Cedarville University Yellow Jackets

Nathan Bancroft is a fourth-year player for the Yellow Jackets.....will see action in the outfield and on the mound.....played in 34 games with 28 starts in the outfield as a junior.....hit .254 with five doubles, and 11 RBI’s.....had three hits in contests vs. Findlay and Kentucky Wesleyan.....four two-hit games.....drove in a season-high three runs against Mansfield.....G-MAC Academic Team.

2015 - Made 31 starts in the outfield 34 total games played.....batted .269 with six doubles, 13 RBI’s, and 21 runs scored.....produced three three-hit games and three two-hit efforts.....tallied three hits and three RBI’s at Trevecca.....rapped three hits and scored four runs vs. Alderson Broaddus.

2014 - Batted .301 in 52 games as a rookie.....made 45 starts - all in right field.....totaled six doubles, 16 RBI’s, and 29 runs scored.....registered nine multi-hit contests including four hits vs. Lancaster Bible in a 10-1 win in the NCCAA National Tournament.....tallied back-to-back three-hit efforts in a twinbill sweep of Salem International.....went 3-for-4 and scored two runs including the winner in the bottom of the 10th inning to beat Alderson Broaddus, 3-2, in the G-MAC Tournament.

High School - Homeschool graduate of Matthews Academy.....earned four letters with the Charlotte Stampede.....three-time high school Homeschool World Series All-American.....Team MVP as a senior.....batted .367 his final season with 8 doubles, 16 RBI’s, and 17 stolen bases.....posted a combined 14-4 record on the mound as a junior and senior with a 2.50 ERA.....graduated with academic honors.

Personal - Dean’s List student as a marketing major at Cedarville University.....born 3/15/95 in Indianapolis, IN.....son of Steven and Claire Bancroft.....older brother, David, was a four-year pitcher with the Yellow Jackets from 2013-16.....also has a younger sister, Lydia.