Biography
Career
A .309 hitter (17 for 55) with eight runs, two doubles, eight RBIs and two stolen bases in 19 games with 15 starts ... has five multi-hit games and two multi-RBI games ... career-long four-game hitting streak and four-game on-base streak
2024
Slashed .309/.339/.345 in 55 at-bats with eight runs, two doubles, eight RBIs and two stolen bases in 19 games with 15 starts ... started 13 games at DH and two at 2B ... had five multi-hit games and two multi-RBI games ... season-best four-game hitting streak and four-game on-base streak ... 2 for 4 with two runs and two RBIs at Ouachita Baptist (4/23) ... 1 for 3 with two runs and two RBIs vs. Northwestern Okla. (5/3) ... 3 for 4 with an RBI vs. Ark.-Monticello (5/10) ... 2 for 3 with a run and an RBI at Mo. Southern St. (5/16)
Previous School
A 2023 graduate of Denison Senior High School in Texas
Honors: All-District ... Academic All-State ... two-time Fighting Jacket Leadership Award
Personal
Born: Memphis, Tennessee
Major: Child Life
Parents: David and Christine Kirkbride ... has five brothers (Easton, Bowen, Wilson, Luke and Ben) and one sister (Beth Anne)
Enjoys playing ping pong and eating spicy foods
Career Highs
Hits: 3, vs Ark.-Monticello, May 10, 2024
Doubles: 1, at East Central, Apr 22, 2024 ; vs Arkansas Tech, May 09, 2024
Total bases: 3, vs Ark.-Monticello, May 10, 2024
RBI: 2, at Ouachita, Apr 23, 2024 ; Northwestern Okla., May 03, 2024
Runs scored: 2, at Ouachita, Apr 23, 2024 ; Northwestern Okla., May 03, 2024
Walks: 1, at Ouachita, Apr 23, 2024
Hit by pitch: 1, at Ark.-Monticello, Mar 11, 2024 ; vs Arkansas Tech, May 09, 2024
Sac flies: 1 [t-13th], at Mo. Southern St., May 16, 2024
Sac bunts: 1, Northwestern Okla., May 03, 2024 ; Northwestern Okla., May 04, 2024
At bats: 4, 6 times
Stolen bases: 1, at Ouachita, Apr 23, 2024 ; Northwestern Okla., May 03, 2024
Field chances: 7, at Ark.-Monticello, Mar 11, 2024
Putouts: 4, at Ark.-Monticello, Mar 11, 2024
Assists: 4, Missouri S&T, Mar 12, 2024
