2009: Played in 12 games with eight starts ... batted .222 (6-27) with two triples and a home run ... scored seven runs while adding eight RBI ... career-high five RBI at Gallaudet ... career-best three hits at Washington (Md.) [game 2] ... .984 fielding percentage in 62 chances.

2008: Saw action in 12 games with five starts ... went 2-for-3 at Washington (Md.) ... scored four runs and batted in three ... drove in two runs at Gallaudet [game 2] ... .969 fielding percentage in 32 chances.

DeMatha Catholic HS: 2007 graduate ... posted a .417 average and 19 RBI as a junior ... second team All-WCAC ... batted .300 as a senior ... member of National Honor Society, Black Studies Union and DeMatha Putt-Putt Club ... served as the SGA treasurer.

Personal: Ian Paris Simpson-Shelton ... has aspirations of becoming a cardiologist ... serves as an orientation leader and SAAC representative ... born May 17, 1989 in Washington, D.C. ... son of Darryl Shelton and Gail Simpson ... has three older brothers named Jonathan, Bryant, and Brandan.