ULM Warhawks

Appeared in 31 games and started 22 while battling injuries in 2021…Slashed .203/.287/.420 with three doubles, four home runs, 18 RBIs, 12 runs scored, eight walks and 27 strikeouts…Had two hits, including a double, with a walk, RBI, and run scored in game two of a doubleheader vs. Southern (4/25/21)…Had two hits with a walk and a run scored in the series opener at Georgia Southern (4/9/21)…Blasted a 3-run home run on the first pitch he saw in the top of the first inning in ULM’s win at Alabama (4/7/21)…Picked up a base hit with an RBI and a run scored at Texas State (3/26/21)…Belted a 3-run home run, his second in as many games, at Louisiana Tech (3/23/21)…Connected for a 3-run home run in the series finale vs. Georgia State (3/21/21)…Broke out of an early season slump against his former team, going 2-for-5 with an RBI double down the left field line in the third inning and a 2-run home run to right field in the seventh inning in ULM’s 13-6 win vs. No. 9 Oklahoma State at Globe Life Field in Arlington (3/16/21).

2020 (JUNIOR) 
Started all 17 games at first base in the COVID-19 shortened 2020 season…Hit .242 (15-for-62) with three doubles, six home runs, 22 RBIs, 16 runs scored and 10 walks…Led team and ranked second in the Sun Belt Conference with six home runs and 22 RBIs…Had three multi-hit games and seven multi-RBI games…Hit his sixth home run of the season, a two-run blast, in the bottom of the first inning against Ole Miss (3/10/20)…Hit a solo homer and added a sacrifice fly in the series opener at McNeese State (3/6/20)…Hit a solo homer in the series finale vs. Illinois State (3/1/20)…Hit a double and walked, collecting two RBIs and scoring three times vs. Illinois State (2/29/20)…Connected for his second grand slam on the season among his two hits, picking up four RBIs, two runs scored and a walk vs. Southeastern Louisiana (2/26/20)…DeSimone and Andrew Beesley combined to hit two grand slams in the bottom of the fourth inning against SLU…Doubled and drove in two runs vs. Southeastern Louisiana (2/25/20)…Two hits, including a solo home run, and a stolen base vs. Grambling State (2/22/20)…Hit his first home run as a Warhawk, a grand slam, and a double with a season-high six RBIs, a run scored and a walk vs. Southeast Missouri State (2/15/20).

COWLEY COLLEGE 
Played his sophomore season in 2019 at Cowley College in Arkansas City, Kansas, for coach Dave Burroughs...Played in 61 games for the Tigers, hitting .333 with 15 doubles, 10 home runs, 58 RBIs, 55 runs scored, 35 walks, 58 strikeouts and six steals…On-base percentage of .427 and slugging percentage of .536…24 multi-hit games and 17 multi-RBI games…Helped Cowley to a Region VI championship and a trip to the NJCAA Division I World Series…Three straight two-hit games, picking up a double and his first home run of the season and four RBIs from 2/9 to 2/14/19…Season-high eight-game hitting streak with four multi-hit games and 14 RBIs from 2/21 to 3/10/19…Hit a pair of doubles and drove in four runs at Coffeyville, 3/7/19…Clubbed a double and home run with two RBIs at Labette, 3/21/19…Picked up a pair of doubles and a home run with three RBIs vs. Highland, 3/28/19…Posted a season-high four hits with a double and an RBI vs. Seminole State, 4/2/19…Three-hit day with a double and two RBIs at Fort Scott, 4/12/19…Finished 3-for-4 with a double, homer and four RBIs vs. Johnson County, 4/25/19…Three more hits with a homer, three RBIs and three runs scored at Neosho County, 5/2/19…Collected his first two-homer game, with three hits, four RBIs and three runs scored vs. Barton in the Region VI tournament, 5/16/19…Picked up a hit in each of Cowley’s four games at the NJCAA Division I World Series, along with a pair of RBIs, 5/25 to 5/28/19.

OKLAHOMA STATE
Played in 25 games with six starts for the Cowboys in 2018, hitting .239 with two doubles, seven RBIs and five runs scored…Two hits with an RBI, walk and a steal over two games vs. Little Rock, 2/27 and 2/28/18…2-for-5 with a double, two RBIs and a run scored in series finale vs. TCU, 3/31/18…2-for-4 with an RBI at Kansas State, 4/7/18…Redshirted 2017 season.

BISHOP KELLEY HS 
Hit .500 as a senior with three homers and 25 RBIs…2016 Rawlings-Perfect Game Honorable Mention All-American and All-West Region First Team…honored with the 2016 Ferguson Jenkins Outstanding Student-Athlete Award…An all-state and all-district performer…batted .402 with seven home runs as a junior.

PERSONAL
Son of Dominick and Barbara DeSimone.

CAREER SINGLE-GAME HIGHS
Hits: 2, 6x, last vs. Southern-2 (4/25/21)
Doubles: 1, 6x, last vs. Southern-2 (4/25/21)
Triples: None
Home Runs: 1, 10x, last at Alabama (4/7/21)
Total Bases: 6, 2x, last vs. Oklahoma State (3/16/21)
RBIs: 6, vs. Southeast Missouri State (2/15/20)
Runs Scored: 3, vs. Illinois State (2/29/20)
Walks: 2, 3x, last at Alabama (4/7/21)
Hit by Pitch: 1, vs. Louisiana Tech (3/9/21)
Struck Out: 3, 4x, last at UL Lafayette (4/27/21)
At Bats: 5, 2x, last vs. Oklahoma State (3/16/21)
Stolen Bases: 1, 2x, last at UL Lafayette (4/27/21)
Caught Stealing: 1, vs. Little Rock (4/17/21)
Putouts: 12, vs. Jackson State (3/3/20)
Assists: 3, vs. Grambling State (2/22/20)
 
CAREER TOTALS
Multi-Hit Games: 6 (2 6x)
Multi-RBI Games: 10 (2 5x, 3 4x, 4 1x, 6 1x)
Multi-Run Games: 5 (2 4x, 3 1x)
Multi-Steal Games: None
Multi-Walk Games: 3 (2 3x)

ULM CAREER STATS