Elon University Athletics

Honors & Awards
• Drafted in the first round of the 2019 MLB Draft by the Seattle Mariners
• Team Pitcher of the Year (2019)
• ABCA/Rawlings Atlantic All-America Second Team (2019)
• D1 Baseball All-America Third Team (2019)
• ABCA/Rawlings Atlantic All-Region First Team (2019)
• NCBWA Third Team All-American (2019)
• NCCSIA All-State First Team (2019)
• Perfect Game/Rawlings College Second Team All-American (2019)
• Baseball America Third Team All-American (2019)
• CAA Pitcher of the Year (2019)
• First Team All-CAA (2019)
• CAA Co-Pitcher of the Week (March 12, 2019)
• CAA Pitcher of the Week (February 26, 2019)
• CAA Pitcher of the Week (February 19, 2019)
• CAA Preseason Honorable Mention (2019)
• Baseball America Second Team Preseason All-American (2019)
• Perfect Game Second Team Preseason All-American (2019)
• Second-team All-CAA (2018)
• Second-team NCCSIA All-State (2018)
• CAA All-Rookie Team (2017)

2019: Through 14 starts, he posted an 8-2 record with a 2.75 ERA, three complete games, and one shutout. He gave up 34 runs (27 earned) on 73 hits and just six walks while fanning 107 batters in 88.1 innings pitched...Led the nation in strikeout-to-walk ratio (17.83) and walks allowed per nine innings (0.61). Was also ranked 10th in the country in WHIP (0.89) and 13th in complete games...Was named CAA Pitcher of the Week for his season debut against Lafayette. He pitched 6.2 innings and allowed two hits with no walks while racking up 10 strikeouts to earn the win as the Phoenix blanked the Leopards, 8-0. It marks the first weekly honor of his career...Earned CAA Pitcher of the Week again on Feb. 26 after allowing one run on six hits with 11 strikeouts in 7.0 innings vs. Quinnipiac...Got CAA Co-Pitcher of the Week on March 12 after tossing his first career shutout. He faced two batters over the minimum, retired 18 consecutive batters, struck out 11, and did not issue a walk...Pitched a complete game at William & Mary, surrendering two runs (one earned) on six hits. He did not issue a walk and tallied 11 strikeouts...Tossed 6.0 scoreless innings with 12 strikeouts in a win at Hofstra. He held the Pride to three hits and a walk.

2018: Second-team All-CAA selection … Second-team NCCSIA All-State honoree … Made the start in all 15 of his appearances … Finished 10-3 with a 2.89 ERA … His 10 wins are tied for the third-most in program history … Struck out 96 hitters in 90.1 innings … Held opponents to a .256 batting average … Allowed one run on two hits in 5.0 innings in an opening day start against Penn State … Struck out 11 Nittany Lion hitters, the most by an Elon pitcher on opening day at the Division I level … Matched his career high of 11 strikeouts, while issuing just one walk, over 7.0 innings to earn the win in game one at Georgia Southern … Fanned 10 and allowed two hits over 6.0 scoreless innings to pick up the win in game one of the series with Appalachian State … Did not allow a run and struck out five over 6.0 innings in a win over Rider … Struck out four over a career-long 7.2 innings to earn a win at James Madison … Allowed five hits over 5.2 innings to pick up a win over #30 College of Charleston … Fanned a career-best 13 hitters and allowed one unearned run over 7.0 innings in a win over Hofstra … Struck out six and allowed one run over 7.0 innings in a win over Hartford … Earned the win at UNCW after fanning six and allowing one run in 6.2 innings … Won his 10th game after allowing three runs and striking out six over 6.0 innings against William & Mary.

2017: CAA All-Rookie Team selection … Made 16 appearances, including five starts … Went 1-3 with a 4.84 ERA … Recorded 55 strikeouts in 61.1 innings … His 55 Ks ranked sixth on the program's NCAA Division I freshman chart … Struck out two and allowed one hit in 4.2 innings in his collegiate debut against Longwood … Did not allow an earned run while striking out six hitters in 6.0 innings against NC State … Picked up the first save of his career by tossing 3.0 innings and striking out two against VMI … Earned the first win of his career after allowing one run on four hits and striking out five in 4.1 innings against Northeastern … Struck out a season-high seven hitters in 4.0 innings of work against JMU … Fanned four in 2.0 perfect innings in a win at Hofstra … Allowed two runs and struck out six in 7.0 innings in a no-decision against UNCW … Part of the first no-hitter in CAA Tournament history as he combined with Jordan Barrett to no-hit College of Charleston.

Prep: Selected in the 32nd round of the 2016 MLB Draft by the New York Mets … Three-time all-metro, all-state, all-section and all-league player for coach Mike Bruno’s squad … Ranked as the number two right-handed pitcher in the state of New York by Perfect Game … Helped the team to a a pair of league crowns, a sectional championship and a state finals appearance … Was a 2014 academic honor roll honoree.

Personal: George Joseph Kirby is the son of former Florida International University baseball player George and Linda Kirby … Born February 8, 1998.