year, the first Mason player to ever earn that honor ... named second-team All-CAA as a relief pitcher and was also on the CAA All-Rookie Team ... set school records for fewest hits per nine innings, fewest walks per nine innings, lowest opponent's batting average and lowest single-season ERA (relievers) ... second-lowest strikeout-to-walk ratio in school history ... put together a 3-1 record with four saves, a 1.17 ERA and a .194 opponent's batting average ... pitched 30 and two-third innings allowing 20 hits, four earned runs, three walks and 25 strikeouts ... allowed just two extra-base hits, a double and a triple ... in 22 games as a hitter, batted .317 with a homer and 13 RBI, starting 14 games in the field, 11 at designated hitter and three at first base ... first career appearance (2/18 vs. Northwestern) went 1 for 1 with two RBI a sacrifice fly and a run scored ... had career-high three hits against Northwestern (2/21) ... also had multiple RBI against Duquesne (3/19), George Washington (4/7) and Northeastern (4/18) with three RBI against the Huskies ... lone homer came in the George Washington contest ... after allowing two earned runs in second appearance (2/27), held the opposition scoreless in 12 of next 13 outings, lowering ERA from 7.71 to 0.95 ... had first career win came in 10-9 victory over George Washington (3/24) ... first career save came against James Madison (3/27), going career-high three and two-third innings ... picked up second save in three innings of work against Maryland (4/6) ... earned the save against Longwood (4/13) and against Northeastern (4/16), matching career-high in innings pitched while setting a career-high for strikeouts with five ... earned a win at UNCW (4/3) and also got the victory against ODU (4/11) ... suffered a season-ending arm injury against Georgia State (5/1) ... held right-handed hitters to a .157 average, and the opposition hit .149 against him with runners on and just .103 with two outs ... had an 8.3 strikeout-to-walk ratio while striking out 7.34 batters per nine innings.

High School: Earned four letters in baseball and one basketball at Shawnee High School ... named All-Conference, All-County, All-South Jersey, All-State and Burlington County Player of the Year as a freshman ... as a senior, was 13-3 with a 1.86 ERA and 130 strikeouts in 75 and one-third innings ... allowed just 33 walks and 48 hits ... hit .373 with five homers, five doubles, 20 RBI and a .614 slugging percentage ... only second player in school history to record 100 hits.

Personal: Parents are Jackie and Keith Montefusco ... has one brother, Nick ... cousin, Todd, played baseball at Mason ... cousin Tim played baseball at Fairleigh Dickinson while great uncle, Bill, played minor league baseball for the Detroit Tigers ... also recruited by UNC Wilmingotn, Penn State, Villanova, Radford, Elon and Monmouth.

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