Texas A&M Baseball promoted graduate student manager and two-year Aggie letterwinner Kyle Simonds to the position of Volunteer Assistant Coach.Â
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Simonds served as a graduate student manager the last two seasons while completing his Recreation, Parks and Tourism Sciences master’s degree in Youth Development.
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With Simonds helping with the scouting reports in 2019, the Aggie pitching staff led the nation in K-to-BB ratio (3.33), ranked second in strikeouts per nine innings (10.9) and third in ERA (3.21).
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As a player, Simonds became an instant legend on May 7, 2016 when he pitched a no-hitter against the then-No. 2 Vanderbilt Commodores.
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The Grand Island, Neb., native earned Perfect Game/Rawlings All-America Honorable Mention as a senior in 2016. That season, Simonds registered an 11-3 record with a 2.61 ERA, 1.07 WHIP and 80 strikeouts in 17 starts. In 2015, he notched a 3-2 record with two saves, a 2.39 ERA and 32 strikeouts in 52.2 innings.
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Simonds ended his career ranked 11th on the Aggies’ career ERA list with a 2.53 mark. He posted a 14-5 mark with two saves, 112 strikeouts in 152.2 innings of work in his 39 games.
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Following his senior season, the Washington Nationals selected Simonds in the 14th round of the 2016 MLB Draft.
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He pitched two seasons in the Nationals’ farm system before returning to Texas A&M to pursue his master’s degree. In his first minor league stint, Simonds went 1-0 without giving up a run in 4.2 innings with the rookie level Gulf Coast Nationals to start 2016. He earned an in-season promotion to the Single-A Auburn Doubledays, registering a 2.51 ERA and 1.08 WHIP in 32.0 innings. In 2017, he posted a 5-0 record with 57 strikeouts in 61.0 inning in his 30 relief appearances for the Single-A Hagerstown Suns before returning to College Station to begin work in graduate school.
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Simonds served as a graduate student manager the last two seasons while completing his Recreation, Parks and Tourism Sciences master’s degree in Youth Development.
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With Simonds helping with the scouting reports in 2019, the Aggie pitching staff led the nation in K-to-BB ratio (3.33), ranked second in strikeouts per nine innings (10.9) and third in ERA (3.21).
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As a player, Simonds became an instant legend on May 7, 2016 when he pitched a no-hitter against the then-No. 2 Vanderbilt Commodores.
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The Grand Island, Neb., native earned Perfect Game/Rawlings All-America Honorable Mention as a senior in 2016. That season, Simonds registered an 11-3 record with a 2.61 ERA, 1.07 WHIP and 80 strikeouts in 17 starts. In 2015, he notched a 3-2 record with two saves, a 2.39 ERA and 32 strikeouts in 52.2 innings.
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Simonds ended his career ranked 11th on the Aggies’ career ERA list with a 2.53 mark. He posted a 14-5 mark with two saves, 112 strikeouts in 152.2 innings of work in his 39 games.
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Following his senior season, the Washington Nationals selected Simonds in the 14th round of the 2016 MLB Draft.
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He pitched two seasons in the Nationals’ farm system before returning to Texas A&M to pursue his master’s degree. In his first minor league stint, Simonds went 1-0 without giving up a run in 4.2 innings with the rookie level Gulf Coast Nationals to start 2016. He earned an in-season promotion to the Single-A Auburn Doubledays, registering a 2.51 ERA and 1.08 WHIP in 32.0 innings. In 2017, he posted a 5-0 record with 57 strikeouts in 61.0 inning in his 30 relief appearances for the Single-A Hagerstown Suns before returning to College Station to begin work in graduate school.
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