Wichita State Athletics

2007 JUNIOR
Played summer ball for the Wareham (Mass.) Gatemen and was named to the Cape Cod League All-Star team.

2006 SOPHOMORE
Made 18 appearances with 17 starts...Went 9-4 with a 3.87 ERA...Pitched 100 innings with 81 strikeouts...Named honorable mention all-Valley...Named Valley Pitcher-of-the-Week on April 24...Struck out a season-high 12 against Bradley on April 21...Pitched a season-high eight innings against Bradley on April 21...Pitched seven shutout innings at Long Beach State on March 17...Finished fourth in The Valley in strikeouts...Earned wins against Hawaii-Hilo, Nicholls State, North Dakota State, Fordham, Long Beach State, Bradley twice, UNI, and TCU...Earned save against Northern Colorado...Named to the AD’s honor roll for Spring 2006.

2005 FRESHMAN
Made 17 appearances with 15 starts...Went 8-1 with a 2.09 ERA...Pitched 82 innings with 68 strikeouts...Named a first team Freshman All-American by Collegiate Baseball...Named honorable mention all-Valley...Named to the all-Valley Tournament team...Finished second in the Valley in ERA and 18th nationally...Struck out a season-high nine against Southern Illinois on May 26...Pitched a season-high 7 1/3 innings against Austin Peay State on June 4...Earned wins against Northwestern State, Long Beach State, Northern Iowa, Missouri State, Indiana State, Bradley, Southern Illinois and Austin Peay State...Named to the AD’s honor roll for Spring 2005.

HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Goddard High School in Goddard, Kan...Lettered three years in baseball...Named first team all-state and first team all-Chisholm Trail League in 2004 as a pitcher...Named second team all-Chisholm Trail League as a pitcher in 2002 and 2003 and first team as a designated hitter in 2003...Named Louisville Slugger Player of the Year for Kansas...Named an All-American by Collegiate Baseball during senior season...Lists best performances as beating No. 10 Bishop Carroll in the 2002 regionals to go to state, beating Valley Center in the 2003 regionals to go to state and beating No. 25 Maize in 2004 with 13 strikeouts...Member of team that won regionals and advanced to state during sophomore, junior and senior seasons...Team won 6A state championship during senior season...Named Most Outstanding Pitcher in 2003 at the 18 and under NBC World Series, where his team won the championship.

PERSONAL
Son of Tom and Kindal Banwart...Born Feb. 14, 1986 in Wichita, Kan...Has one brother, Dalton...Is majoring in general studies/sociology at WSU...Also recruited by Nebraska, Kansas, Arkansas, Southern California and Kansas State.