2020 Baseball Roster
Simoneit, William
Jersey Number 8
William Simoneit
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 235
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Glen Ellyn, Ill.
- High School:
- Glenbard West HS
Bio
2020 (Graduate Transfer - Season shortened by COVID-19)
Joined Wake Forest as a graduate transfer and earned an M.S. degree in management ... Was on his way to a standout season, batting .377 with five doubles, three homers and 12 RBIs ... Led the team in hitting and on-base percentage (.462), tied for the lead in doubles and slugging (.642), and was second in RBIs ... Played in 17 games with 16 starts, 12 of them at third base and four behind the plate ... Blasted a ninth-inning walk-off homer to beat No. 3 Louisville (March 7) ... Also hit a late go-ahead grand slam in win over La Salle (Feb. 28) ... Other homer came in a victory over Illinois (Feb. 16) ... Went 7-for-8 with two doubles against Sacred Heart (March 1 & 3) ... Had a .964 fielding percentage and caught 2-of-5 runners trying to steal against him.
Prior to Wake Forest
Spent four seasons at Cornell University, redshirting in 2016 due to injury and earning All-Ivy League honors his last three years ... In his Cornell career, he played in 99 games and made 96 starts, batting ..306 with 113 hits, 27 doubles, 13 homers, 74 RBIs and 14 stolen bases ... Earned honorable mention All-Ivy in 2019 as the team's primary catcher, batting .299 with six homers, 10 doubles and 19 RBIs, ending the season on an 11-game hitting streak and stealing all six bases he attempted ... In 2018, was second team All-Ivy, batting .308 with seven steals, eight doubles, two homers and 27 RBIs while playing primarily at third base ... Was a catcher in 2017, hitting .317 with five homers, nine doubles and 28 RBIs in 82 at bats.
Background
Chose Wake Forest over Duke for his graduate season ... In high school, was a four-year starter for Glenbard West, earning all-conference and all-area honors his last two years.
Personal
Born on Oct. 14, 1996 ... Son of Jamie and Katie Simoneit ... Father, Jamie, played hockey for two years at Washington University-St. Louis ... Was a member of the National Honor Society, French Honor Society and was an Illinois State Scholar in high school.
Joined Wake Forest as a graduate transfer and earned an M.S. degree in management ... Was on his way to a standout season, batting .377 with five doubles, three homers and 12 RBIs ... Led the team in hitting and on-base percentage (.462), tied for the lead in doubles and slugging (.642), and was second in RBIs ... Played in 17 games with 16 starts, 12 of them at third base and four behind the plate ... Blasted a ninth-inning walk-off homer to beat No. 3 Louisville (March 7) ... Also hit a late go-ahead grand slam in win over La Salle (Feb. 28) ... Other homer came in a victory over Illinois (Feb. 16) ... Went 7-for-8 with two doubles against Sacred Heart (March 1 & 3) ... Had a .964 fielding percentage and caught 2-of-5 runners trying to steal against him.
Prior to Wake Forest
Spent four seasons at Cornell University, redshirting in 2016 due to injury and earning All-Ivy League honors his last three years ... In his Cornell career, he played in 99 games and made 96 starts, batting ..306 with 113 hits, 27 doubles, 13 homers, 74 RBIs and 14 stolen bases ... Earned honorable mention All-Ivy in 2019 as the team's primary catcher, batting .299 with six homers, 10 doubles and 19 RBIs, ending the season on an 11-game hitting streak and stealing all six bases he attempted ... In 2018, was second team All-Ivy, batting .308 with seven steals, eight doubles, two homers and 27 RBIs while playing primarily at third base ... Was a catcher in 2017, hitting .317 with five homers, nine doubles and 28 RBIs in 82 at bats.
Background
Chose Wake Forest over Duke for his graduate season ... In high school, was a four-year starter for Glenbard West, earning all-conference and all-area honors his last two years.
Personal
Born on Oct. 14, 1996 ... Son of Jamie and Katie Simoneit ... Father, Jamie, played hockey for two years at Washington University-St. Louis ... Was a member of the National Honor Society, French Honor Society and was an Illinois State Scholar in high school.
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