Chris Monroe

Chris Monroe

  • Award
    Baseball Player of the Week
  • Week Of
    5/3/2021
  • Sport
    Baseball
  • School
    Illinois Springfield
  • Year
    Junior
  • Position
    First Baseman
  • Hometown
    Champaign, Ill.
  • High School
    Champaign Centennial
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Chris Monroe, Illinois Springfield
Jr., 1B, Champaign, Ill.
Major: Business Administration
Team Results: Four-game sweep vs. William Jewell (4/30-5/2)
  • Slashed .643/.706/1.857 in four league wins over the weekend
  • Recorded 17 RBI and eight runs, smacking five home runs
  • Totaled 26 bases in just 17 plate appearances, with seven hits being for extra bases
  • Hit a homer in each game, including a multi-dinger day in game two of the series     
  • Earns first career Player of the Week award (5/3/21)
  • Last Prairie Stars’ Player of the Week: Austin Alderman (4/19/21)