#26 Jared Simpson Season 2022-23

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