Biography
CAREER
A .290 hitter (70-for-241) with 47 runs, 11 doubles, two triples, 26 RBIs and 12 stolen bases in 74 games, 68 starts
2026 (3rd Year)
Injured in the first game of the season (1-for-4, two runs, two RBI)Â and missed the rest of the year
2025 (2nd Year)
Slashed .286/.347/.357 in 182 at-bats with 37 runs, nine doubles, two triples, 16 RBIs and 10 stolen bases in 54 games, 52 starts ... started 52 games at 2B ... had 12 multi-hit games and three multi-RBI games ... had a six-game hitting streak and 12-game on-base streak ... led the team with seven sacrifice hits ... had 151 defensive assists, fifth-most in an HU single season ... went 2-for-5 with three runs at Southeastern Okla. (3/22) ... went 3-for-4 with a run, two RBIs and two doubles vs. Ouachita Baptist (4/1) ... went 3-for-3 with three runs and a double vs. Henderson St. (5/11).
2024 (1st Year)
Slashed .309/.339/.345 in 55 at-bats with eight runs, two doubles, eight RBIs and two stolen bases in 19 games, 15 starts ... started 13 games at DH and two at 2B ... had nine multi-hit games and two multi-RBI games ... had a four-game hitting streak and four-game on-base streak ... went 3-for-4 with an RBI vs. Ark.-Monticello (5/10).
PREVIOUS SCHOOL
A 2023 graduate of Denison High School ... earned All-District and Academic All-State honors ... two-time winner of the "Fighting Jacket" Leadership Award
PERSONAL
Born: Memphis, Tennessee
Major: Child Life
Parents:Â David and Christine Kirkbride; has five brothers (Easton, Bowen, Wilson, Luke, and Ben) and one sister (Beth Anne)
CAREER HIGHS
Hits: 3, Ouachita, Apr 01, 2025 ; vs Ark.-Monticello, May 10, 2024 ; Henderson St., May 11, 2025
Doubles: 2 [t-11th], Ouachita, Apr 01, 2025 ; at Ouachita, Feb 28, 2025
Triples: 1 [t-5th], East Central, Mar 15, 2025 ; Ark.-Monticello, Mar 28, 2025
Total bases: 5, Ouachita, Apr 01, 2025
RBI: 2, 6 times
Runs scored: 3, at Southeastern Okla., Mar 22, 2025 ; Henderson St., May 11, 2025
Walks: 2, Arkansas Tech, Apr 08, 2025 ; Union (TN), Apr 15, 2025 ; McKendree, Feb 08, 2025
Hit by pitch: 1, 8 times
Sac flies: 1 [t-13th], at Mo. Southern St., May 16, 2024
Sac bunts: 1, 10 times
At bats: 5, 6 times
Stolen bases: 1, 12 times
Field chances: 12, Ark.-Monticello, Mar 28, 2025
Putouts: 4, 4 times
Assists: 9 [t-4th], Ark.-Monticello, Mar 28, 2025
