2016 at Gardner-Webb: Saw action in 48 contests throughout the season, including 31 starts at third base … Batted .254 throughout the season, with 20 RBI and nine extra-base hits … Hit a triple and drove in three runs, going 2-for-5 against Iona (2-26) … Went 2-for-4 against North Carolina A&T (3-9) … Hit his first home run of the season at Western Carolina (3-16) … Went 2-for-4 with two RBI, including a double, at UNC Asheville (5-13) … Had two RBI, going 1-for-4, against Winthrop (5-19) … Hit a home run, going 2-for-3 against Coastal Carolina at the 2016 Big South Tournament (5-25).
2015 at Gardner-Webb: Started 35 games, primarily at third base … Played in 45 total games … Posted a .217 batting average with 10 doubles, one triple and 14 RBI … Scored 10 runs … Was 4-of-5 in stolen bases … Posted 10.76 runs created on the season … Had five multiple-hit games … Went 2-for-3 with a double and two RBI vs. Buffalo (2/15) … Went 3-for-6 with two doubles at North Carolina A&T (3/31) … Drove in two runs vs. Radford (4/4) and VMI (4/17).
2014 at Gardner-Webb: Named second-team All-Big South Conference as a true freshman designated hitter … Named to the 2014 Louisville Slugger Freshman All-America Team by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper … The fifth GWU player to earn that honor since 2003 … Also saw action at third base and first base … Played in 46 games with 42 starts … Led the team with a .308 batting average … Finished with 10 doubles, two triples, one home run and 22 RBI … Posted a .362 on base percentage and a .415 slugging percentage … Ranked second on the team in slugging and on base percentage among regulars … Led the team with 6.22 runs created per nine innings among regular starters and batted a robust .421 on balls in play (BABIP) … Had 11 multi-hit games … Posted hitting streaks of nine and eight games during the season … Went 3-for-4 with two RBI, a double and a triple at Furman (3/8) … Was 2-for-3 with three RBI and two doubles vs. Rider (3/18) … Breakout series vs. VMI, with six hits in 12 at bats … Went 4-for-4 with two RBI, one double and lone home run at USC Upstate (4/2) … Went 4-for-4 vs. Liberty in series lid lifter (4/17) … Finished with six hits in three games vs. the Flames on the season … Went 2-for-5 with two RBI in the series finale win over Coastal Carolina (4/27) … Batted .333 with 10 RBI in 25 league games.
High School: Played at state power Charlotte Christian (N.C.) High under his father, Coach Greg Simmons … Led Knights to a 30-4 record and a 2013 NCISAA Class 3A state title … An NCISAA All-State selection … Earned 2013 honorable mention All-Atlantic Region honors by Perfect Game … Rated as one of the state’s top-100 prospects in the Class of 2014 by Perfect Game … … An NSCAA All-Southeast Super Region selection … Earned All-CISAA honors as a junior … Batted .348 with nine home runs and 34 RBI … Added six doubles and struck out just 25 times in 116 at bats … Father, Greg, is a former All-Big South performer at Liberty University.
