2008 and 2009 ACC Honor Roll
An extremely hard worker that can play both corners of the infield … Spent much of the fall working out in the outfield … A line-drive hitter with a good swing … Also has a good approach at the plate.
2009
Appeared in five games on the season, four as a pinch hitter … Collected at least one hit in two of the five contests … Had three hits in four at-bats (.750), with one home run and five RBI … Had an RBI single for his first career hit and then followed with a grand slam in the eighth inning of Tech’s 24-3 win over Maryland (3/7).
2008
Redshirted.
High School
Four-year letterwinner for coach Charlie Owens at Pace Academy … Tabbed first-team all-region in 2007 after earning first-team all-city honors by the AJC in both 2005 and 2006 … Helped the East Cobb 16U Astros to the AAU National Championship … Also lettered one year for basketball coach Cal Boyd … Member of the National Honor Society and a Peer Leader at Pace.
Personal
Full name is Matthew Mills Simonds … Born August 10, 1988 … Son of Gil and Sandy Simonds … Majoring in management at Georgia Tech.
Career Statistics
Year Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD% 2009 .750 5-0 4 3 3 0 0 1 5 6 1.500 0 2 1 0 .833 0 0 0-0 2 0 0 1.000 2010 .250 9-0 8 2 2 0 0 1 3 5 .625 1 0 2 0 .333 0 0 0-0 11 0 0 1.000 TOTAL .417 14-0 12 5 5 0 0 2 8 11 .917 1 2 3 0 .533 0 0 0-0 13 0 0 1.000
