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2019 Baseball Roster

John Kean
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Claire Johnson
Claire Johnson
John Kean
John Kean

14 Tim Lira

  • Height 6-0
  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown Granger, IN
  • Highschool Penn

Biography

2018: Led the Miners with a .362 average, while belting two home runs and knocking in 21…had 51 hits and scored 22 times…had 16 games with at least two hits, including a four-hit outing against Southern Indiana and three-hit performances against Central Missouri and Drury…homered in wins over UCM and Truman State.

2017: Played in 16 games with nine starts during the season…batted .200 in 30 at-bats with a double and two runs batted in…also scored five runs…had his RBI against Drury and Quincy.

2016: Was redshirted for the season.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played catcher and at both corner infield positions at the high school level, where he played for a state championship team as a senior...earned all-conference and academic all-state honors during his high school career...was a .349 career hitter with a .451 on-base percentage...hit .350 as a junior with 24 runs batted in.  He also recorded a .447 on-base percentage and a .513 slugging percentage with 11 doubles and two triples in 31 contests...struck out only five times in 80 at-bats in 2014.

PERSONAL: Son of Michael and Ann Lira...majoring in mechanical engineering at Missouri S&T.

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Historical Player Information

  • 14

    2016Freshman

    C-1B
    6'0" 215 lbs
    14
  • 14

    2017Redshirt Freshman

    C-1B
    6'0" 215 lbs
    14
  • 14

    2018Sophomore

    1B-C
    6'0" 220 lbs
    14
  • 14

    2019Redshirt Junior

    1B
    6'0" 220 lbs
    14