Transylvania University

2015: Earned Heartland Conference First Team honors for a second straight season as a junior...batted .348 with seven doubles, five triples and 16 RBIS...led team in stolen bases, going 12-12...started five games on the mound, working 23.0 innings, striking out 20...tossed a complete-game, three-hit shutout against Spalding on Apr. 22, striking out six.

2014: The Louisville native appeared in 38 games, three games as a pitcher with two starts, in his sophomore campaign ... had a 1-2 record with seven strikeouts in 10.1 innings ... had a .399 batting average, second in the HCAC, with 27 RBIs and a team leading five homeruns and 16 stolen bases ... selected to All-HCAC First Team.

High School: Played for Todd Driskell at Male High School...was named first team all-state , all-region seven and all-district teams during his senior year ... in his junior year, he was named to the all-region team and all-district team.

Personal: Simpson is the son of Walter and Cynthia Simpson ... business administration major with a concentration in marketing... wants to work in marketing and sales for sports information and products ... favorite athletes are Steph Curry, Ken Griffey Jr. and Andrew McCutchen