Eastern Michigan Athletics
E-Club Athletic Hall of Fame
Howard Simmons
- Induction:
- 2026
- Class:
- 1993
Graduated in 1993…Was an outstanding baseball player for EMU from 1979-82…Earned four varsity letters as a member of the EMU baseball team…All Mid-American Conference (MAC) Second Team selection in 1982…Helped lead EMU to two MAC Championships and two regional runner-up finishes (1981, 1982)…Selected to the NCAA Mid-West Regional All-Tournament Team in 1981 hitting for a .421 average…Was a single season leader for at-bats, hits, and runs…Ranked in the all-time EMU records for at-bats, hits, doubles, triples, runs scored, and RBIs…Defensively assisted in completing 93 double plays and 807 assist/put outs as a middle infielder…In 1981, led the MAC in runs scored, was 10th in batting, and fifth in RBIs…Selected to the United States Baseball Team by the U.S. Baseball Federation in 1981…Played on the U.S. team that received Gold Medals in the first World Games and Intercontinental Cup Games, beating the Cuban National Team in 10 innings in the final medal round…Was selected as a finalist in the 1984 Olympic/Pan Am Baseball Trials…Played for team Orleans in the Cape Cod League…Returned to EMU as an infield coach for the 1983 and 1984 seasons
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