Tim Montez
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Ottawa Spirit |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | February 11, 1961 Whittier, California, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1981–1984 | Pepperdine |
| Position | Pitcher |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1989–1990 | Pepperdine (assistant) |
| 1991–1993 | Montclair Prep (assistant) |
| 1994–1996 | UC Santa Barbara (assistant) |
| 1997 | Cal State Northridge (assistant) |
| 1998–2002 | Arkansas (assistant) |
| 2003–2005 | Fresno State (assistant) |
| 2006–2013 | Jacksonville (assistant) |
| 2014–2016 | Jacksonville |
| 2017–present | Ottawa University Arizona |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 104–106 / 39–29 |
| Tournaments | A-Sun: 1–4 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
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Tim Montez (born February 11, 1961) is an American college baseball coach, formerly serving as head coach of the Jacksonville Dolphins baseball team. He assumed this position prior to the 2014 season.[1][2][3][4][5]
Early life
Montez was a four-year letterwinner as a pitcher at Pepperdine, where he compiled a 19–11 record with three saves. He led the Waves to the Southern California Baseball Association title in his senior season, and earned All-Conference honors. He was a first round pick by the Mexico City Reds and played two seasons before returning to the United States. While redshirting at Pepperdine, Montez coached at Esperanza High School, leading them to a playoff appearance and a 1.86 ERA.[1]
Career
Montez was first hired by Pepperdine's Andy Lopez as a pitching coach, where he remained for two seasons. He returned to the high school ranks, assisting Montclair College Preparatory School for three seasons, including the 1991 California state championship season. Montez then spent three seasons as pitching coach at UC Santa Barbara followed by one season as pitching coach and recruiting coordinator at Cal State Northridge. Next, he served for five seasons at Arkansas, where he served as recruiting coordinator and helped the Razorbacks to their first SEC titles and a super regional appearance. Montez spent three seasons as pitching coach and recruiting coordinator where he helped assemble three consecutive top 15 recruiting classes on the West Coast at Fresno State before moving to Jacksonville for his first collegiate head coaching position. At Jacksonville, Montez was part of 4 NCAA Regionals and 3 Conference Championships. Overall, Montez has coached in nine NCAA Regionals and one Super Regional. Montez has coached several first-round draft picks and numerous MLB players such as Russ Ortiz, Michael Young, Cliff Lee, Matt Garza, and Doug Fister. Montez is known for saying "ikik" to get his players' attention.[1][3]
Montez's contract with Jacksonville expired at the end of the 2016 season and, despite moderate success in his three years as head coach, the university chose not to renew his contract.[6]
In early 2017, shortly before the beginning of the 2017 season, the Ottawa Spirit, the baseball team representing Ottawa University's campus in Arizona, hired Montez as the school's first head baseball coach.[7]
Head coaching record
The following is a table of Montez's yearly records as a college baseball head coach.[8]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville Dolphins (Atlantic Sun Conference) (2014–2017) | |||||||||
| 2014 | Jacksonville | 21–33 | 13–13 | t-5th | A-Sun Tournament | ||||
| 2015 | Jacksonville | 26–30 | 12–9 | 4th | A-Sun Tournament | ||||
| 2016 | Jacksonville | 33–22 | 14-7 | 3rd | A-Sun Tournament | ||||
| Jacksonville: | 80–85 (.485) | 39–29 (.574) | |||||||
| Ottawa Spirit (National Christian College Athletic Association) (2018–2018) | |||||||||
| 2018 | Ottawa | 24–24 | – | NCCAA Baseball World Series | |||||
| Ottawa Spirit (Golden State Athletic Conference) (2019–present) | |||||||||
| 2019 | Ottawa | 9–42 | 4–28 | ||||||
| 2020 | Ottawa | 8–15 | 5–8 | ||||||
| 2021 | Ottawa | 16–28 | 5–11 | GSAC Championship Series | |||||
| 2022 | Ottawa | 21–29 | 12–19 | ||||||
| 2023 | Ottawa | 14–29–1 | 6–17–1 | ||||||
| 2024 | Ottawa | 35–19 | 10–14 | NAIA baseball tournament | |||||
| 2025 | Ottawa | 31–20 | 14–10 | GSAC Baseball Tournament | |||||
| Ottawa: | 158–206–1 (.434) | 56–107–1 (.345) | |||||||
| Total: | 238–291–1 (.450) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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See also
References
- ^ a b c "Tim Montez". Jacksonville Dolphins. Archived from the original on January 2, 2014. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
- ^ "Tim Montez To Succeed Terry Alexander As Jacksonville Baseball Coach". Jacksonville Dolphins. May 3, 2013. Archived from the original on January 3, 2014. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
- ^ a b "Tim Montez picked to take over baseball program at Jacksonville". Florida Times-Union. Jacksonville, FL. May 3, 2013. Retrieved January 2, 2014.
- ^ "Tim Montez". Fresno State Bulldogs. Retrieved January 2, 2014.
- ^ "Montez Joins Northridge Baseball Staff". Los Angeles Times. August 9, 1996. Retrieved January 2, 2014.
- ^ Frenette, Gene (June 18, 2016). "JU terminates baseball coach Tim Montez as contract expires". The Florida Times-Union. Retrieved March 9, 2026.
- ^ "OUAZ Names Tim Montez Head Baseball Coach". OUAZ Athletics. April 14, 2017. Retrieved March 9, 2026.
- ^ "2014 Atlantic Sun Conference Standings". D1Baseball.com. Jeremy and Cynthia Mills. Archived from the original on May 31, 2014. Retrieved June 3, 2014.