Montiel's Bio 2004: OVC All-Tournament selection...Second team OVC All-Conference selection...Played 50 games last season, starting all of them...hit .352, with five home runs, and 42 RBIs...led team with a .568 slugging percentage...led OVC with 22 doubles...hit .378 against right-handed pitching...led the team with a .405 average with runners on base and .464 with runners in scoring position...tied for the team lead with a .600 average with the bases loaded...earned OVC Player of the Week for the week of May 17. Chandler Gilbert Community College: Played in the ACCAC Sophomore Junior College All-Star Game...won the Coyotes Most Improved Player Award...teammates included current Redhawk Ernie Bracamonte. Personal: Born 10-05-81...Son of Bernle and Felipa Montiel...majoring in exercise science...hobbies include playing Playstation 2, basketball, and working out...favorite food is steak and eggs....enjoys listening to every kind of music...recruited by Hawaii Pacific University and Nicholls State.

Montiel's Career Totals Year BA G-GS AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR SO BB 2004 .352 50-50 199 43 70 42 22 3 5 19 21 HBP SF SH TB SLG% SB-A PO A E FLD% 2 1 0 113 .568 4-5 97 4 4 .962