Hannah Simko

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Outfielders | Hannah Simko, Peyton Steffes, Hanna Massaro | at Ohio April 11, 2026

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Hannah Simko | Oct. 8, 2025, at Michigan

Photo by: Drake Harlett, BGSU Athletics

Position:
Outfield
Height:
5-3
Class:
Freshman
High School:
Plymouth
Hometown:
Canton, Mich.

Bowling Green

2026 | Freshman

Played in all 49 of BGSU's games in her freshman campaign, making 45 starts
Started 40 games in left field and five at the DP spot
Primarily batted in the leadoff spot in the order, doing so on 27 occasions
Also hit second (seven times), third (three times), sixth (also three times) and ninth (five times)
Hit .290 with 20 walks and 25 runs scored, ranking third on the team in the latter category
Had an on-base percentage of .373 and a slugging pct. of .338
Stole 15 bases and had 16 RBI
Ranked eighth in the MAC in steals
Also had four doubles and a homer
Led the Falcons with 11 multiple-hit games on the season
Hit .500 when playing as the DP, going 1-for-20
In MAC games, batted .253 and was second on the team in both walks (11) and runs (12)
Played in all 26 conference contests, starting 25
Led the Falcons with a .349 batting average in true road games
Batted .333 in neutral-site games
Hit a whopping .480 (12-for-25) in BG's eight games against teams ranked in the top 75 of the RPI
Made her collegiate debut in the season opener, with a pinch-running appearance against Queens
Scored a run in that game, then started that evening's Hampton contest and went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases and two runs scored
The next weekend, was 2-for-3 with a walk, two steals and a run against Towson
Had a walk, a hit and an RBI that evening vs. Lipscomb
Ended that weekend with a hit, two more stolen bases and three runs scored in a rematch with Towson
Went 2-for-4 with a three-run double and a stolen base in a win at ETSU
The next day, had an RBI single and stole two more bases against Tennessee State
Had three multi-hit games at the Make It Happen Games in Florida
Went 3-for-3 with a walk, two runs and three RBI in the opener vs. Illinois State
Then had back-to-back two-hit contests vs. Colgate and Bethune-Cookman
In the latter game, had a two-run double to account for the only runs in that 2-0 victory
Had two hits and scored a run at Coastal Carolina
Had an RBI single in the first and last games of the Charleston Southern series, walking three times in the middle game
Singled and scored a run in the middle game of the Central Michigan series
Went 3-for-4 with a stolen base and two runs scored in BGSU's win at Western Michigan
Singled in the opener against Buffalo, with a walk and a run in the middle game of the series
Then, singled and scored in the final game vs. the Bulls
Was 1-for-3 with a walk and a run at Ohio State
Had an RBI in the opening game at Kent State, and a hit in the middle contest of the series
Scored a run in all three games vs. Toledo, going 1-for-1 with a walk in the opener
Walked twice and scored in the middle game of the series, before picking up a base hit in the final contest vs. the Rockets
Hit .500 with a .636 OBP in the Ohio series
Walked in three trips in both the first and third games in Athens
Reached base in all five plate appearances in BG's 8-1 win over the 'Cats, going 4-for-4 with another walk and two runs scored
Singled, walked and stole a base in the second game of the NIU series
Had an RBI single vs. Oakland
Then, in the nightcap, hit the first homer of her career, a two-run shot to right in the first inning
Hit a team-leading .500 in the Miami series, going 5-for-10
Singled and scored in the opener
Then, had two hits, including a double, in each end of a doubleheader the next day, scoring a run in the final game

Plymouth High School

Canton, Mich.

Earned three letters at Plymouth H.S. ('25), playing for coach Lauren Evans
Hit over .500 in each of those three seasons, with a total of four strikeouts during that entire time
Set the school record with 207 career hits
Batted .578 in 2023, earning All-State First-Team honors for the Wildcats
Hit .523 in 2024, and batted .505 in her senior year, and was named honorable mention all-state each year
Captained the team as a senior
2024 Detroit Sports Award Show

Personal

Born in Canton, Mich.
Daughter of Michael Simko and Heather McMahan
Plans to major in early childhood education at BGSU
Has four sisters (Audriana McMahan, Taliyah McMahan, Lakely McMahan and Lilliana Zapzzynski) and a brother (Michael Simko)
Played travel ball for Chicago Beverly Bandits, helping that team to a PGF Nationals runner-up finish

WHY DID YOU CHOOSE BGSU?
"I chose BGSU because I love the campus and I felt so at home. The coaching staff makes you feel wanted and all of the girls include everyone so well."