- “I made Virginia Wesleyan my first choice because of the size, location, and great opportunity I have to succeed in, and after, college.”
- Selected Virginia Wesleyan over VMI, Bucknell, Seton Hill, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Career Highs
Innings Pitched: 9.0 - (2x, most recent, vs. Randolph-Macon - 5/5/17)
Strikeouts: 8 - (2x, most recent, vs. Randolph-Macon - 5/5/17)
2017 ABCA Second Team All-South Region
2017 State Rookie of the Year
2017 All-State Second Team
2017 ODAC Rookie of the Year
2017 All-ODAC Second Team
ODAC Pitcher of the Week (Mar. 7-13, 2017)
Freshman (2017): Appeared in 15 games, making a team-leading 11 starts on the mound… Served as a weekend starter for the Marlins… Finished the season with a 7-2 record and 1.96 ERA… Third-most wins and top ERA in the ODAC… Struck out 60 batters while walking just 17 in 82.2 innings… Threw his first complete game on March 11, shutting out EMU while striking out eight… Also pitched a complete game against Randolph-Macon in the ODAC Tournament, holding the Yellow Jackets to one unearned run while striking out eight… Held Roanoke to one unearned run in eight innings, striking out four, for a win on April 8… Went 7-1 in ODAC play.
Before VWC: Three-year letter winner at Fox Chapel High School… First Team All-Section as a junior and senior… Named to the First Team Valley News Dispatch All-Star Team… Four-time scholar-athlete… Honor roll.
Personal: Son of David and Clare Monteverde.
Get to Know Patrick
- Enjoys hanging out with friends and family, and working out
- Fan of pitcher Clayton Kershaw and all Pittsburgh teams
- Favorites include the movie “American Pie,” the novel “To Kill a Mockingbird,” and the TV series “Vampire Diaries”
- Self-description in 10 words or less: “always humble and hungry”
- My favorite aspect of being an athlete is: “the opportunity to be on a great team and make friendships that will last forever”
- If you could spend one day with a famous person from any period, who would it be and why?: “Roberto Clemente, because of the person his is and his life story”
- People might be surprised to know this about me…: “I get a haircut every week”
- It’s the year 2030 and I am doing this…: “playing baseball”
