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Kyle Hess/KSU Athletics
Kyle Hess/KSU Athletics
Kyle Hess/KSU Athletics
Kyle Hess/KSU Athletics
Kyle Hess/KSU Athletics
Kyle Hess/KSU Athletics
Kyle Hess/KSU Athletics
Kyle Hess/KSU Athletics
Kyle Hess/KSU Athletics

2 Tyler Simon

  • Ht./Wt. 6-0 / 160
  • Position INF
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Albany, Ga.
  • High School Lee County HS

Biography

2022
» Hattiesburg Regional All-Tournament Team
» Second-Team All-ASUN Conference
» ASUN All-Tournament Team
» ASUN Preseason All-Conference Selection
» 10th player in KSU history to reach the 200-hit career milestone
» Named to the Brooks Wallace Award midseason watch list
» CoSIDA Academic All-District Baseball First Team Selection
» ASUN All-Academic Team
» 1-of-3 Owls to start all 64 games

Recorded two hits, two runs scored and one RBI on Opening Day against Morehead State (Feb. 18) ... went 2-for-3 in the series finale against Fairfield (Feb. 26) ... ripped a double to secure the sweep for the Owls ... at Troy (Mar. 6) went 2-for-4 with an RBI on Sunday ... also scored one run ... had a season-high three hit performance at Wofford (Mar. 9) during a midweek contest ... tallied hits in all three games at UNC-WIlmington (Mar. 11) ... ripped a double in the series finale ... Jacksonville (Mar. 18-20) hit his second home run of the season on Sunday en route to an Owls sweep ... went 2-for-4 on Friday with a double, two runs scored and three RBI ...  posted a 4-for-6 day with four runs scored, two doubles and one triple against No. 12 Georgia Tech ... recorded his 200th career hit in the Owls' win ... was featured on SportCenter's Top 10 Plays for a double play he made during the third inning ... registered hits in all three games of the sweep over North Florida (Mar. 25-27) ... finished the series with four hits, three runs scored and three RBI ... ripped a walk-off single with the bases-loaded and two outs against USC Upstate (Mar. 29) ... contributed a 2-for-6 day at the plate with a double and game-winning RBI ... recorded six hits in the series at Florida Gulf Coast (Apr. 1-3) ... hit one double, drove in two and scored three runs on the series ... went 2-for-6 on Friday at Stetson (Apr. 8) with one run scored ... tallied a 2-for-5 night against No. 10 Georgia (Apr. 12) ... recorded four hits against Liberty (Apr. 14-15) ... went 1-for-2 with a double and run scored in game one ... posted a 3-for-5 day with one run scored and two RBI in game three ... recorded a walk-off single to win the game... Went 1-for-5 with one RBI against Georgia State (Apr.19) ... finished the series versus Jacksonville (Apr. 22-24) 6-for-13 with four runs scored and five RBI ... tallied three hits on Friday night with a triple, three runs scored and three RBI ... had hits in both games at No. 24 Georgia Southern (Apr. 26 & 27) ... scored two runs in game one and recorded a triple, RBI and run scored in game two ... went 2-for-5 with a run scored at No. 16 Georgia (May 3) ...  against FGCU (May 7-8) had two hits in game two and tallied a hit in game three ... scored three times in the series finale ... tallied a 2-for-5 night versus Western Carolina (May 11) with one RBI ... had hits in all three games versus Stetson (May 13-15) ... hit a grand slam on Friday night and scored three times ... hit another home run on Saturday and drove in three runs ... was 1-for-4 on Sunday with a bases-clearing double and three RBI ... finished the weekend with 10 RBI ... posted hits in all three games at Liberty (May 19-21) ... hit a three-run homer on Thursday and drove in six total runs in the series ... had hits in all five of the Owls' ASUN Tournament games ... in pool play, went 2-for-4 against FGCU (May 26) with a run scored ... led KSU with a 4-for-5 performance in the ASUN Championship versus Liberty (May 28) ... hit a home run and scored three times in the win ... NCAA Hattiesburg Regional (June 3-5) went 2-for-5 with a double and home run against No. 2 LSU (June 3) ... registered four RBI and scored one run ... was 2-for-5 with three RBI against No. 4 Army (June 4) ... had a hit and scored a run in the season finale with No. 1 Southern Miss (June 5).

2021
The only player to start all 51 games for the Owls in 2021 ... finished with a .242 batting average ... tied the team-lead for doubles with 11 ... the Owls' starting shortstop was a top-five run producer for Kennesaw State, driving in 26 runs ... set a personal-best record for RBIs in a game with four coming from a solo home run and a three-run double against Mercer (4/28) ... his one other homer came against Coastal Carolina (2/28) ... finished second among ASUN fielders with 153 assists ... turned a total of 29 double plays.

2020
The only player to start all 18 games for the Owls in 2020 … finished with a .210 batting average ... recorded eight RBIs, three doubles and one home run … had three multi-hit games, including a season-best 3-for-5 performance against Jacksonville State (3/10) where he also registered two RBIs, two runs scored and a home run ... hit the eventual game-winner in a 6-5 win against Brown (3/8) with a two RBI double in the bottom of the eighth ... got away with three stolen bases ... finished with a .938 fielding percentage, logging 32 putouts and 58 assists.

2019
>> ASUN Second Team All-Conference


Named ASUN Second Team All-Conference… Simon finished second in hits in the ASUN with 37 and triples (2) in league play… third in total bases among league members with 53 and fifth in batting average (.378) in conference play among conference members... His 153 assists were the second most in the conference this season… finished the season batting .301… slugged .416 and drew 42 walks… collected a season-high four hits against NJIT on April 28… ended with a pair of doubles against North Florida on May 12... ended with seven assists against North Florida, a season high…launched three home runs in 2019

2018
>> ASUN Second Team All-Conference
>> Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American

Named ASUN Second Team All-Conference and All-Freshman Team … second on the team and 12th in the ASUN with a .311 batting average … started in 42 games and played in 46 games … second on the team in runs scored with 36 … third on the team in conference play with a .322 batting average … through the 21 conference games led the team in hits with 28 … finished with a slash of .311/.435/.371 … stole 7 bases on 10 attempts.

HIGH SCHOOL
Played three years of varsity baseball at Lee County High School under Coach Brandon Brock ... competed in Perfect Game Tournaments ... finished Top 10 in the country in the summer of 2016 ... made it to the 2017 Georgia 6A State Championship.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2

    2018Freshman

    Infield
    6'0" 157 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2019Sophomore

    Infield
    6'0" 157 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2020Junior

    Infield
    6'0" 157 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2021Junior

    INF
    6'0" 157 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2022Senior

    INF
    6'0" 160 lbs
    2