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Gatorade 2023 - 2024: Player of the Year

Baseball - New Jersey

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BASEBALL

William Kirk

LHP/OF
RAMSEY HIGH
RAMSEY, NEW JERSEY
SENIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-2
Press Release

Peak Performance

0.22

ERA

32

Innings Pitched

.481

Batting Average

38

RBI
“He’s the ultimate two-way player who can dominate a game on the mound, in the batter’s box and in the field. William is a once-in-a-lifetime player at the high school level and has been dominant on the mound for the past three seasons. He has tremendous upside: a fastball in the low 90s, consistent control of his offspeed pitches and a clean delivery. I’ve seen him drive balls all over the field at the plate. We rarely pitch to him and he’s the only hitter we’ve consistently intentionally walked. There is no scouting report on William because he is that good.”
Nick Urbanovich
Westwood High
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Athletic Excellence

At the time of his selection, the 6-foot-2, 200-pound senior left-handed pitcher and outfielder had led the Rams (19-6-1) to the Group 2 Section 1 quarterfinals this season. Kirk went 5-0 on the mound with a 0.22 ERA and 62 strikeouts in 32 innings through 26 games. He compiled a 0.40 WHIP and opposing batters hit just .132 against him. At the plate, he batted .481 with nine home runs and 38 RBI, drawing 18 walks while fanning just three times. His on-base percentage was .588 and his OPS was 1.602 entering the sectional round of eight.

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Academic Achievement

Kirk has maintained a 3.49 GPA in the classroom. He has signed a National Letter of Intent to play baseball on scholarship at the University of Virginia this fall, but is projected as an early round selection in July’s Major League Baseball First Year Player Draft.

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Exemplary Character

Kirk has volunteered extensively in association with his church community and has donated his time as a coach and mentor for youth baseball programs. He has also fundraised on behalf of the Tommy Strong Foundation and participated in an initiative to collect baseball gear donated to youth baseball programs in the Dominican Republic.