MAURICE BANKSTON

6/17/87; '07 8th; Texarkana (TX) CC
R/R; 6-4, 205

Level	W-L-Sv	G	GS	IP	H	BB	K	ERA	OAVG	OOBP	OSLG
2007 NJCAA	7-4-0	13		70.0	73	35	51	3.99
2007 R	0-2-0	2	0	2.2	3	0	3	3.38	.250	*.308*	*.250*

Bankston signed a letter of intent with the University of Louisiana Monroe and the ULM coach stated rather wistfully in a newspaper article that Bankston might sign if drafted in the early rounds. Evidently, the 8th round was early enough, as Bankston signed. Ironically, ULM's two big signees for 2008 were Bankston and Devin Copley, whom the Pirates earlier signed as part of their last crop of DFEs. Bankston doesn't appear to have played for Texarkana in 2006 and I can't find any indication of where he was. His 2007 stats are not impressive, but that could be a product of the environment he was playing in, as his teammates ran up some high batting averages. He throws a low 90s fastball and a slider. The Pirates sent him to the GCL but he pitched in only two games.

Right-Handed Pitchers