Methodist University Athletics

Jay Kirkpatrick attended Methodist College from 1987 to 1991, playing four years of baseball as a Monarch catcher. During his career, Methodist went 128-47 (.731) while making four NCAA Division III tournament appearances and claiming two South Regional titles and one Dixie Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (DIAC) crown. The Monarchs finished fourth in the nation twice during that span.

As a senior, Kirkpatrick earned first team All-DIAC, first team All-South Region, first team All-America, and Academic All-America distinctions. Kirkpatrick still ranks among all-time Methodist leaders in RBIs (second/195) and batting average (third/.387). He remains near the top of Methodist’s best single-season statistic lists, ranking second in RBIs (71 and home runs (16), and 10th in batting average (.409), all in the 1991 campaign. Going professional, Kirkpatrick was drafted and went on to play in the Dodgers organization for six years. While there, he made appearances on the Class Single-A, Double-A and Triple-A All-Star teams.