2022 Baseball Roster
Jersey Number 14
Justin Kirby
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 200
- B/T:
- R/R
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Alpharetta, Ga.
- High School:
- Alpharetta
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
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