Softball: Broad Run Senior Kate Sims to Play at Daytona State Next Year

(Jan. 12, 2012) - Broad Run High School senior Kate Sims will sign this weekend to play softball next year in Daytona Beach, Fla. at Daytona State junior college.

Sims, who verbally committed last week, plans on playing outfield for the Lady Falcons which have a good track record of placing their players in NCAA Division I programs. Sims hopes to transfer to the University of Central Florida in Orlando after her two seasons at Daytona State.

Daytona State plays in the Florida College System Activities Association's Mid-Florida Conference and had an overall record of 19-34-1 in 2011. Former Virginia Tech standout and professional pitcher Angela Tincher was an assistant coach last year for the Lady Falcons.

Sims was an all-Dulles District first team outfielder last year as a junior and was named second-team all-district as a sophomore. As a freshman she was a starter as Broad Run won a third consecutive AA state title and was named second-team all-district. Last season Sims belted a two-run home run to help the Spartans clinch a regional bid on the night when her late mother Kitty Sims was honored after having passed away after a long fight with cancer. In November her father, Tom Sims, also passed away after a long battle with cancer.