MM 12.23 Maryland baseball standout named preseason All-American

Maryland baseball corner infielder Maxwell Costes was named as a 2021 preseason third-team All-American by Collegiate Baseball magazine on Tuesday.

Costes, a junior, returns to All-America status this year after being awarded the honor before his sophomore season. After hitting 15 home runs in his freshman campaign, he was named as a Freshman All-American, All-Big Ten first team, and the Big Ten’s freshman of the year.

The Baltimore native was hampered by COVID-19’s hard-stop on collegiate athletics last spring after he slashed .432/.620/.750 with 19 hits and four home runs over 15 games. He also cut down on his strikeout rate, dropping from 25% to 16% out of the gate.

Top-25 ranked and 2019 College World Series runner up Michigan lead the way in a strong Big Ten conference going into 2021, as the Terps will look to recreate their hot start from last year and make a push into the NCAA tournament down the stretch.

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