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Jersey Number 41
Matt Kirk
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Position:
- OF
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-3 / 205
- Bats/Throws:
- L/L
- Hometown:
- Milford, Ohio
- High School:
- Milford
EMU: 2023: First Team All-MAC for the second straight season…Academic All-MAC selection…Drilled 24 doubles, for the second most in a single-season in EMU baseball history (tied for fifth nationally)…Set a career-high in batting average (.360), OPS (1.138), walks (27), and on base percentage (.459)…Recorded 11 home runs, marking his second straight season with double-digit home runs…Had a career-best two triples throughout the season…Tied a career-high with six stolen bases on the year…Had 22 multi-hit outings to go with 11 multi-RBI performances…Captured an EMU program record by crushing four doubles at Niagara (April 29)…Drove in a career-most six base runners against Toledo (April 23)…Put out a career-high six batters at Akron (April 4)…Notched the first triple of his Division I collegiate baseball career at Towson (March 3)...2022: Mid-American Conference Player of the Year...Only the third Eagle ever to win MAC POTY...All-MAC First Team selection...All-MAC Defensive Team honoree...In his first season in Ypsilanti, Kirk finished the season tied for first in the NCAA Division I ranks in total doubles (25). Additionally, Kirk had some of the best numbers in the Mid-American Conference this season. The Milford, Ohio native led the league in hits (80 - 37th nationally), doubles (25), home runs (17 - 44th nationally), and total bases (156 - 14th nationally). Started all 56 games in the outfield…Finished with a .356 batting average with 80 hits and 17 home runs…Finished with a perfect fielding percentage (1.00), including 95 putouts and five defensive assists...TOLEDO: Played in nine games, starting seven as the designated hitter…1-for-4 at Alabama State, Feb. 28...Had an RBI against Notre Dame, Feb. 22...Went 2-for-5 against Incarnate Word, Feb. 22...Hit a home run in his first career game at ETSU, Feb. 14...CYPRESS COLLEGE: Hit .282 in 39 games for Cypress, drove in 17 runs, and registered a .378 on-base percentage...HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Milford High School...Earned three varsity letters for the Eagles...First Team All-State honoree as a senior, hitting .460 with 39 RBIs and 16 home runs that season...PERSONAL: Full Name: Matthew Alexander Kirk...Son of George and Kathy Kirk...Has three siblings, Alissa, Ryan, and Michael...Major: Pursuing Master's degree in Business Administration
Inside the Ride Episode 2: Katie Condon
Thursday, October 16
16th Annual EMU Baseball Golf Outing
Sunday, October 05
Oestrike Stadium Turf Replacement Time lapse
Friday, October 03
Oestrike Stadium Upgrades Reveal
Thursday, October 02
