2023 Baseball Roster
Roster
Shayne Simpson
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- Infielder
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 230
- Hometown:
- Lake Forest, Calif.
- Prev School:
- El Toro HS
- Played in 36 games and started 27 in a CBU jersey
- Posted a .197 batting average across 66 at-bats
- 13 hits, 15 runs, 5 home runs, and 11 RBI
- Slugged .485
2023
- Made 40 appearances and 18 starts this year for CBU.
- Posted 21 hits, 13 runs, and five doubles.
- Hit .296 and was slugging .521 with four home runs this season.
- The junior came up big from the batter’s box in key moments for the Lancers.
- Named to the WAC All-Academic Team
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— California Baptist Baseball (@CBUbaseball) April 30, 2023
On the first pitch he sees, Shayne Simpson obliterates a go-ahead grand slam 425 feet and 104mph off the bat??#LanceUp?? pic.twitter.com/htpYcyk2N9
2022
Appeared in 31 games and made six starts as a sophomore... Hit. .265 and maintained a .390 on-base percentage... Logged nine hits, nine runs, five RBI and three doubles... Qualified for WAC All-Academic Team.
Shayne Simpson swings at the first pitch he sees of the season and drives in a run.#LanceUp?? pic.twitter.com/n2YaOhamRJ
— California Baptist Baseball (@CBUbaseball) February 19, 2022
2021
Appeared in 12 games as a true freshman... Hit .200 and slugged .400, as he logged two hits in 10 at-bats with a triple, RBI and run scored... Made his collegiate debut against Saint Mary's on Feb. 27... His first collegiate hit went for a triple against Tarleton State on March 28.
HIGH SCHOOL??????
— California Baptist Baseball (@CBUbaseball) March 28, 2021
Shayne Simpson's first career hit is a triple!#LanceUp?? pic.twitter.com/MyDx3MMfnR
Prepped at El Toro High School in Lake Forest, Calif., where he graduated in 2020... Chargers won South Coast League title as a sophomore... Earned All-South Coast League Second Team honors as a junior... Played in All-State North vs. South California Game... Served as team captain as a senior... Played club for Saddleback Cowboys and Oakland A's Scout Team.
?? SIGNING DAY ??
— CBU Baseball (@CBUbaseball) November 14, 2019
Welcome to Lancer Nation Shayne Simpson! Shayne is a first baseman from El Toro High School and Lake Forest, Calif. He’s another big leftie bat, whose big, projectable frame should make him a lot of fun to watch at Totman Stadium. #LanceUp?? pic.twitter.com/mzvsUnqVSl
PERSONAL
Son of Casey and Marty Simpson... Has one sibling, Sarah... Father Casey played baseball at the University of Tennessee and Sacramento State... Mother Marty did track and field at Sacramento State... Business major with a construction management minor... Plans to work in his family's contracting company and purchase a home after graduation... Enjoys mountain biking, fishing and dirt biking.
?? MEET THE NEWCOMERS ??
— California Baptist Baseball (@CBUbaseball) October 9, 2020
Take a minute to get to know freshman first baseman Shayne Simpson. #LanceUp?? pic.twitter.com/drLFkNksYw
