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Kirby McGuire

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Graduate Assistant
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Kirby McGuire joined the Saluki Baseball staff as a graduate assistant in Spring 2020.

In McGuire's two seasons at SIU, the Salukis went 52-26. SIU went 40-20 in 2021, which was the most wins for the program in 31 years. The Salukis were one of the best offensive teams in the nation in 2021, ranking among the top-20 nationally (of 286) in hits (10th), slugging percentage (10th), home runs (15th), and runs scored (16th). Defensively, SIU ranked seventh in the the nation in double plays.

Southern Illinois hit several milestones with McGuire on staff. The Salukis won 19-straight games overlapping the 2020 and 2021 seasons, which was the longest at SIU since 1974. SIU's 14-0 start in 2021 was the best start in program history. The 2021 Salukis hit 84 home runs, which shattered the previous program record of 75 homers set in 1998. SIU also finished the 2021 season with an RPI of 82, the best for the program since 2007. SIU collected five wins over the RPI top-50, six wins over teams that made the NCAA Tournament, and nine wins over the RPI top-100, including a four-game series split with Dallas Baptist, who went on to advance to a Super Regional.

McGuire, a Round Rock, Texas native, played at Mizzou in 2016 and 2017, and he led the Tigers in hitting during SEC play in 2017. McGuire graduated from Mizzou in 2017.

McGuire's coaching career started in 2019 at the University of the Incarnate Word, where he helped the program set a school record for wins with 37 in 2019. He worked extensively with UIW hitters on pitch recognition and plate discipline, and the Cardinals led their conference in almost every offensive category, including runs and on-base percentage.

He also played for New Mexico as a freshman in college, where he was Academic All-Conference on a UNM team that won the conference title. McGuire played at McLennan College as a sophomore in 2015 and led the team to a national runner-up finish in the JUCO World Series. He hit .386 with 49 RBIs and 19 stolen bases for the 41-win Highlanders and was again an All-Academic selection.

McGuire graduated from Round Rock High School in 2013.