2022 Softball Roster
Fouts, Montana
Jersey Number 14
Montana Fouts
- Position:
- Pitcher
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Senior
- Bat/Throw:
- R/R
- Hometown:
- Grayson, Ky.
- High School:
- East Carter HS
Bio
Accolades
- NFCA Pitcher of the Year (2021)
- Three-time NFCA All-American (Second Team 2019, 2022; First Team 2021)
- Three-time NFCA First Team All-South Region (2019, 2021-22)
- Two-time CoSIDA Academic All-American (Second Team 2021, First Team 2022)
- SEC Co-Pitcher of the Year (2021)
- Four-time First Team All-SEC (2019, 2021-23)
- Two-time Women's College World Series All-Tournament Team (2019, 2021)
- SEC Tournament MVP (2021)
- SEC Freshman of the Year (2019)
- SEC All-Freshman Team (2019)
- USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Finalist (2019, 2021, 2022, 2023)
- Schutt Sports/NFCA Division I Freshman of the Year Top-Three Finalist (2019)
- SEC All-Tournament Team (2019)
- Two-time NFCA Pitcher of the Week (March 8, 2023; April 4, 2023)
- 12-time SEC Pitcher of the Week (April 23, 2019; Feb. 15, 2021; April 13, 2021; April 27, 2021; May 10, 2021; Feb. 21, 2022; Feb. 28, 2022; April 19, 2022; March 7, 2023; April 4, 2023, April 11, 2023; May 2, 2023)
- Four-time SEC Freshman of the Week (Feb. 18, 2019; Feb. 25, 2019; March 12, 2019; May 6, 2019)
- Two-time Easton Bama Bash All-Tournament Team (2019-20)
2023
- Has appeared in 40 games, making 29 starts
- Tied a career high with 16 strikeouts in the complete-game win over Georgia Southern (Feb. 10)
- Earned a complete-game win over Florida State (Feb. 19), allowing just one run on four hits with seven strikeouts
- Allowed just one hit with 10 strikeouts over 6.0 shutout innings vs. Southern Miss (March 3)
- Threw a complete-game shutout in the first meeting vs. Longwood (March 4) and followed that with a perfect game in the second meeting with the Lancers (March 5), throwing a combined 26 strikeouts between the two games
- Earned saves in back-to-back appearances against Western Michigan (March 7) and UAB (March 8)
- Threw a career-high 11.0 innings and 162 pitches in an extra-inning win at Texas (March 11), striking out 15 batters
- Earned her third save of the season against North Alabama (March 14), throwing her 1,000th career strikeout
- Threw a complete-game shutout in the series opener against Arkansas (March 18), allowing just two hits with eight strikeouts
- Tossed a pair of complete game shutouts against Missouri in back-to-back starts (March 31-April 1), allowing just seven hits and three walks while striking out 26
- Threw a pair of complete-game wins over South Carolina, including a no-hitter in game two, allowing just one unearned run across 16.0 innings pitched with 25 strikeouts
- Earned two wins at Mississippi State, including a complete-game shutout in the series finale (April 16) to secure the three-game sweep
- Threw a pair of complete-game shutouts over LSU (April 28, 30)
- Threw a six-inning perfect game in the series opener at Ole Miss (May 5)
- Tossed her 300th strikeout of the season in a complete-game win over Missouri (May 10) to open play at the SEC Tournament
2022
- Appeared in 39 games, including 26 starts
- Made her first start of the season against Oregon State (Feb. 12), earning the complete-game win with 14 strikeouts and just one run allowed on three hits
- Threw a complete-game shutout over No. 8 Virginia Tech (Feb. 18) with 11 strikeouts
- Went 3-0 with a save over four appearances at the Mardi Gras Mambo (Feb. 25-27), throwing 17.0 shutout innings with 28 strikeouts
- Went 4-0 over four appearances at the T-Mobile Crimson Classic (March 4-6), striking out 26 over 17.1 innings pitched
- Struck out 10 in a complete-game win over LSU (March 13), allowing just one run, which was unearned
- Posted her sixth double-digit strikeout performance of the season in game one against Kentucky (March 18)
- Was 2-0 over two starts at South Carolina (March 25, 27), posting double-digit strikeouts in each including a season-high 16 in game three
- Earned all three wins in the Mississippi State series (April 14-16), allowing just one run over 14.1 innings with 23 strikeouts
- Earned two wins over the Missouri series (May 6-8), striking out 26 with just four runs allowed, three earned, over 17.2 innings pitched
2021
- Started 32 games, throwing double-digit strikeouts in 22 of them
- Led the NCAA with 349 strikeouts
- Threw 4.0 innings as part of a combined perfect game against Alabama State (Feb. 12), the fifth in program history and first since 2017
- Threw 7.0 shutout innings against Louisville (Feb. 14), allowing just one hit and one walk with 11 strikeouts
- Struck out a career-best 13 batters over 6.0 innings against Liberty (Feb. 20)
- Threw a complete-game shutout against North Carolina (Feb. 27) with just two hits and one walk allowed while striking out 12
- Fanned a career-best 16 batters in a complete-game shutout over Mississippi State (March 3)
- Earned a complete game victory in game two against Auburn (March 13) with just one unearned run allowed before coming back in game three (March 14) to throw 3.0 shutout innings for the save
- Bounced back from a game one loss to Tennessee with a complete-game shutout in the series finale (March 21)
- Struck out 13 in the game two win over Texas A&M (April 2)
- Went 2-0 in two complete games against Arkansas (April 9, 11) allowing just three unearned runs while striking out 23, including a shutout in the series finale
- Struck out 10+ batters in back-to-back appearances against Florida (April 16, 18) with just two runs allowed each game
- Earned a complete-game win with 11 strikeouts in game one vs. Louisiana (April 24) before getting a save in game two (April 25) with 3.0 shutout innings
- Threw two complete-game wins against Georgia (April 30, May 2) striking out a combined 20 batters over 14.0 innings
- Allowed just one run over 13.0 innings pitched vs. Ole Miss (May 6-8), striking out 20
- Went 3-0 at the SEC Tournament (May 13-15), throwing a tournament-record 39 strikeouts over 20.2 innings pitched including a complete-game shutout over Florida in the championship game
- Threw a pair of complete-game shutouts against Clemson at NCAA Regionals (May 22-23), striking out 28 batters over 14.0 innings
- Tied a career high with 16 strikeouts against Arizona (June 3) to open play at the Women's College World Series
- Threw a perfect game against UCLA (June 4) at the WCWS, the first since 2000
2020
- Started eight games during the shortened season
- Threw 7.0 innings in her season debut at Florida State (Feb. 7) allowing three runs, two earned, on four hits with seven strikeouts
- Tossed a complete-game two-hit shutout over Penn State (Feb. 21), striking out 11 with no walks
2019
- Made 33 appearances, including 24 starts
- Earned 21 wins with a team-leading 1.39 ERA, both of which ranked third in the SEC
- Had 193 strikeouts over 181.2 innings pitched with just 56 walks
- Made her Crimson Tide debut against Troy (Feb. 8), earning the complete-game victory with one run allowed on four hits with nine strikeouts
- Went the distance in the rematch against the Trojans (Feb. 10), posting a shutout with three hits allowed
- Threw a complete-game shutout against South Florida (Feb. 15), striking out a season-high 12 batters
- Defeated No. 7 Arizona (Feb. 16), holding the Wildcats to one unearned run on six hits while striking out eight
- Earned a pair of wins over No. 24 Minnesota, including a complete-game shutout in the first meeting (Feb. 22) with eight strikeouts
- Threw complete-game victories against Michigan State (March 1) and Southern Miss (March 2), striking out 11 in each contest with just one run allowed
- Earned her first career save against South Alabama (March 5), striking out four over 2.0 shutout innings
- Claimed a pair of wins over Missouri (March 8, 10) on opening weekend of SEC play
- Earned two saves over a pair of games against SIUE (March 13-14)
- Threw a complete-game shutout over Hawaii (March 15), striking out seven over 5.0 innings in the run-rule victory
- Struck out 10 batters over 5.0 innings pitched in the game-one win at Texas A&M (March 22)
- Returned after an injury to start in game three against Georgia (April 15), allowing a leadoff single before retiring 12 straight, including seven strikeouts
- Allowed one run on two hits in a complete-game victory over Florida (April 19) before earning a save in game three (April 20) with 3.0 shutout innings
- Threw a complete-game shutout in game one at LSU (May 3) before retiring all six batters she faced in relief in game two (May 4) for the save
- Threw 8.0 innings in the win over Georgia (May 9) at the SEC Tournament, allowing just one run on four hits with nine strikeouts
- Earned two wins against Arizona State in the Regional round, fanning a season-high 12 batters in the first matchup (May 18)
- Pitched in all three games against Texas (May 23-25), earning two wins including a complete-game shutout in the series opener
- Pitched back-to-back complete game shutouts at the Women's College World Series against Arizona (June 1) and Oklahoma (June 2), striking out a combined 14 with just seven hits allowed
Prep Highlights
- Three-time Kentucky Gatorade Player of the Year (2016-18)
- 2018 USA Today All-USA High School Player of the Year
- 2018 MaxPreps National Softball Player of the Year
- Four-time MaxPreps All-American
- Four-time All-USA Today first team
- Four-time All-USA Today All-American
- Four-time first-team all-state player of the year
- Three-time Class 2A player of the year
- Four-time 16th Region player of the year
- Four-time all-area pitcher of the year
- Two-time Flo Softball All-American
- Attended East Carter High School
- Holds Kentucky ERA record of 0.16
- Set state single-season record for perfect games (9) and no-hitters (14)
- Posted 111 career wins with 1,483 strikeouts, 77 shutouts, 25 no-hitters and 15 perfect games
- Played club softball for Louisville Sluggers
Personal Information
- Born Montana Fouts on June 4, 2000
- Daughter of Tim Fouts and Stephanie Williams
- One brother, Cody, and two sisters, Madison Fouts and MaKayla Williams
- Earned a Bachelor's of Arts in Psychology, currently pursuing a Master's Degree in Sport Hospitality
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