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KANSAN.COM / THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN / TUESDAY, APRIL 5, 2011 / SPORTS
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Senior catcher Brittany Hile prepares to slap down a sacrifice bunt during Sunday afternoon's game against Nebraska at Arrocha Ballpark. Hile was selected by the NPF Diamonds in the National Pro Fastpitch League's annual Senior Draft on March 18.
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The drafting process is fairly straightforward. There are four teams in the league and the team with the worst record for past year has the first pick in the five rounds of the draft. Hile was selected as the 15th pick overall and will join the Diamonds after her senior season at Kansas.
"Coach Smith asked if I was interested in playing pro-ball and I had always thought about it and knew that it was an opinion," Hile said, "But I never really pursued it until coach talked to me about it. Then the coach got in contact with me and I just got really excited and interested and so I looked into it and decided that it was something I would like to give a try."
pick-offs. Her time at playing for Kansas has prepared her for pro-ball and her numbers and personality attracted the attention of the NPF Diamonds' coaching staff.
"It is exciting and nerve-wracking at the same time because the team I am going to play for is in Orlando and I will be going down there all by
myself", she said. "I will play with a whole new group of girls that I have never met before and it is the farthest that I will be away from home so it is a little nerve-wracking on that end but I am excited because I think it will be a good opportunity."
proud of her accomplishments over the years and is looking forward to see how she progresses. Until the Kansas season is over all of her focus will be on Jayhawk softball and continuing to lead the team and help them offensively and defensively earn victories.
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"She is one of the best defensive catchers in the country," said Smith. "I would put her arm up against
anybody, I think she has the best arm in the country. She bails us out of a lot of innings picking off runners. She will do that in the pro-league. She is phenomenal out there. We are extremely proud of her and we are proud to be a part of that and we can't wait to cheer her on this summer."