Joe Simeone

Position:
Right-Handed Pitcher
Height:
6-1
Weight:
219
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Groton, Mass.
High School:
Groton-Dunstable Regional

2021 Season: Made 10 starts and 12 appearances on the hill for the Huskies. Went 1.3 in 35.2 innings and struck out 39. Pitched 4.1 innings, allowed just two hits, zero earned runs and four strikeouts in a UConn win at No. 14 Virginia (2/20). Fired 5.0 shutout innings with just two hits allowed and a season-high eight strikeouts in a victory vs. UMass (4/3). Did not allow a run in 2.1 innings out of the bullpen against Xavier (5/30) in BIG EAST Championship.

2020 Season: Made four starts on the hill for the Huskies in season shortened due to Covid-19. Went 1-1- with a 3.00 ERA. Was second on the team with 23 strikeouts and third with 15.0 innings pitched. Held opponents to a .189 batting average against. Punched out six in a four-inning stint against Cal Poly on Opening Day (2/14). Went 4.1 innings and allowed one run at New Orleans (2/28). Had a career-best performance at Presbyterian (3/7) by tossing 6.0 innings of work, allowing no earned runs and striking out 12.

2019 Summer: Appeared in 10 games for the Keene Swamp Bats in the New England Collegiate Baseball League (NECBL). Led the league with 66 strikeouts. Went 2-0 with a 2.83 ERA while making seven starts and accumulating 41.1 innings. Struck out season-high 11 batters against Upper Valley (6/26).

2019 Season: Took the mound on 19 occasions and made five starts. Recorded a 2-1 record with a 5.00 ERA. Tossed 36.0 innings and struck out 39, holding batters to .254 batting average against. Season-high six strikeouts at College of Charleston (2/24). Fired 2.0 scoreless innings with three strikeouts vs. Michigan State (3/16). Recorded six-consecutive scoreless outings spanning 8.0 innings (3/16-4/2). Earned win at UMass with 2.0 scoreless frames and four punch outs. Picked up victory in 3.0 inning relief outing vs. Harvard (6/1) in NCAA Oklahoma City Regional.

2018 Season: Saw action in 15 games and started two on the mound during freshman season…Made first career appearance at Kennesaw State (Feb 16)…First career start came vs. Bryant (Aprill 11), pitched 2.1 innings…Fired a scoreless inning at UMass Lowell (April 18)…Pitched a career-high 4.0 innings and notched first career win vs. Sacred Heart (May 8)...Pitched a scoreless inning in The American Championship game vs. ECU (May 25).

High School: Lettered four seasons at Groton-Dunstable Regional under head coach Matt LeBlanc…Named 2017 Preseason All-State Third Team member…Recorded the final two outs to clinch the 2016 DIII Baseball State Championship.

Personal: Joseph John Simeone…Son of Ann and Robert Simeone…Has one sister, Sophia…Majoring in political science