Nathan Bandy

Photo by: Madison Giltner

Photo by: Will Becque

Class:
Senior
Height:
5-10
Weight:
165
Hometown:
Mountain Home, Ark.
High School:
Providence Academy
Prev School:
Mineral Area College
Major:
University Studies

2023 (REDSHIRT JUNIOR)

Games/starts: 53/51 ... B/A: .332 ... HR: 4 ... RBI: 25 ... SB: 11-12 ... Multi-hit games: 22 ... Had SIU's top B/A vs. LH (.372) and its 2nd best B/A vs. RH (.321) ... Was SIU's best hitter when leading off an inning (.492) ... Fewest strikeouts among SIU's regulars (22) ... Closed the season with 6 hits in 14 at-bats (.428) ... Homered twice and drove in 5 runs at Austin Peay (2/21/23) ... MVC-only: B/A: 277 ... HR: 1 ... RBI: 9 ... MVC-all games: #5 B/A (.332).

2022 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE)

2022 All Missouri Valley Conference Honorable Mention team... Fourth on the team in batting average, .325 ... Was sixth in the MVC in batting average in MVC-games only, .368 ... Third on the team in hits, 62 (51 were singles) ... Had a season-high 5 hits at Evansville (Apr. 10) ... Had a season-high 4 RBIs vs. Indiana St. (May 14) ... Had a season-high 3 runs scored vs. Valparaiso (Apr. 30) ... Led SIU with 14 stolen bases (16 attempts) ... Stole 3 bases at DBU (Apr. 22), 2nd most in one game in SIU history and tied for the SIU record for steals in an MVC game ... Both of his home runs came in MVC games (vs. Indiana St. and at Illinois St.) ... Was 12 for 16 (.750) with runners at third base and less than two outs ... Was a team second best .471 when he led off an inning (Cody Cleveland, .493) ... Won the SIUE game (Apr. 16) with a ninth inning walk-off RBI single ... Played mostly RF and committed just 1 error in 96 chances ... Played in 54 games, started 52 ... Began the season 1 for 12 in 5 games before launching a team-high 28 game reached base streak during which he went hitless in just 2 games ... Had four, 3-hit games ... Led the team in sacrifices, two.

MINERAL AREA COLLEGE (2020 and 2021)

2021: Played in 42 games ... BA: .397 ... HR: 9 ... RBI: 59 ... Missouri Community College Athletic Conference and NJCAA All-Region 16 honors.

NORTH ARKANSAS COLLEGE (2019)

Hit .349 in 23 games ... Hit 2 HR with 14 RBI ... Slug %: .535 ... Struck out 5 times in 86 AB.

HIGH SCHOOL

Teams won three Heartland Christian Athletic Association titles ... Was All-HCAA all four years ... Was two-time HCAA defensive and offensive player of the year.

PERSONAL

Born Oct. 8, 1999 in Dallas, Tx. ... Parents are Ray and Jan Bandy ... Father is an infectious disease physician and mother is a teacher ... Has one older sibling, Luke ... Luke played at Dallas Baptist from 2017-19, was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 29th round of the 2019 MLB Draft, and played for Greenville (SAL) and Salem (CAR) in 2021.