Simpson polished off his three-year career with the Muleriders this season with a 13-1 record, 1.81 ERA, 131 strikeouts and only 35 walks in 99 1/3 innings. All while en route to being runner-up for the Tino Martinez Division II national player of the year, and a first team selection and the national pitcher of the year on all three post-season All-America teams (Rawlings/ABCA, Daktronics, NCBWA). He made 15 starts with six complete games, tossing three shutouts and combining for three more, while limiting opponents to a .201 average.
The right-hander has staggering career numbers, compiling a 35-2 mark and 2.39 ERA over the past three seasons, tied at ninth all-time in wins on the Division II level. His 323 strikeouts compute to 10.7 per nine innings, and he allowed only 72 earned runs and 190 hits in facing over 1,100 batters, limiting opponents to hitting just .196 against him.
Among his many Gulf South Conference achievements, Simpson stands second all-time in consecutive wins (15) and consecutive shutouts (2). He is third all-time in career wins, win percentage (.946) and career strikeouts, and had the third highest single-season strikeout ratio in history this year, fanning an average of 11.87 hitters per nine innings.
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