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2007: Appeared in 35 games and started 28 ...Started games in all three outfield positions, playing five in left, 10 in center and 13 in right, posting a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage in 56 chances ... Finished season with .247 average and finished fourth on the team with 23 walks and second with seven hit by pitches to record a healthy .436 on-base percentage ... Went 2-for-3 with first career home run and two RBIs against Newberry (2/20) ... Went 2-for-5 with two runs and two RBIs at Newberry (2/28) ... Notched three-RBI game, with a two-run double and a bases-loaded walk against Southern Wesleyan (3/7) ... Hit two-run inside-the-park home run against Lander, finishing game with three RBIs (4/13) ... Also had two-run games against Georgia Southwestern (3/10), North Greenville (4/24) and Columbus State (5/12) ... Added a triple in the Peach Belt Conference Tournament game against national-runner up Columbus State ... Posted a six-game hitting streak from Feb. 20 to March 3, going 8-for-16 (.500) during that span with five runs and four RBIs. 2006: Saw action in three games as a reserve, getting one hit in three at bats ... First collegiate hit was a pinch-hit double at Mars Hill (4/11) ... Also scored a run in the game. High School: Two-time captain and three-year letterwinner for Ron Simmons at Byrnes High ... Posted .375 batting average and earned All-Region honors as a senior ... Also picked up a slot on the North/South All-Star Team and the Spartanburg Herald-Journal All-Academic Team ... Also a three-year letterwinner for the Rebels' football team ... Helped team to three straight state championships and served as a team captain as a senior ... Member of the Beta Club and earned the school's Student-Athlete Award. Personal: Born Sept. 4, 1987 ... Parents are Tommy and Tammy Simpson ... Has a brother, A.J. ... Major is business administration ... Favorite food is baby-back ribs ... Favorite movie is "Talladega Nights" ... Favorite actor is Will Ferrell ... Favorite book is "To Kill A Mockingbird" ... Dream job is to own a custom car shop. Career-Highs Hitting At-Bats 5, twice Hits 2, twice Runs 2, four times Doubles 1, four times Triples 1 vs. Columbus State, 5/12/07 Home Runs 1, twice RBI 3, twice Stolen Bases 1, twice |
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