David Maroul

Who is David Maroul?

David William Maroul is a former baseball player. He was the 2005 College World Series Most Outstanding Player. He played collegiately for the Texas Longhorns. He is one of six players from University of Texas at Austin to win that award. The others are: Tom Hamilton, Mickey Reichenbach, Calvin Schiraldi, Huston Street and J.L. Smith.

Prior to attending University of Texas at Austin, he attended Western Hills High School.

Maroul's image was used for the cover of the EA Sports video game MVP '06 NCAA Baseball.

With Texas, he hit .224 in 2004 and .251 in 2005.

Maroul was drafted in the 23rd round of the 2005 Major League Baseball Draft by the San Francisco Giants, and began his professional career that same year. He split the year between the AZL Giants and the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes, hitting a combined .275 with six home runs and 32 RBI. In 204 at-bats, he struck out 68 times and walked only six times.

In 2006, Maroul played for the Augusta Greenjackets, hitting .249 with 11 home runs and 67 RBI in 393 at-bats. He walked 25 times and had 123 strikeouts. With the San Jose Giants in 2007, Maroul hit .221 with 20 home runs and 50 RBI, 25 walks and 112 strikeouts in 420 at-bats.