High School – Played four seasons at Jefferson High School for head coach Tommy Knight ... named team Most Valuable Player during senior season ... recorded a .383 batting average with 12 homeruns and 79 runs batted in during prep career ... posted a 19-5 record with a 3.24 earned run average during prep career ... recorded a .548 batting average with 11 homeruns and 64 runs batted in during senior season ... posted a 12-1 record with a 1.73 earned run average during senior season ... named Northeast Georgia Player of the Year during senior season ... named Region Player of the Year during senior season ... named First Team All-Area during senior season ... holds school records for runs batted in (64), hits (63) and career walks (125) ... lettered in basketball ... helped lead team to the Sweet 16 during junior season ... helped lead team to the Final Four during senior season ... received Future Star Award in basketball during senior season.

Personal – Son of Susie Roberts (Jimmy) and Mike Simmons (Jennifer) ... has two sisters, Haley and Abby Roberts, and one brother, Clay Simmons ... cousin, Brandy Bray Corbett played basketball and tennis at North Georgia College & State University ... cousin, Jason Gibson, played basketball at North Georgia Colege & State University ... majoring in Mathematics.