Simon, a junior, posted a 3-0 record during the Iowa Conference softball tournament, striking out 38 and allowing only two runs (one earned) in 22 innings of work. She opened the tournament by throwing a complete-game two-hitter with an IIAC Tournament-record 17 strikeouts in a 5-0 win over Cornell. Later that afternoon, she pitched the final eight innings of Coe's 8-7, 14-inning victory over No. 5 Central, allowing an earned run and striking out nine more batters. She completed her tournament by holding Simpson to one run on four hits while striking out 12 as the Kohawks topped the Storm, 4-1, in a elimination game on May 7. Against Simpson, Simon became the 15th pitcher in NCAA Division III history to surpass 900 career strikeouts.
