Quote Originally Posted by Will James View Post
K's are not as hurtful if you can jump the yard consistently. They are much much more hurtful when you are a singles only hitter.

Defense is much better in the pro's too which makes putting the ball in play at the college and HS levels more valuable
This.

You can K a lot in pro baseball and still be a good hitter. It's a lot harder to do that in college- where putting the ball in play is at a premium.