2016 Baseball Roster
Conner Simonetti
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Fairport, NY
- High School:
- Fairport
KENT STATE HONORS AND AWARDS
• Letterwinner: 2014, 2015, 2016
• Drafted in the 13th round to the Washington Nationals in 2016
• 2016 Second Team All-MAC
• 2016 MAC All-Tournament Team
• 2016 MAC Distinguished Scholar Athlete
• 2016 Academic All-MAC
• 2015 Academic All-MAC
• 2015 MAC Distinguished Scholar Athlete
2016 JUNIOR SEASON
• Played in 57 games with 56 starts
• Third on the team with a .311 batting average
• Led with 17 homeruns while adding in 11 doubles and a triple
• Slugged a team-high .599
• Also led the team with 290 putouts while playing first base
• First multi-hit game of the season was Feb.26 against George Washington. Went 2-for-4 with a double and two walks
• Went 3-for-4 shortly after against Milwaukee on Feb 28
• Had a monster day with eight RBI against CMU on March 25. Had three hits, one double and two homeruns
• Added in another homerun and two RBI March 30 at Pittsburgh
• Had three straight games going 2-for-4 at the plate April 3-6 with a double, homerun, two walks and five RBI
• Collected five RBI in a 3-for-5 performance with a homerun April 15 at Eastern Michigan
• Finished the EMU series 3-for-5 also with two homeruns and three RBI
• Followed by going 3-for-5 versus Penn State with a triple, homerun, two RBI and two runs
• Went 2-for-4 in all three games of the Buffalo series with four RBI and one homerun
• Had an incredible MAC Tournament with nine hits, four RBI, three homeruns, one double and five runs scored across five games
2015 SOPHOMORE SEASON
• Led the team in homeruns and RBI
• Played in 47 games with 42 starts, hitting .283 with 10 doubles, 3 triples and 11 homeruns with 41 RBI and a team-high .578 slugging percentage
• Had a seven-game hit streak that began during the second series of the season
• Was a perfect 2-for-2 on March 13 versus Rider with 2 runs, 2 RBI, a triple and a homerun
• Had at least two hits in five straight games from March 29-April 3. Went 11-for-23 in that span with a double in every game, 6 RBI, 1 triple and 2 homeruns
• Had an eight-game hit streak later on in the season, including having a homerun in back-to-back games April 21 and April 24
2014 FRESHMAN SEASON
• Appeared in 22 games with 12 starts. Hit .163 with three doubles and two homeruns
• First career hit was a homerun against Youngstown State on Mar. 19
• Hit another homerun in a 2-for-5 performance with a run and RBI at Wright State Mar. 26
• Also went 2-for-4 with two doubles, a RBI and run scored Apr. 23 against Malone
PRIOR TO KENT STATE
• Picked 1,065th overall in the 2013 MLB Draft by the Cincinnati Reds
• Lettered three years at Faiport High School under head coach Ned Amyot
• Team won the sectional championship in 2013 and 2011
• Batted .523 in his varsity career with a Section V record 25 homeruns
• Hit .618 as a senior with 32 RBI, nine homeruns and 17 intentional walks
• Was named Second Team All-State, All-League and Player of the Year as a senior
• Also named All-League as a sophomore and junior
• Also lettered in tennis
• Played summer ball for the Rochester Aces
PERSONAL
• Born February 10, 1995 in Fairport, N.Y.
• Parents are Randal and Nan Simonetti
• Has an older sister, Camille
• Enjoys listening to music and hanging with friends
• Lists his sister as the person he most admires
• Would like to visit Italy
• Majoring in pre-medicine
