Career:

Monk enters his senior season ranked in the top-10 on the Emory all-time list in saves (1st, 29), most games finished (1st, 58), most appearances (2nd, 72), lowest earned-run average (5th, 2.31) and most combined shutouts (T-7th, 4).

Junior (2016):

D3Baseball.com Honorable Mention All-American…D3Baseball.com All-South Region First Team…ABCA/Rawlings All-South Region Second Team…All-University Athletic Association First Team...Led the team with a 1.36 ERA in 46.1 innings, tallying 42 strikeouts compared to just 14 walks…Compiled 11 saves for the second straight season, an Emory single season record…Did not allow a run in 20 of his 27 relief appearances as a junior including a 23.2 inning scoreless streak, the third longest streak in Emory history…Became the Emory all-time saves leader with a one-out save against Pacific (Ore.) on February 12^th…Pitched 6.2 scoreless innings with seven strikeouts in three NCAA South Regional contests…Tossed a season-long four innings, allowing just four hits with three strikeouts in the NCAA South Regional opener against Thomas More (May 18^th) to earn his fourth win of the season…Became Emory’s first ever Elite 90 Award winner for having the highest GPA of competing players at the NCAA Baseball Championship...CoSIDA Academic All-America First Team…CoSIDA Academic All-District.

Sophomore (2015):

Monk was named to the All-UAA and D3Baseball.com South Second Teams as well as ABCA/Rawlings Third Team after setting an Emory single season record with 11 saves during the 2015 season (third most in all of Division III). Monk was also named to the NCAA South Regional All-Tournament Team, going 1-1 with two saves for the Eagles during the Regional. Monk was named the UAA Pitcher of the Week once on March 2^nd after collecting two saves for Emory. He only needs one save during the 2016 season to become the All-Time leader in school history in career saves.

Freshman (2014):

Monk emerged as the Eagles’ closer at the end of the 2014 season, making a team-high nine appearances out of the bullpen during Emory’s 12 NCAA Championship games, and recording six saves with a 1.88 ERA.  During his 14.1 innings pitched in the NCAA Tournament, he struck out nine batters without issuing a walk, and held opponents to a .278 batting average.  Monk appeared in five of the Eagles’ six games during the NCAA Regionals, converting saves in four of the games without allowing an earned run, earning a spot on the South Regional All-Tournament Team, and was named the University Athletic Association (UAA) Athlete of the Week for the effort.  Overall during the season, the freshman was 3-2 with a 2.10 ERA over a team-high 21 appearances out of the bullpen, striking out 22 and walking just eight over 30 innings and holding opponents to a .246 average.  His seven saves during the year were the fifth-most in a single season in Emory history and are already the eighth-most over an Emory career.  Lefties were just seven-for-37 (.189) against Monk during the season, and the opposition hit just .213 (10-for-47) with the bases empty.  He held opposing teams scoreless in 15 of his 21 outings, and without an earned run in 17 of his appearances.  Monk registered the first save of his career in the Eagles’ regular-season finale, a 5-3 victory over Huntingdon College on April 27^th.

Career Statistics:

* - Emory record

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Honors:

Prior to Emory:

Was a four-year member of the Henrick Hudson High School baseball team... Earned All-League and All-Section recognition his senior year... Was also selected as a member of the Diamond 9 Team... Coached by Dutch Pritts... Also played basketball.

Personal:

Born January 25th... Was his high school's Valedictorian, and won the Yale Book Award his junior year.

Why he chose Emory:

"I chose Emory for its great academic opportunities."