Nick Banman

Position:
INF
Class:
Junior
B/T:
L/R
Ht./Wt.:
6-5 / 215
Hometown:
Lenexa, Kan.
High School:
Shawnee Mission West
Prev School:
Fort Scott Community College

Career: Played in 105 games, including 98 starts, in his two-year career as a Panther.

2018: Played in 53 games, starting 48 in his final season with the Panthers … batted .194 on the season to go along with 34 hits, 26 walks, 25 RBI, 16 runs, nine doubles and four home runs … tied for third on the team in doubles, ranking fifth in both RBI and walks … finished the season with 325 putouts and 27 assists … ranked second on the team in putouts … blasted a career-high two home runs and collected a career-high four RBI in an 8-7 win against Notre Dame … recorded a career-high tying three hits while adding a double, home run and three RBI in an 8-7 victory over No. 19 Duke at Charles L. Cost Field … went 1-2 with a double, RBI and two walks in a 4-3 win against Presbyterian … hit 2-3 to go along with a double and home run in a 3-0 shutout win over Butler … batted 2-4, adding a double and RBI against Georgia Tech.

2017: Started in 50 games in his debut season with the Panthers after transferring prior to the start of his junior year … 45 starts came at third base … hit .207 … recorded 39 hits with nine doubles and one triple … led the team with eight home runs … added a .394 slugging percentage and .327 on-base percentage … was walked 33 times, third most amongst the team … added 86 assists and 36 putouts with a .946 fielding percentage … collected seven multiple hit games … led the team with nine multiple RBI games … earned his first start with the Panthers against Kansas State on Feb. 17 as the designated hitter, going 2-3 with two doubles and a walk … made his debut at third base against Siena on Feb. 25, going 1-4 with an RBI and run scored … went 3-5 with two runs scored, an RBI, triple, home run and walk as Pitt defeated Duke on April 1 … was 3-4 with three runs scored, two RBI, a home run and walk on April 30 against SIU Edwardsville at Charles L. Cost Field.

Fort Scott Community College: Played at Fort Scott Community College for two seasons … earned KJCCC honorable mention accolades at third base … hit .358 with 17 home runs and 62 RBIs as a sophomore.

High School: Played for Shawnee Mission West High School in Overland Park, Kan. … named to the 2013 and 2014 All-Sunflower League first-team at shortstop … also named 2014 All-State first-team as a utility player … played varsity basketball in addition to baseball.

Personal: Born Aug. 20, 1995 … son of Jeff and Teri Banman … has two siblings, Erin and Anna … grandson of former Pittsburgh Pirate Arthur Mullet.