University of Iowa Athletics
2023
- Appeared in 22 games making one start
- Finished with a 4-3 record and one save to go with a 6.54 ERA
- Fanned 64 batters over 42 2/3 innings
- Picked up his first win of the season against #1 LSU (2/25) throwing 4 2/3 innings of relief with eight strikeouts
- Had a career-high 10 strikeouts against South Dakota St. (3/19)
2022
- Went 0-1 with a 4.11 ERA in 13 appearances (one start)
- Had 23 strikeouts (to 13 walks) over 15 1/3 innings
- Pitched an inning in the combined shutout win over Indiana (5/20)
- Punched out four and allowed one hit in two innings at Bradley (4/6)
- Allowed one hit over 1 1/3 innings and fanned three against No. 12 Texas Tech (3/19)
- Made his Hawkeye debut and first start against Loras College (3/1), allowing three runs on five hits with four strikeouts
2021 At Missouri
- Made six appearances for Missouri, including making one start
- Logged 6 2/3 innings where he had a 22.95 ERA
2019 & 2020 At Iowa Western CC
- Earned 2019 NJCAA ICCAD first-team all-region honors as a freshman
- Team claimed the 2019 NJCAA Northern District title and was the JUCO World Series runner-up
- Made three starts in final campaign with the Reivers, going 1-1 with a 8.68 ERA over 9 1/3 innings pitched
- Posted 16 strikeouts (15.43 K/9 IP)
- Fantastic in season debut at Garden City CC (2/15), earning the win after allowing one earned run over 4 2/3 innings pitched with eight strikeouts and only one walk
- Solid once again his next time out at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College (2/21), allowing one earned run over four innings with seven strikeouts
- Went 7-1 with a 2.33 ERA over 54.0 innings pitched as a freshman in 2019
- Big strikeout producer from the left side, racking up 68 total punch outs (11.33 K/9 IP)
- Posted 5 2/3 shutout frames en route to victory in season debut at Crowder College (2/21)
- Didn’t allow an earned run each of his next two starts vs. DMACC (3/11) and NIACC (3/18)
- Had a big performance at Marshalltown CC (4/29), earning victory while striking out 13 batters over seven innings
High School
- Earned first-team all-state honors as an outfielder as a senior
- First-team All-MAC and first-team IHSBCA 4A all-district (Southeast)
- Also played golf, basketball, track and field and soccer
- Was a Drake Relays qualifier in high jump in 4×100 and a state qualifier in the 4×200 in 2018
- Also was part of the Riverking Marching Band Drumline for two years
- High school coach was Kevin Cunningham
Personal
- Born June 28, 2000, in Clinton, Iowa
- Son of Rod and Ronda Simpson
- Has two brothers, Jacob and Joe
- Brother, Joe, plays baseball at Kirkwood CC
- Majoring in sport and recreation management
