Western Michigan University Athletics

2010: Played in 33 games, making 25 starts ... split starts between designated hitter and left field ... batted .229 with two home runs, one triple and one double ... drove in 17 runs ... had six two-hit games and four games with two RBIs ... collected an RBI in seven straight contests during spring trip (3/1-13).

2009: Played in 31 games, making 26 starts ... all but one start was at designated hitter ... was second in batting average (.333) and home runs (7) ... led team with a .620 slugging percentage ... hit eight doubles, one triple and drove in 26 runs ... went 3-for-4 with a grand slam and five RBIs vs. Eastern Michigan (4/17) ... tied school record hitting three home runs in one game (4/25) ... batted 4-for-6 that game, also recording a double and five RBIs ... hit two home runs, going 3-for-4 with three RBIs at Toledo (5/2) ... batted .500 (8-for-16) with three home runs, four runs scored and five RBIs in three game series against Toledo.

High School: Three-sport scholastic student athlete ... earned 11 varsity letters in football (3), baseball (4) and basketball (4) ... named all-conference and all-region all four years in baseball ... collected all-state honors as a junior and senior ... batted .642 with 14 home runs, 58 RBIs and 36 stolen bases senior season ... drafted in the 33rd round by the Philadelphia Phillies ... ranked No. 12 fullback by ESPN.com coming out of senior football season ... ranked No. 32 overall in Michigan by Scout.com ... ranked No. 28 overall in Michigan by Rivals.com.

Personal: Son of James and Anne Simpson ... born in Niles, Mich ... also played football at WMU as a freshman ... majoring in business administration.