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2022 Softball Roster

Rodney Pierce
Yusuf Abdullah
Rodney Pierce
Lawrence Johnson
Romeo T Guzman/NEC
Romeo T Guzman/NEC

8 Xzarria Simmons

  • Position First Base/Outfield
  • Class Senior
  • Height 5-6
  • Hometown Escondido, CA
  • Prev School Escondido High School
  • Highschool Escondido High School

Biography

2022: Finished with a .295 average in 43 games … Had 31 hits, scored 25 runs, and drove in 14 runs … Tied for the team lead with 18 bases on balls … Also stole four bases … Had seven multi-hit games, including a pair of three-hit efforts: Mount St. Mary’s on March 5 and Morgan State on May 14 … Drove in three runs against North Carolina Central on April 10 … Scored three runs against Coppin State on April 19 … Had a .394 on-base percentage and a .324 slugging percentage … Helped Howard finish with a school-record 31 victories, and its second MEAC tournament championship for the second time in program (first 2007) … The Bison competed in the NCAA Tournament’s Tallahassee Regional where it played Florida State and Mississippi State.


2022: Batted .310 with 31 hits, 25 runs scored, 18 walks, 14 RBIs and three doubles in 41 games (36 starts) ... produced six multi-hit performances ... went a perfect 3-of-3 at Mount St. Mary's (March 5) ... produced three RBIs and two run scored in the road win at North Carolina Central (April 9) ... went a perfect 3-of-3 with two RBIs in the victory over Morgan State (May 14) in the MEAC title game.

2021: Did not play.

2020: Named to the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Preseason Second Team ... ranked among the conference leaders in several categories, including runs scored (3rd), hits (t-4th) and batting average (5th) ... batted .348 with 24 hits, 10 RBIs, five walks and three doubles in 24 starts ... recorded 11 multi-hit performances ... went 2-of-4 with three RBIs and three runs scored in the win over Mount St. Mary's (Feb. 16) ... batted 3-of-4 with two runs scored against Marshall (Feb. 29) ... hit 2-of-3 with two RBIs in the victory over Saint Peter's (March 12).

2019: Selected to the 2019 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) All-Conference Second Team ... ended the regular season hitting .411 overall while ranking top 35 in the nation ... in league play, she led the MEAC with a scorching .490 batting average, along with 25 hits ... posted a nine-game hitting streak, including five multi-hit performances in that span ... ranked among the team leaders in several offensive categories, including batting average (.378), slugging percentage (.496), on-base percentage (.436), runs scored (17), hits (48), doubles (10) and RBIs (21).

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Historical Player Information

  • 8

    2019Freshman

    SHORT STOP
    5'6"
    8
  • 8

    2020Sophomore

    First Base/Outfield
    5'6"
    8
  • 8

    2022Senior

    First Base/Outfield
    5'6"
    8