OUAZ Athletics

Tim Montez was named the first coach in OUAZ baseball history in early 2017. In his first season, he led the Spirit to the NCCAA World Series in Easley, SC. and in 2021 the Spirit won the GSAC East Division and competed for the conference championship, losing a heartbreaker in the championship final, in that year Montez was named GSAC Coach of the Year. This past 2024 Spring, the Spirit finished a record breaking season with a 35-19 record and earned a first ever NAIA opening round regional Bid. Now in his 8th year, Coach Montez is fully armed with a Developmental Program (Began in Fall 2019) to help add depth and competition to an already talented Varsity Program that is poised to compete in the newly branded GSAC Conference Tournament year a

38 years of Coaching Experience. 25 of those years in Division I Baseball

• Previous Universities
  • Jacksonville University
  • Fresno State University
  • University of Arkansas
  • Cal State Northridge
  • UC Santa Barbara
  • Pepperdine University

9 NCAA Regional Appearance
1 Super Regional Appearance

Montez coached and recruited 19 MLB Players with 5 First Round Draft Picks including:

• Barry Zito
• Russ Ortiz
• Michael Young
• Matt Garza
• Doug Fister
• Cliff Lee
• Daniel Murphy
• Alex McRae
• Austin Hayes