Harding University Athletics

Career Summary

A versatile infielder with a .292 career batting average (66-for-226) across 68 games (64 starts) ... has recorded 43 runs scored, 10 doubles, two triples, and 24 RBIs ... a high-contact hitter who is difficult to strike out ... has 17 multi-hit games and five multi-RBI games ... authored a career-best 11-game on-base streak.

Year-By-Year

2025 Started 49 of the 51 games in which he appeared ... slashed .287/.335/.357 in 171 at-bats ... finished third on the team in hits (49) and runs scored (35) ... showed great range in the infield, recording 118 assists ... 4/1 vs. Ouachita: Went 3-for-4 with two doubles and two RBIs ... 5/11 vs. Henderson St.: Had a career-best day in the GAC Tournament, going 3-for-3 with a triple and 3 runs scored ... 5/17 at Central Missouri: Recorded two RBIs in the NCAA Central Regional.

2024 Slashed .309/.339/.345 in 55 at-bats during his freshman season ... appeared in 19 games with 15 starts (13 at DH, 2 at 2B) ... recorded five multi-hit games ... 5/10 vs. Ark.-Monticello: Went 3-for-4 with an RBI ... 4/23 at Ouachita: Went 2-for-4 with two runs and two RBIs.

Previous School

• Denison Senior High School (Texas): 2023 graduate ... earned All-District and Academic All-State honors ... two-time winner of the "Fighting Jacket Leadership Award."

Personal

• Born: Memphis, Tennessee.

• Major: Child Life.

• Family: Son of David and Christine Kirkbride; has five brothers (Easton, Bowen, Wilson, Luke, and Ben) and one sister (Beth Anne).

• Interests: Enjoys playing ping pong and "eating spicy foods."

Career Highs

• Hits: 3 (2x), last vs. Henderson St. — 05/11/25

• Doubles: 2, vs. Ouachita Baptist — 04/01/25

• Triples: 1 (2x), last vs. Henderson St. — 05/11/25

• RBIs: 2 (5x), last at Central Missouri — 05/17/25

• Runs Scored: 3 (2x), last vs. Henderson St. — 05/11/25

• Stolen Bases: 1 (10x), last vs. Central Oklahoma — 05/16/25

• Assists: 9, vs. Ark.-Monticello — 03/28/25

• Putouts: 4 (2x), last vs. Arkansas Tech — 05/17/25