2025 Softball Roster

Drew Barton
Drew Barton

1 Katie Simon

  • Position Pitcher
  • Height 5-7
  • Class Junior
  • Highschool Athens HS
  • Hometown Athens, Ala.

Biography

UNA 2025: Pitched in 21 games with 13 starts ... Posted a 7-6 record with a 3.22 ERA over 78.1 innings ... Finished with six complete games and three shutouts ... Had 52 strikeouts ... Had a 5.0 inning shutout in her weekend debut with the Lions against Alabama State, including just one hit allowed with seven strikeouts, on Feb. 9 ... Also had a 5.0 inning shutout against Lindenwood on Feb. 15 ... Pitched a complete game shutout against Oakland with 7.0 innings, allowing just four hits with one walk and a season-high 10 strikeouts ... Limited opponents to a .239 batting average ... Had a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage on 12 chances.

PREVIOUS: Played two seasons at Wallace State Community College in Hanceville, Alabama ... Coached by Carson Owens in 2023 and Lauren Stewart in 2024 ... Two-time conference champion ... Was top five in all of JUCO for strikeouts-per-seven innings (7.07) ... Struck out 108 batters with just 45 walks as a sophomore ... 2023 first team All-ACCC North ... 2023 Second Team All-Region 22 ... 2024 Conference Tournament MVP ... 2024 NFCA Second Team All-Region ... Finished her sophomore season with a 3.34 ERA, including a 2.19 ERA in conference games.

HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Athens High School in Athens, Alabama ... Coached by Travis Barnes ... Led the Eagles to a 2022 Class 6A State Championship victory ... Also won area in 2021 and 2022 ... Two state appearances in her career ... Was named Decatur Daily Player of the Year in 2021 ... Was an all-state honorable mention in 2022 ... Served on student council ... Rho Kappa ... National Honors Society ... Graduated in 2022.

PERSONAL: Birthday is May 19 ... Born in New Brunswick, New Jersey ... Hometown is Athens, Alabama ... Daughter of Jeff and Denise Simon ... Has two siblings, Sarah and Emily ... Sarah graduated from UNA in 2023 ... Emily, her twin, has been her teammate at Athens, Wallace State and now UNA ... Katie writes left handed but throws right handed ... Majoring in elementary education.

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