Former East Surry Cardinal Carson Willoughby was named the recipient of the first-ever Ty Montgomery Memorial Scholarship.
The scholarship was created to honor the legacy of Ty Montgomery, a 2021 graduate of North Surry High School that passed away in January 2022. Montgomery was a member of the football and baseball teams at North Surry, as well as the Post 123 Senior Legion baseball team.
Willoughby and Montgomery were teammates on the Legion team in 2020.
“Ty was the ultimate team player, and to be nominated by my fellow players and coaches for this special award is an honor,” Willoughby said.
The Ty Montgomery scholarship was funded by Foothills Senior Legion baseball games this past season. Despite being unable to play several home games during the final stretch of the regular season – including a scrimmage with the Carolina Disco Turkey’s semi-professional woodbat team – the team was still able to raise $750 for the scholarship.
Willoughby is a 2021 graduate of East Surry High School. He helped the Cardinals win the 1A West Regional Championship and reach the 1A State Championship Series his senior season.
Carson continued his baseball career at Gardner-Webb University this past year, then joined the Post 123 team while home for the summer.
“He has an excellent attitude and is a great team player with a very high baseball IQ,” said Post 123 coach Brian Hawks. “He gives his all in every game he plays in and never holds back.”
Willoughby played in 19 of Post 123’s 20 games this season, which was the most of any player. He also led the team in multiple offensive categories, including: hits (28), doubles (7), triples (4), RBIs (25), runs (18), on-base percentage (.526) and slugging percentage (.672).
Willoughby played multiple positions for the Senior Legion Team, including center field and pitcher. He only committed one error in 31 chances.
“He was a huge reason for our success and winning record this year,” Hawks said.
Foothills Post 123 finished the season 14-6 overall.
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