Education:
Union University, BS Education (1996)
Delta State University, MS Education (2002)
Coaching Highlights:
2022 - Team earned first NJCAA No. 1 Ranking in program history
2021- MACCC Regular Season State Champion (25-3 Conference Record); MACCC State Tournament Runner-up
2021- Achieved 500 career overall wins as a coach
2020- Achieved 300 career wins at ICC
2019- MACCC State Tournament Champions , NJCAA Region 23 Runner-up, NJCAA National Tournament -7th place finish
2018- MACCC Regular Season State Champion (26-2 Conference Record); MACCC State Tournament Runner-up
2012-2015 MACCC North Division Champions
2012-2019 8 straight 30 plus win seasons
10 NJCAA/NFCA All Americans in 8 years
18 NJCAA/NFCA All Region Selections in 8 years
Teams Annually ranked in Top 10 of NJCAA in Team GPA and National Team Rankings
Awards and Recognitions
As a Coach
High School:
State Champions (1997- Boy’s Basketball – New Albany HS; 2003- Boy’s Golf- West Union HS; 2009- Girl’s Softball –West Union HS)
2009 & 2007 – North MS Daily Journal Softball Coach of the Year
Collegiate:
Delta State:
NCAA Division 2 World Series 3rd Place Finish (2001)
ICC:
2021 MACCC Softball Coach of the Year
2019 MACCC Softball Coach of the Year
2018 MACCC and MS Association of Coaches Softball Coach of the Year
As A Player:
NAIA Academic All American (Baseball- Union University 1996)
Personal Information:
Married to Dana Whitfield Kirk. Children- Macy (Kyler) Mahar and Adrian (Justin) Lewis with grandson, Levi Lewis.
Year | Record | Division | North | State Tourney | Region 23 Tourney | NJCAA Tourney | Final Ranking | |||||
2012 | 34-13 | 22-2 | Champs | Appearance | Semifinals | 16th | ||||||
2013 | 31-15 | 18-6 | Champs | Appearance | Appearance | NR | ||||||
2014 | 37-13 | 21-3 | Champs | Appearance | Appearance | 11th | ||||||
2015 | 32-13 | 19-5 | Co-Champs | Appearance | Appearance | NR | ||||||
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2016 | 39-10 | 22-6 | 3rd | Appearance | Appearance | 10th | ||||||
2017 | 39-14 | 23-5 | 3rd | Appearance | Appearance | 6th | ||||||
2018 | 41-11 | 26-2 | 1st | Runner-up | Appearance | 3rd | ||||||
2019 | 40-16 | 23-5 | 2nd | Champs | Runner-up | Appearance(7th) | 10th | |||||
2020 | 9-5 | 0-2 | 12th | |||||||||
2021 | 36-9 | 25-3 | 1st | Runner-up | Appearance | 5th | ||||||
2022 | 38-11 | 21-7 | 3rd | Appearance | Appearance | 6th |
Overall Record: 565-231
ICC Record: 376-130