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Transferred into the Bison program in 2004 from Orange Coast College in California...Steady glove with experience at second and third base...2005 SEASON (JUNIOR): Started 18 of 33 games and hit .246...Went 4-for-4 with a double, triple, and two RBIs against Minnesota-Duluth (5/5) in the third of a four-game hitting streak...Hit .333 in leadoff situations...Made eight putouts in Game 3 at Oakland (5/22)...2004 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Started 20 of 25 games played at second base...Hit safely in 12 games and had a four-game hitting streak...Had a double and three RBIs in a win over Minnesota-Crookston...Had six fielding assists in a win at South Dakota...2003 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Attended Orange Coast College but was forced to miss the season due to an injury...2002 SEASON (REDSHIRT): Sat out the season at Orange Coast College as a redshirt...HIGH SCHOOL: Played at University High School in Irvine, Calif., where he graduated in 2001 and was a two-year starter at second base for coaches Chris Conlia and Mike Gerakos...Hit .474 as a junior and was second on the team in doubles as UHS won a league title...Hit .333 as a senior and was named team captain...Finished with a .358 career batting average...Had a pinch-hit RBI single in a televised Game of the Week...PERSONAL: Majoring in psychology with a minor in coaching...Works as an usher at Bison basketball games and was a telemarketer in the offseason...Says people hung up the phone on him all day when asked to take a five-minute survey...Enjoys sports, listening to music, watching TV, and working out in his spare time...Son of Judy Simon of Irvine, Calif.

Year       Avg   GP-GS     AB    R    H   2B   3B   HR  RBI   BB   SO   SB-ATT
2004....  .259   25-20     58    6   15    5    0    0    8    2   16    0-0
2005....  .246   33-18     61    7   15    3    1    0    6   10   25    0-1
TOTAL...  .252   58-38    119   13   30    8    1    0   14   12   41    0-1