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2011 Baseball Roster

14 Grant Simotes

14 Grant Simotes

  • Position:
    Infielder
  • Height:
    6-1
  • Weight:
    185
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Minooka, Ill.
  • High School:
    Providence Catholic

Summary

Biography

Year AVG G-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB-A BB SO TB-SLG% FLD
2011 .245 52-40 151 21 37 9 0 2 20 2-5 15 34 52-.344 .944
2010 .286 53-50 199 28 57 9 2 2 23 3-4 23 38 76-.382 .940
2009 .280 44-43 161 20 45 10 1 4 23 3-4 20 33 69-.429 .936
2008 .292 53-53 185 26 54 8 0 1 25 7-11 16 29 65-.351 .934
2007 .143 3-2 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 1 5 1-.143 1.000
Total .249 205-188 703 94 194 36 3 9 91 15-24 75 138 232-.330 .951

 

2010: Played in 53 games, starting 50, primarily at third base ... batted .286 with nine doubles, two triples and two home runs ... recorded 23 RBIs ... improved average to .291 during MAC play ... 53 games tied for most played ... led team with 19 multi-hit games ... had five games with two RBIs ... collected three hits in three different contests, going 3-for-5 against Kansas State (3/2), Ohio (4/9) and Bowling Green (4/21) ... hit a pinch-hit solo home run against Villanova (3/4) ... hit a solo home run at Indiana State (3/20) ... longest hitting streak was seven games (3/27 - 4/9) ... made two appearances on the mound in relief, throwing a total of 7.1 innings.

2009: Played in 44 games, making 43 starts, primarily at second base ... had the fifth highest batting on the team hitting .280 with 23 RBIs ... was second on the team in doubles (10), walks (20) and multi-hit games (14) ... had six games with multiple RBIs ... longest hitting streak was seven games (3/6 - 3/25) ... hit four home runs ... hit two doubles against Kentucky (3/3) ... went 4-for-5 at the plate with two doubles and three runs scored against South Dakota State (3/6) ... drove in three runs at Bowling Green (3/22) ... went 3-for-6 with a home run, a double and four RBIs at Toledo (5/3) ... had three games with three hits ... made one appearance on the mound in relief, striking out two in 1.0 inning vs. Michigan (5/5).

2008: One of four Broncos to start all 53 games, appearing at shortstop ... batted .292, improving average to .318 in conference play ... hit one home run and eight triples, driving in 25 runs ... tied for the second most stolen bases on the team, going 7-for-11 in attempts ... six of those seven came in MAC games, ranking him eighth in the conference in stolen bases per game (.25) ... stole two bases at Miami (4/6) and vs. Buffalo (4/130 ... led team with six sacrifice hits, while recording six sac bunts ... had 14 multi-hit games and seven multi-RBI games ... had a season-long hit streak of eight games (4/13-26) ... went 3-for-4 at the plate with a career-high three RBIs in game one at Morehead State (3/15) ... best MAC series was at Eastern Michigan, going 8-for-12 (.667) in three games with a pair of doubles and hitting first career home run ... collected three hits vs. Toledo (5/4).

2007: Saw action in three games, starting two on the left side of the infield before redshirting ... recorded first collegiate hit against Wayne State (3/28).

High School: Played shortstop for Providence Catholic ... was named to the First Team Chicago Catholic League All-Conference his sophomore, junior and senior year ... received all-state special mention his junior year ... was a member of the Honor Roll.

Personal: Son of Larry and Lisa Simotes ... born June 22, 1987 in Joliet, Ill. ... father played basketball at Lewis University ... sister, Nina played basektball at Louisville ... education major.



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Historical Player Information

  • 14

    2007Freshman

    Infielder
    6'1" 185 lbs
    14
  • 14

    2008Redshirt Freshman

    Infielder
    6'1" 185 lbs
    14
  • 14

    2009Sophomore

    Infielder
    6'1" 185 lbs
    14
  • 14

    2010Junior

    Infielder
    6'1" 185 lbs
    14
  • 14

    2011Senior

    Infielder
    6'1" 185 lbs
    14