John Montes hit two homers, including a grand slam, to help lift the Bulls to a series win over Memphis.
TAMPA (March 25, 2024) – The University of South Florida’s John Montes (Toa Alto, Puerto Rico) has been named the American Athletic Conference Baseball Player of the Week, the league announced on Monday.
Montes batted .400 (8-for-20) with two walks, a double, two homers, six runs scored and eight RBI over five games last week. Over three games against Memphis, the senior batted .500 (6-for-12) with two home runs, including a grand slam, and eight RBI to help lead South Florida to a series win as conference play began.
Montes homered in back-to-back games against Memphis, the second leaving the ballpark as a grand slam on Saturday in the eighth inning of a 9-5 win for the Bulls.
Montes leads USF this season in batting average (.405), slugging (.619) and doubles (9), while ranking second on the team in RBI (22) and OBP (.485), and third in home runs (3). He ranks second in the AAC in doubles, third in OBP and third in batting average.
Montes and the Bulls will embark on a five-game road swing beginning on Tuesday, March 26 at Bethune-Cookman. Following that game, South Florida will travel to Charlotte for a three-game conference series against the 49ers on March 28-30. USF will then travel to Stetson on Tuesday, April 2 before returning home to Tampa for a three-game set against Wichita State beginning on Friday, April 5.
Double Play Passes, which include one ticket to every home baseball and softball game, can be purchased now for $99. Group and single game tickets are also on sale and can be purchased here or by calling 1-800-Go-Bulls.
About USF Baseball
The USF Baseball program played its first season in 1966 and is entering its 59th season in 2024 under head coach Billy Mohl (seventh season). The Bulls have made 14 NCAA Tournament appearances, including four since 2015, and earned their first-ever Super Regional berth in 2021. USF was ranked in the Top 25 by five different publications in the final 2021 polls, checking in as high as No. 16. The Bulls have won five conference tournament titles (3 Sun Belt, 1 Metro and 1 American) and six regular season championships (3 Sun Belt, 2 Metro and 1 C-USA). USF baseball players have been recognized with All-America honors 12 times, most recently with third baseman David Villar in 2018, and 19 have earned Freshman All-America accolades, most recently Eric Snow in 2023. Four Bulls were selected in the 2022 MLB Draft. Former 2018 first-round selection, Shane McClanahan, became the program’s first-ever MLB All-Star in 2022 and was the starting pitcher for the American League.
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