Amherst College Athletics

• "I made Virginia Wesleyan my top choice because of baseball and it is close to both of my brothers."
• Selected VWC over Old Dominion University and the University of Texas at San Antonio

VWC Career Statistics

Collegiate Accomplishments

• TBA

Prep Accolades

• Helped guide Cobham to a 22-1 record as a senior
• Hit .397 and compiled a 1.96 ERA as a senior
• Selected as his team's Most Valuable Player as a sophomore and junior
• Coaches Award recipient as a senior
• Contributed to a bronze medal as a sophomore, gold medal as a junior and senior medal as a sophomore in the ISST European baseball championships
• Voted to the ISST European baseball all-tournament team three consecutive years
• Honor Roll student

Personal

• Son of Zoe and David Mark Kirby; dad attended James Madison University and mom attended Southern Methodist University
• Born in Arlington, Texas
• Has two brothers, David and Charles, the latter a student at the Culinary Institute of Virginia
• Enjoys rap and vacation time in London
• Favorites include the movie "Inception" and the TV series "Lost" and "Sports Center"
• A fan of the Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant, the Boston Red Sox and actor Morgan Freeman
• Self-description in 10 words or less: "hard-working, very determined attitude"
• My favorite aspect of being an athlete is: "being able to play the sport I love for as long as possible."
• The part of my game I've improved the most is: "pitching."
• My personal athletic goal at VWC is: "to get playing time and improve as much as possible."
• If I could possess one superpower it would be: "the ability to fly, because that would be sweet."
• People might be surprised to know: "I've lived in London for the past three years."
• It's the year 2025 and: "I have a successful, high-paying job, with a beautiful wife and maybe a couple of kids."