2016... Was named a Bronze Scholar on the Peach Belt Conference Presidential Honor Roll... was a recipient of the NCAA Division II Athletics Directors Association (D2ADA) Academic Achievement Award... was named to the Peach Belt Conference All-Academic team... appeared in 43 games and started nine contests for the Falcons during his senior season... posted a .234 batting average with two home runs and drove in 16 runs... scored 11 runs and stole three bases in five attempts... recorded a .333 on-base percentage and a .391 slugging percentage as well as a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage... recorded a season-high two hits against Saint Leo... drove in a career-high four runs in two separate games against Ohio Valley... tied his career high as he scored two runs against Ohio Valley.
2015... Was named to the Peach Belt Conference All-Academic team... was named a Gold Scholar on the Peach Belt Conference Presidential Honor Roll... appeared in 22 games for the Falcons and started five contests during his junior season... posted a .226 batting average with two doubles and drove in four runs... scored six runs and finished with one stolen base in two attempts... posted a .368 on-base percentage and a .290 slugging percentage... registered a season-high one hit on seven separate occasions... drove in a season-high two runs against West Alabama... scored a season-high one run on six separate occasions.
2014... Was named a Bronze Scholar on the Peach Belt Conference Presidential Honor Roll... was named to the Peach Belt Conference All-Academic team... appeared in 29 games for the Falcons and started eight contests during his sophomore season... posted a .296 batting average and one home run while recording 13 RBIs... finished with three doubles... scored 11 runs... finished with one stolen base in one attempt... recorded a season-high two hits against Saint Leo, Miles College and Francis Marion... drove in a season-high three runs against Miles College... scored a career-high two runs against Young Harris and Miles College... played for the Hornell Dodgers in the New York Collegiate Baseball League in the summer... drove in one run in five at-bats with the Dodgers before an injury cut his time with the Dodgers short.
2013... Was named a Bronze Scholar on the Peach Belt Conference Presidential Honor Roll... appeared in 31 games for the Falcons and started 18 contests during his freshman season... posted a .270 batting average and 15 RBIs... finished with five doubles... finished with three stolen bases in six attempts... recorded a career-high three hits each against USC Aiken, Miles and North Alabama... finished with a career-high three RBIs each against Georgia Southwestern and USC Aiken... scored a career-high two runs each against Francis Marion, North Alabama and Columbus State... played with the Hornell Dodgers of the New York Collegiate League, helping his team reach the playoffs in the summer of 2013.
2012... Redshirted at Florida Gulf Coast University in Fort Myers, Fla.
High School... Prepped at Bishop Kenny High School in Jacksonville, Fla.
Personal... Is a biology major at Montevallo with a minor in chemistry... is the son of Steve and Sharon Simmons... has three sisters, Christine, Sarah and Lauren.
