Junior College: Played two seasons for head coach Gaylan McSpadden at Seward County Community College ... was named second team All-Jayhawk Conference in leading SCCC to a No. 18 national ranking in `07 ... named NJCAA Player of the Week for the week of April 11, 2007 ... hit .326 with five triples and was 12-13 in steals in `07 ... was teammates with current Lumberjack Jeff Brewer in `06 at SCCC.

High School: Lettered four seasons for Brad Gore at Chckasha High School in Chickasha, Okla. ... Was named first team all-district and all-city his junior and senior seasons ... hit .350 with 80 stolen bases, 64 RBI and slugged .400 in his career at CHS ... his 50 steals in his senior season set a school record ... Was named team Defensive Player of the Year his junior and senior years.

Personal: Son of Kyle and Jackie Kirby ... father played shortstop for two seasons at Western Oklahoma State College.