The Citadel Athletics

A third-team All-American by Collegiate Baseball after his junior season in 1999, Hancock was the Southern Conference Freshman of the Year in 1997 when he also earned Freshman All-America honors from Baseball America and Collegiate Baseball. Coached by Fred Jordan, he was a member of the 1999 regular-season championship team in addition to two SoCon Tournament championship squads that also participated in a pair of NCAA Regionals. The 1999 SoCon Tournament’s most valuable player and two-time SoCon and College Baseball player of the week, Hancock fired a no-hitter with 14 strikeouts against Furman on May 14 of that year as the Bulldogs triumphed, 24-0. Five days later, he fanned 20 against the Paladins in the SoCon Tournament. Hancock was selected in the 29th round by the Pittsburgh Pirates.