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Thursday, February 18, 1993
SPORTS UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Outfielder puts academics first
Biology major adds spark to Kansas offense
By Brady Prauser
Kansas junior center fielder Darryl Monroe is quick on the base paths and quick in the classroom.
Last season, he led the Jayhawks in six offensive categories, including 31 stolen bases and a .370 batting average. But Monroe, a human biology major, is equally adept in the classroom as he is on the diamond. Last spring he was selected to the All-Big Eight Conference team as well as the all-conference academic team.
"Darryl is what we really have been shooting for in our program," said Kansas coach Dave Bingham. "He works hard academically and he also works extremely hard at baseball. The kids all respect him for the way that he plays. He's basically been a leader since the middle of his sophomore year."
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Monroe started all 53 games in center field last season.
"The that the ultimate, from a coach's standpoint, to have a kid with both speed and power," Bingham said. "Darryl has been blessed with both of those skills, and he runs the bases well. He is really a tremendous player."
Besides his stolen base total and batting average, he also led Kansas in hits and tied for second on the team in home runs, with five.
Kansas is 2-1 this season after a trip to Grand Canyon University in Phoenix last weekend. Although Monroe got just one hit in eight at bats there, Bingham is not worried about him hitting the ball.
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"He has a really quick bat," Bingham said. "You don't fool him much. Sometimes when he is fooled, he can make hard contact with the ball and beat it out with his speed."
"I was pretty much the only one who wanted to catch," Monroe said. "I liked that position because it was a leadership position."
Ironically, Monroe was a catcher at Lawrence High School, a position usually not played by the faster members of a team. However, he was recruited as an outfielder by Kansas.
Monroe played summer baseball last season in the Cape Cod League in Massachusetts, and will play this summer in the Alaska-Central Baseball League. Both are semi-professional leagues.
But that does not mean Monroe is uncomfortable in the outfield.
"I love being out there and taking charge," he said. "I love it when our outfield makes great plays."
He said playing in the Cape Cod League was good experience because the quality of pitching is better than what he faced in college, but using wooden bats was an adjustment.
Despite his baseball skills, Monroe said academics are his first priority. He is planning to pursue a graduate degree in biology after his playing days at Kansas are over.
But if he is selected in the annual Major League Baseball draft, Monroe said he also might entertain the option of playing professionally.
"If the opportunity presented itself, I think it would be really hard to pass that up," he said. "Not many people get that chance."
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