2023 (Grad. Student): Appeared in 58 games with 57 starts … Made 40 starts in left field and 17 behind the plate … Produced a .274 / .393 / .418 slash line … Had 39 runs on 55 hits, 10 doubles, two triples, and five home runs with 36 RBI.
At Kentucky: Played two seasons for the Wildcats … Appeared in 42 games with 18 starts … Batted .229 in 70 at-bats with 12 RBI … Scored sixteen runs and served as one of the team’s top baserunners … Collected his first hit vs. Milwaukee in 2021 (2/27) … Drove in a career-high five RBI vs. High Point (5/11).
At Wabash Valley CC: Played two seasons for Wabash Valley (Ill.) Community College … Saw time both as a catcher and an outfielder … In the 2020 season he appeared in 19 games, batting .239 in 46 at-bats with 15 runs, four doubles, 10 RBI and an OPS of .846 … Walked 19 times more than he struck out (14) and stole 10 bases in 11 attempts … On-base percentage was .520 … In two seasons he stole 18 total bases in 19 attempts … In 2019, he appeared in 40 games, batting .424 in 66 at-bats with 27 runs, five doubles, one triple and 22 RBI … Logged an on-base percentage of an absurd .636 as part of a 1.166 OPS … In two seasons he showed uncanny plate discipline while walking 56 times and striking out just 25 times.
At Daviess County HS: Was the No. 29 ranked player and No. 7 catcher in Kentucky in 2018 … Saw time all over the diamond, including middle infield, catcher and outfield … Racked up a slew of individual honors: Rawlings preseason All-American, Perfect Game preseason All-American, all-district and Kentucky East-West all-star.
Personal Info: Full name is Kirk Michael Liebert … Born in Lake Forest, Ill … Son of George and Tracy … Father, George, was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 1989 MLB Draft … Cousin, Allen, was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 1985 MLB Draft and played eight seasons in pro ball as a catcher … Member of National Honor Society, Phi Theta Kappa and academic all-state in high school … Enjoys hunting and fishing … Always puts his right sock on before anything else.
