Summer 2006: Played in 46 games for the Duluth Huskies of the Northwoods League ... Hit .253 with four doubles, three triples and 19 RBIs ... Teammate of current Jayhawks Paul Smyth and Andy Marks.

2006 (Sophomore): Appeared in 61 games, making 47 starts as the designated hitter and six in the outfield ... Hit .293 with five home runs and a team-high six triples ... Scored 38 runs and drove in 33 ... Enjoyed 16 multi-hit games ... Hit safely in his first four games of the season at Hawaii-Hilo (2/1-2/4) ... Had two hits and three RBIs at Lipscomb (2/25) ... Went 5-for-8 with a pair of homers and four RBIs in a double-header against Western Illinois (3/5) ... Recorded a season-high four hits at Nebraska (3/26) ... Went 3-for-4 with a home run and a triple and three runs scored against Missouri State (4/18) ... Collected five-consecutive multi-hit games from 4/16 to 4/22 ... Drove in four runs against Bradley (5/12) ... Scored at least one run in each of KU's Big 12 Tournament games, including two against Nebraska in the championship game (5/28) ... Hit a solo home run at Oregon State in the NCAA Tournament (6/3).

Summer 2005: Played in 61 games for the Duluth Huskies of the Northwoods League ... Hit .251 and scored 18 runs ... Teammate of current Jayhawk Ryne Price.

2005 (Freshman): Played in 39 games, starting 11 ... Had four multi-hit games on the season ... Missed hitting for the cycle by a single against North Dakota State on March 13 ... Went 2-for-4 in his first collegiate start against Hawaii-Hilo on Feb. 6.

High School: Was a three-year letterwinner in baseball and four-year letterwinner in basketball at Washburn Rural High School in Topeka, Kan. ... Selected the league basketball Newcomer of the Year in 2001 ... Was named all-league and all-city first team following both his junior and senior season ... Honored as first team all-state and ANCA Rawlings All-Region in 2004 ... The only player in school history to start every game of a four-year career on the varsity basketball team ... Maintained a 4.0 GPA throughout high school.

Personal: Born Nov. 15, 1985, in Topeka, Kan. ... Parents are Punkie and Teri Simpson ... Majoring in business administration.

Simpson's Career Stats
Year	Avg.	GP-GS	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	TB	Slg%	BB	HBP	SO	GDP	OBA	SF	SH	SB-ATT
2005	.243	39-11	70	13	17	4	1	1	14	26	.371	10	1	14	2	.333	3	0	0-0
2006	.293	61-53	205	38	60	8	6	5	33	95	.463	20	2	26	2	.360	1	2	5-7
Career	.280	100-64	275	51	77	12	7	6	47	121	.440	30	3	40	4	.353	4	2	5-7