2019 Baseball Roster
Kirby, Justin
Jersey Number 39
Justin Kirby
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Alpharetta, Ga.
- High School:
- Alpharetta
Bio
Kent State Honors and Awards
- 2019 Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American
- 2019 MAC Freshman of the Year
- 2019 Collegiate Baseball National Player of the Week April 22
- 2019 MAC Player of the Week April 22
- 2019 College Sports Madness MAC Player of the Week April 22
2022 Season
- First-Team All-MAC honors as an outfielder
- Played in 53 games with 51 starts
- Led the Golden Flashes in extra-base hits (33), doubles (17), homers (15), and slugging percentage (.646)
- 13 homers in MAC play tied for the conference lead
- Finished in the top-10 in the MAC in several categories including slugging (7th), OPS (10th), hits (5th), doubles (5th) and walks (8th).
- Hit two homers including game-winner in series opener vs Eastern Michigan
2021 Season
- Played in 48 games with 43 starts at first base, right field and designated hitter
- Hit .301 on the season (44-146) with five home runs and 25 driven in
- Went a perfect 10-for-10 in stolen bases
- Closed the season hitting .418 for the month of May
- 10 of 12 multi-hit games came in the final month of the season
2020 Season
- Played and started 12 games
- Recorded three multi-hit games
- Second on the team with three doubles
2019 Season
- Started in 37 of his 42 appearances, posting a .313 average
- Led the conference with a .619 slugging percentage, belting 14 doubles, two triples and nine home runs (fifth in the MAC).
- In conference play, led the MAC in slugging percentage (.809),doubles (13) and home runs (8) and ranked seventh in runs scored (26) and eighth in batting average (.371).
- Became the first Golden Flash to hit three home runs in a single game since Drew Saylor in 2005 - At Northern Illinois April 19.
Prior to Kent State
- Played baseball at Alpharetta High School
- Named First Team All-Region, All-State, and Alpharetta Scholar Athlete and Silver Slugger in his senior season
- Was the 2016 Perfect Game First Team Tournament All-American and Alpharetta Scholar Athlete as a junior
- Holds the Alpharetta record for career walks, steals, and triples
- Broke the single-season record for steals in his senior, and the single-season record for triples and walks his junior season
- Also played for the Georgia Bombers
Personal
- Born July 28, 2000
- Parents are Mark and Karen Kirby
- Has one sibling, Alex
- His father played baseball at Northwestern 1979-1983 where he was an Academic All-American
- Says he chose Kent State because he wants to be a part of the rich baseball history and to be able to play for a winning, competitive team while also developing into a great ballplayer
- Majoring in Marketing
25 BSB MACT HYPE
Friday, July 18
25 BSB HYPE
Friday, July 18
Dane Gets Thrown on to the Mound with Kent State Baseball
Friday, July 11
Kent State Baseball | MAC Tournament 2025 Game 1 vs Ball State 5.23.25
Saturday, May 24
