Michael Sims

Class: Senior           
Height: 5-10
Weight: 165
Position: Infield/Outfield
Hometown: Columbus, Ga.
High School: Columbus

In 2008: First Panther named to the ABCA first team All-American team... Also named to second team D3baseball.com All-American team... First team selection at second base on ABCA/Rawlings All-South Region team... Team's Scott Markham Most Valuable Player award winner for the second straight year... One of four players on team to receive Offensive Player of the Year award... GSAC Player of the Year and GSAC All-Conference for third straight year... Earned GSAC All-Academic honors for third straight year... Ranked in the top 10 in four national Division III offensive categories... Led the nation in runs per game, was second in runs scored, third in hits and sixth in stolen bases... Led or tied for the team lead in 14 offensive categories...  Was in the top five in 14 offensive categories in the GSAC... Ranks in the top 10 in 28 school career offensive categories and six school career fielding categories since LaGrange joined the NCAA in 2001... Batted career-high .421 in 44 games... Scored a school-record 73 runs... Led team with six home runs and had career-high 47 RBIs... Also led the team in at-bats (202), hits (85), total bases (132) slugging percentage (.653), doubles (17), triples (6) and stolen bases (36)... Only Panther to finish career with over 200 runs scored, 200 hits and 100 stolen bases... Led team with 29 multiple hit games... Had team and career-best 25-game hitting streak during season... Hit safely in 41 of 44 games... Went 7-for-8 with nine runs scored and 10 RBIs in doubleheader against Purchase on March 19... Had career-high six RBIs in second game of doubleheader with Purchase on March 19... Scored career-high five runs in a game against Purchase on March 19 and against Maryville on March 29... Hit two home runs in a game for first time in his career at Huntingdon on April 11 in first game of doubleheader... Played all nine positions on Senior Night against Atlanta Christian on April 22... Had 200th career hit against Millsaps on March 2... Scored 200th career run at Huntingdon on April 11 after hitting second home run in the game... Got 100th career RBI against Methodist on Feb. 24... Stole 100th base of career at Virginia Wesleyan on April 3...

In 2007: Third team selection to the 2007 American Baseball Coaches Association/Rawlings Division III All-American team...First team selection to the 2007 American Baseball Coaches Association/Rawlings Division III All South Region team...Second straight season on All-GSAC team...GSAC All-Academic...Batted a career-best .401 with three home runs and 37 RBIs...Started all 45 games...Led team in 10 offensive categories...63 runs scored, 79 hits were the second highest totals by a Panther in a season...Led GSAC in seven offensive categories...Led team with 27 multiple hit games...Had 21-game hitting streak during season...Had career-high five hits and went 5-for-5 against Oglethorpe on April 17...Had career-high four stolen bases against the University of the South on Feb. 24...Had career-high four RBIs against Heidelberg on March 11...

In 2006: Named to GSAC all-conference team...Played in 39 games with 39 starts...Batted .344 with 28 RBIs...Led team in hits, runs, doubles, triples, walks, on-base percentage and stolen bases...Led team in multiple RBI games with nine...Second on the team with 15 mulitple-hit games... Had a team best 15 game hitting streak...Tied career-high of four hits in a game twice against Oglethorpe on Feb. 23 and Denison on March 4...
In 2005: Named to GSAC All-Freshman team...Appeared in 39 games, started 37...batted .320 with two home runs and 27 RBIs...Led team with four triples...Was a perfect 14-for-14 in stolen bases...Was in top 5 of 18 team categories...Had four hits, three runs, three RBIs versus Maryville on March 24...Had three hits, stole three bases and drove in four runs versus Virginia Wesleyan on March 23....High School: First team All-Bi-City as a senior...Played on 2004 Georgia AAA state champions...Major: Biology.....Born: Nov. 15, 1985..... Parents: Mike and Kathy Sims.

Career Statistics
Year       Avg      GP-GS    AB     R      H     2B    3B    HR    RBI  
2005      .320        39-37    150    34    48      6      4      2      27  
2006      .344        39-39    160    44    55    14      2      0      28
2007      .401        45-45    197    63    79    13      6      3      37
2008      .421        44-44    202    73    85    17      6      6      47
Totals   .377    167-165    709  214   267   50    18     11    139