Cierra Simon

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Position:
IF
Height:
5-5
Class:
Senior
High School:
Crockett HS
Hometown:
Crockett, Texas
Pronounced:
R/R

2024 (Junior)
Led the Mean Green in eight statistical categories including games started, batting average, hits and stolen bases … Matched the highest single-season mark with five triples … Tied for the fourth-most defensive assists (124) and double plays turned (16) in single-season program history … Ended the year ranked inside the top-10 for five UNT career records including batting average, stolen bases and triples … Matched her career-high mark of 55 games played and started … Collected career-high marks of 52 hits, five triples, 28 RBI and 124 assists … Recorded two runs, two RBI, two walks and two stolen bases versus South Dakota State on Feb. 17 … Hit her first home run of the season against Texas Tech on Feb. 24 … Collected career hit No. 100 on Feb. 25 versus the Red Raiders …Collected a bases-loaded triple versus Northwestern on March 3 … Enjoyed a career-best 9 game hitting streak from Feb. 23-March 3 … Assumed sole possession of second place for career stolen bases versus No. 7 Oklahoma State on April 3 … Became the fifth player in UNT history with six-plus RBI in game one at Texas A&M-Commerce on April 16 … Played in her 150th career game in the second half of a doubleheader against the Lions on April 16 … Named American Athletic Conference Player of the Week on April 22 … Finished 3-for-4 with one run scored at Charlotte on May 3 … Moved into a tie for most career triples in UNT history at the AAC Championship quarterfinals against East Carolina on May 9 … Named to the American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team.

2023 (Sophomore)
Named First Team All-Conference USA … Honored as a member of the CUSA All-Tournament team … Appeared in 55 games with 55 starts … Stole the third-most bases in single-season program history with 20 on 22 attempts … Ranked first for UNT with 50 base hits, second on the team with a .311 batting average … Accumulated 79 total bases with seven doubles, two triples and six home runs for a .491 slugging percentage … Finished third on the team with 28 runs scored and 24 RBI … Led the Mean Green with 94 defensive assists with 66 putouts and turned nine double plays … Posted a 3-for-3 line with three RBI and one double versus UConn on Feb. 11 … Recorded a three-hit performance with two runs and a stolen base against South Dakota on Feb. 17 … Blasted her first home run of the year in a win over Sam Houston on Feb. 18 … Swiped career-high two bases in game one against Texas A&M-Commerce on March 14 … Hit her first career grand slam in game two over A&M-Commerce on March 14 … Matched her career-best three hit game and three runs scored and added a stolen base at UTEP on April 6 … Snared the game-ending lineout at shortstop after hitting a tie-breaking home run in the eighth inning at Florida Atlantic on April 28 … Laced a game-tying home run in the CUSA Championship final against Middle Tennessee on May 13 … Led the Mean Green with a .429 average, two stolen bases and one home run at the CUSA Championship … Awarded CUSA Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

2022 (Freshman)
Named Conference USA All-Freshman Team selection … Started all 53 games … Hit .267 with 43 hits, four doubles and five home runs … Drove in 19 runs while scoring 35 … Slugged .398 with a .298 OBP … Drew seven walks and led the team with 17 stolen bases on 20 attempts … Made 63 putouts with 94 assists and fielded at a .897 mark, turning 11 double plays … Hit her first career home run against UTSA on April 10 … Enjoyed her best two games at Kansas, finishing 2-for-4 with two runs, three RBI, one home run, one walk and one stolen base on April 22 … Hit 3-for-4 with two runs, one RBI and one home run on April 23 … Finished league play with 22 hits for a .278 batting average, 15 runs, one double, three home runs, nine RBI, 32 total bases and five walks … Listed as a member of the CUSA Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

Prior to UNT
Two-time first team All-District selection at Crockett HS … Three-time first team Academic All-District … Varsity athlete in softball, cross country, track and volleyball … Student ambassador, FFA, Beta and graduated top 10 in her class … Played travel ball for Texas Glory and head coach Kevin Shelton along with current UNT teammates Elizabeth Moffitt, Rylee Nicholson, Skylar Savage and Kayleigh Smith.