Palm Beach Atlantic University Athletics

PERSONAL
Born August 14, 1995... Majoring in Accounting... Aspires to play in the MLB or become a succesful entrepeneur... Chose PBA because of the warm climate, faith component, and the opportunity to play baseball... Favorite team is the Tampa Bay Rays... Favorite athlete is Evan Longoria... Favorite verse is Philippians 4:13... Son of Mark and Merrellee Simon... Has one brother: Marcus.

2018 (Senior)
Kyle was the starting first-baseman for the Sailfish in his fourth and final season … batted .267 on the year while clubbing six home runs and adding 10 doubles … stole a career high five bases in his senior season … hit three home runs in four games against No. 18 Catawba … had a two-home run game on Feb. 16 against Spring Hill College … had 17 multiple-hit games on the season and finished with 35 RBI and 34 runs scored … finished his PBA career as the PBA Division II leader with 26 home runs and 121 RBI.

2017 (Junior)
Kyle played in 43 games during his junior season, as he was the Sailfish every day first baseman … finished the season with a .327 batting average, as he scored 37 runs and drive in 35 more … hit a team-high nine home runs, and added nine doubles as he finished with a slugging percentage of .588 … was hit by pitch 13 times on the season … posted 13 multi-hit games on the year, including two four-hit games … went 4-for-5 with three runs and a home run on Feb. 11 against Embry-Riddle … went 4-for-5 with three RBIs against No. 9 Tampa on April 29 … went 3-for-4 with a double and a triple on March 31 against No. 25 Florida Southern College.

2016 (Sophomore)
Led the team in appearances (48) and starts (46)…made 38 starts at first base with the other eight as DH…finished with a .301 average and led the team with 55 hits, nine home runs and 43 RBIs…finished second on the team with 12 doubles and 30 runs scored…had a .372 on-base percentage after being hit by a pitch 14 times…also walked eight times…was third on the team in slugging with a .514 percentage…had two multi-home run games, vs. Colorado Christian (2/8) and at Nova Southeastern (4/19)…drove in eight in that game against Colorado Christian…had five RBIs against Florida Tech (3/19)…led the team with 15 multi-hit games…had four hits against Colorado Christian for a season-high…had three hits and three RBIs against St. Thomas (2/20)…had his only stolen base of the season against Lynn (3/5).

2015 (Freshman)
Saw action in 27 games during his freshman season, making 18 starts for Palm Beach Atlantic... Hit .207 for the year but displayed great power, knocking five doubles and two home runs in 58 at-bats... Got his first collegiate hits in a big way, clobbering two home runs and driving in a season-high four runs on the road against Barry University on February 21st... Picked up two more multi-hit performances over the course of the season, including a 3-for-4 game against Rollins College on April 8th... Scored two runs on five occasions, including a game in which he reached base three times via walk and another with a base hit in a PBA win over Barry University on March 24th.

HIGH SCHOOL
Competed on the baseball team at Liberty High School for coach Dave Schmidt... Named team MVP during his senior season... All-State second-team during his final campaign... Also placed fourth in the national Power Showcase... Was a member of the National Honor Society and held a 3.96 GPA throughout high school.