May 21, 2007

First baseman Scott Simon enters the MAC Tournament four hits from becoming the conference's all-time hit king. The senior from Algonquin has rewritten the NIU record book during his career, setting school marks for hits, RBI, doubles, games played and at-bats. Simon has received numerous award during his collegiate career and was one of 30 national candidates for the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award, presented to college baseball's top student-athlete. During the 2007 campaign, Simon leads the Huskies with 68 hits on the year and is hitting .447 with 21 hits in his last 12 games. After graduating earlier this month with a degree in Sociology, Simon continues to work toward attaining his pilot's license.

Favorite thing about NIU baseball is ...
Being around all the guys, going on road trips and playing Scrabble on the bus.

Favorite MLB team ...
Chicago White Sox.

Baseball hero growing up ...
Frank Thomas.

The song I most listen to is ...
Master of Puppets by Metallica.

My baseball superstitions are ...
Get dressed before every game.

I am the video game champion of ...
MLB 2K7. I beat Matt German every time.

Favorite baseball experience ...
Playing in the National Baseball Congress World Series Championship Game in Wichita during the summer of 2004. It was a lot of fun to play in a championship game in front of 6,000 people.

Most memorable game played at NIU ...
My first collegiate game against Louisville my freshman year. I had a RBI single as a pinch-hitter in my first at-bat.

Favorite road trip while playing at NIU ...
Going to New Orleans and Florida during the 2004 season.

Funniest baseball moment ...
Zach Minor dressing up as "upside down man" in the dugout.


Favorite old-time baseball player ...
Carlton Fisk.

Favorite baseball movie ...
Mr. Baseball. Frank Thomas made a cameo appearance in that movie.

Favorite class at NIU ...
Anything taught by Dr. Kristin Myers.

Ideal job/career ...
Playing baseball for a living.

Best baseball prank ...
Chewing bubble gum, blowing a bubble and placing it on top of someone's hat.

One word that describes me on the field is ...
Collected.

One word that describes me off the field is ...
Easy-going.

My favorite sport other than baseball is ...
Competitive Scrabble.

My hobbies are ...
Playing guitar and video games.