CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo., Dec. 14, 2015 – Atlanta Braves pitcher and former Southeast Missouri State University baseball standout Shae Simmons has notched a victory outside the lines.
Simmons will return to Southeast this weekend, marking the completion of his undergraduate degree. Commencement exercises are set for Dec. 19 in the Show Me Center. Simmons will receive a Bachelor of Science in criminal justice with a minor in criminology.
“I’ve always wanted my degree whether I need to use it in the future for a job or not,” he said. “It is very important to my family because I will be the first of my siblings that finished college.