Kris Simonton

Height:
6-3
Weight:
205
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Dublin, Ohio
High School:
Dublin Scioto

as a Sophomore (2014): Started in 43 games, primarily at left field … owned a team-high .320 batting average (62-194) for a .404 on-base percentage … posted 23 RBI, the second-highest on the team … recorded 23 multi-hit games … picked up a season-high four RBI against Ball State (May 2) … went 3-for-5 at the plate in a game at Northern Illinois (May 9) with a homer, two RBI, a pair of runs scored and a stolen base … posted seven hits and two RBI, with three back-to-back two-hit games in the Zips’ four-game Mid-American Conference Tournament run … ended the season hitting safely in 24 of the final 27 games … made just 15 appearances without posting a hit … stole 12 bases in 14 attempts.

as a Freshman (2013): Started in 10 games and appeared in a total of 16 games, primarily at second base … batted .268 (11-for-41) with eight runs scored, three RBI and four walks … tallied three extra-base hits, two doubles and one triple … registered two hits on two occasions against YSU (April 3) and Ohio (April 13).

at Dublin Scioto High School: A two-time first team All-Ohio Cardinal Conference pick … hit .493 and got on base at a .588 clip as a junior and was named first-team all-district … his batting average that season was the third highest in school history for a single season and OBP was second highest … also named team Pitcher of the Year and team MVP ... batted .414 as a senior and was a second team all-district selection … lettered two years in golf.

Personal: Born Aug. 15, 1993 in Columbus, Ohio ... son of Rick and Donna Simonton … has one brother, Kyle and one sister, Katie … sister played softball at Ohio State … plans to major in exercise science: pre-physical therapy.