Courtney Simons

Year:
Senior
Position:
Outfield
Height:
5-8
B/T:
L/L
Hometown:
Richmond, Va.
High School:
Deep Run

2010 as a senior: JMU Athletic Director Scholar Athlete...VaSID Academic All-State...JMU Dean's List Spring 2010...Made season debut starting in right field against Akron...Walked, scored a run and stole two bases against Akron...Scored a run, drove in one and stole a base against Wagner...Went 1-for-3 with a HR against Fairfield...Went 2-for-3 with a run in game two against Florida A&M...Pinch ran and scored a run against South Florida...singled and scored a run against Central Michigan...Had a single and two runs scored in game one against Longwood...Recorded two hits and three RBIs in game two against Longwood...Went 1-for-4 with a HR in game three against George Mason...Walked, scored twice and stole two bases in game one against Delaware...Went 1-for-3 with a three-run HR in game two against Liberty...Went 5-for-10 with two runs, three RBIs, a double, a home run and a walk, during three-game series at GSU...Had a double in game one against Towson...Went 2-for-4 with a double, a run and a RBI in game two against Towson...Went 1-for-3 with a run, a sacrifice and a steal in game two at Drexel...Had a hit and a run scored in game three at Drexel...Went 2-for-4 with two runs and an RBI in game two against UNCW...Recorded a hit, a run, an RBI and a walk in game three against UNCW...Had two hits, a run scored and a stolen base in three starts at the CAA Championships.

2009 as a junior: First-team All-CAA selection...2009 VaSID all-state second team...All-Tournament selection at the CAA Championships...Dean's List...Commissioner's Academic Award recipient...Started all four games of the Cathedral City Kickoff in right field...Went 1-for-4 with a run scored against Illinois...Started and recorded a hit in all five games of the College of Charleston Classic...Went 6-for-15 with a double, two runs scored, two RBIs and two stolen bases in the tournament...Went 2-for-4 while starting in right field against Sacred Heart...Went 1-for-2 with a double against Tennessee...Recorded six hits, including two doubles and a triple, with three runs scored, four RBIs, two walks and a stolen base in four games against Lafayette and Rider...Named CAA Player of the Week for the week ending Mar. 8...Hit .455 with a double, two runs and three RBI in three starts against Delaware...Went 4-for-5 with a double, three runs scored, an RBI, two hit-by-pitches and a stolen base in the doubleheader against George Washington...Picked up two hits and a run scored in two starts against Hofstra...Went 1-for-4 with a run scored in game one against Radford... Went 2-for-4 with an RBI in game two against Georgia State...Went 1-for-3 with a double and a run scored in game three against Georgia State...Went 2-for-3 with a run scored in game one against Liberty...Recorded four hits, including a double, a run scored and an RBI in three starts against Towson...Recorded two hits and scored two runs in three starts against Drexel...Went 1-for-3 with a triple and two RBI against Georgetown...Went 2-for-4 with a run scored in game three against UNC Wilmington...Started all three games in right field against George Mason, recording a hit and a stolen base...Went 2-for-3 with a pair of singles in JMU's 1-0 over Towson in the CAA Championships...Went 2-for-3 with a run score and an RBI in the CAA Championship game.

2008 as a sophomore: Dean's List Spring 2008...Commissioner's Academic Award recipient...Started all four games in centerfield in the UNCG Spartan Classic... Went 2-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored against Niagara (2/16)... Started all three games of the Elon Phoenix Classic in center field... Went 2-for-4 with an RBI against Binghamton (2/24)...Went 2-for-3 with two runs scored and two stolen bases against Eastern Michigan (2/29)... Stole a base and scored a run against Oregon (3/2)...Went 1-for-4 with a run scored against USC Upstate (3/8)... Went 1-for-3 with an RBI single against Princeton (3/8)...Went 2-for-2 with a run scored against Virginia (3/12)...Went 2-or-4 with a double and a stolen base against Pittsburgh (3/14)...Went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run against Akron (3/15)...Went 1-for-3 with a stolen base against Pittsburgh (3/15)...Went 1-for 3 with a triple and three RBIs and a stolen base against Canisius (3/16)...Had a hit, run scored, two walks and a stolen base in series against Hofstra (3/21-22)...Had a hit and two RBIs in game one against Radford and an RBI in game two (3/26)...Had five hits, three doubles, a home run and a single, five runs scored and three RBIs in series against Georgia State (3/29-30)...Collected two hits, an RBI and a run scored in doubleheader against Liberty (4/2)...Had three hits and a run scored in game one against Towson (4/5)...Had four hits, two runs and an RBI in the doubleheader against George Washington (4/9)...Went 2-for-4 with a run scored in game two against UNC Wilmington (4/19)...Had five hits, an RBI and a walk in weekend series against George Mason (4/26-27)...Went 1-for-3 with a run scored in game one against Delaware (5/3)...Went 2-for-4 with three runs scored in game three against Delaware (5/4)...Went 2-for-3 with a double and a walk in CAA semifinal game against Hofstra (5/10)...Went 1-for-3 with a solo home in CAA Championship game (5/11).

2007 as a freshman: Second Team All-CAA... All-CAA Rookie Team... Commissioner’s Academic Award Recipient... Made JMU debut starting in center field of season opener... 1-for-2 and scored twice against Florida Atlantic (2/23)... 1-for-3 and scored against Fordham (3/2)... 1-for-3 with an RBI against Binghamton (3/2)... 2-for-2 with an RBI in game one against Norfolk State (3/7)... 2-for-3 with two RBIs and a run scored in second game against Norfolk State (3/7). 2-for-4 with four RBIs and a run scored in game three against Coastal Carolina (3/11). Hit first collegiate home run in game three against Coastal Carolina (3/11)... Hit a three-run home run in game one against Georgetown for her second of the season (3/21)... 3-for-5 with two home runs (3,4) and three RBIs in doubleheader against Liberty (4/4)... 3-for-3 with two RBIs in game one against George Mason (4/7). Hit a two-run home run (5) in game two against George Mason (4/7)... CAA Rookie of the Week for the week of April 2-9... 3-for-4 with two runs scored in second game against George Washington (4/12)... 2-for-4 with two RBIs against UNCW (4/29)... 3-for-3 with an RBI and two runs scored in first game against Towson (5/5).

High School: Two sport athlete in softball and track... member of the 2006 Softball Nation State and National Champions... member of the 2006 World Fastpitch Connection National Champions... team MVP as a sophomore and senior... team captain junior and senior seasons... Colonial District Player of the Year as a senior... first team all-district junior and senior seasons... JR Tucker High School Invitational Tournament MVP as a freshman.

Personal: Daughter of George and Dianne Simons... Studio Art - Interior Design major... enjoys art, playing board games and tennis.