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Saint Joseph's University

Saint Joseph's Hawks
Saint Joseph's Hawks

Hall of Fame

Kevin Kirkby

Biography

Starred for the baseball team both on the mound and at the plate... Holds a number of the program's records... Hawks' all-time leader in hits in a career (263) and season (84) and runs in a career (163) and season (58)... Is tied as the all-time leader for games played (206)... Holds the school marks for saves in a career (12) and single season (7)... Hit .424 with 58 runs in 2000, which was one of the top offensive seasons in SJU history... In his junior and senior years, the Hawks ranked among the nation's Top 25 in batting average... Earned All-America Third Team honors in 2001... Was the 2001 Player of the Year for both the District and the ECAC... Two-time Atlantic 10 All-Conference First Team selection... Named the Atlantic 10's Baseball Scholar-Athlete of the Year in 2001 and was a three-time A-10 All-Academic selection... Inducted into the Saint Joseph's Baseball Hall of Fame in 2006... Native of River Vale, N.J.