Had a very solid freshman year ... Three-pitch guy that brings a lot of experience ... Looking to solidify the bullpen along side with Bailey Daniels, Brad Mincey and Ryan Wood ... 2008: Appeared in 27 games, all out of the pen ... Ranked second on the team in appearances ... Posted a 2-0 record with two saves ... Fanned 43 while walking just 17 in 34.0 innings of work with a 4.76 ERA ... First collegiate win came against Quinnipiac (3/13) after working 1 2/3 innings with two punch outs ... Also picked up a win against The Citadel (4/16) tossing one inning of relief with two strikeouts and a walk ... Notched saves against Campbell (4/23) and No. 26 UNC Wilmington (5/13) ... Worked at least one inning in 17 games with a career-high 3 2/3 innings coming against Tulane (5/10) ... Did not allow a hit in 10 outings and held opponents scoreless in 15 games ... Struck out at least one batter in 20 appearances and two or more in 14 games ... Career-high five strikeouts came against Campbell (4/23) ... Made collegiate debut against No. 2 South Carolina (2/23) working two innings of relief, allowing two runs on one hit with two strikeouts and three walks ... Appeared in 10 C-USA games where he allowed 10 runs in 14.0 innings with 15 strikeouts and six walks ... Ranked among the league leaders (all games) in appearances (t-8th) ... Opposing batters hit .254 (33-for-130) against him ... Shared the team lead in saves with Josh Ruhlman ... Fifth on the team in strikeouts (43) ... Finished 10 games for the Pirates ranking second on the squad ... Allowed single digit hits when the bases were loaded (2), against the leadoff batter (4), with runners in scoring position and 2-outs (4) and with runners on and 2-outs (9) ... Did not allow a run when working the fifth and 10th or later innings ... Posted a 1.04 ERA in the seventh frame ... Made one appearance in the Conway Regional working 1 1/3 innings allowing four runs on three hits with a strikeout ... Worked a scoreless inning of relief in two appearances against Houston ... Preferred to pitch at Clark-LeClair Stadium (3.94 ERA, 2-0, 1 save, 23 K's, 8 BB) oppose to on the road (5.74 ERA, 0-0, 1 save, 18 K's, 5 BB) ... Month-by-month analysis includes February (0-0, 4.50 ERA, 0 saves in one game), March (1-0, 4.09, 0, 9), April (1-0, 2.70, 1, 10), May (0-0, 8.53, 1, 6) and June (0-0, 6.75, 0, 1) ... High School: Earned three letters at Calvary Baptist under head coach Korey Smith ... Helped the Cougars to a three-year overall record of 68-21 including three 2A Conference Championships and a pair of state championships (junior and senior) ... Fanned 420 batters in three seasons ... Over a three-year stretch, posted a 24-6 record on the hill ... Was a three-time TAC All Conference and NCISAA All-State selection ... Named TAC Conference Player-of-the-Year as a sophomore and senior ... Earned NCISAA All-State Player-of-the-Year honors as a senior ... Struck out a high school record 190 batters as a senior ... Member of the N.C. State Games that won the Gold Medal from the Region 5 during summer of junior year ... Also lettered three years in basketball ... Personal: Full name is Seth Tyler Simmons ... Born June 14, 1988 in Winston Salem, N.C. ... Son of Randy and Suzanne Simmons ... Has two siblings (Sam and Ryan) ... Intended major is business. CAREER HIGHS - innings pitched: 3.2 vs. Tulane-1 (5/10/08); strikeouts: 5 vs. Campbell (4/23/08). |
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