Saint Leo University Athletics

Drafted in the 31st round of the 2018 draft by the San Diego Padres
 
AS A JUNIOR (2018)
Appeared in 24 games with 20 starts with a .250 batting average … recorded 17 hits with 4 doubles and 4 home runs … drove in 13 RBI while scoring 9 runs himself … went 2-for-2 in stolen bases … tallied 80 putouts and 1 assist for a team-best 1.000 fielding percentage … pitching: made 6 appearances on the mound for the Lions with a team-best 2.35 ERA in 7.2 innings of work with 10 strikeouts, 4 hits allowed and just 2 runs ... held opponents to a low .160 average … recorded four strikeouts in two innings of work against Nova Southeastern (April 7)

CAREER
Transferred to Saint Leo from Roane State College (Tenn.), where he batted .252 with a team-high 30 RBI and 27 hits with six home runs… charted a .467 slugging percentage and .414 on base percentage during the 2017 campaign… was Roane State’s top hitter in 2016 with a .364 average with 55 hits and 46 RBI… belted seven HR for Roane State in 2016, and finished the season with a .576 slugging percentage.

PERSONAL
Born March 8… favorite team is the Toronto Blue Jays, and his favorite players are Josh Donaldson and Marcus Stroman… favorite food is pizza… son of Thomas Sims and Jann McNamara… has one brother, Garrett, and one sister, Hailey.