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Rupp On Maxwell: "He is the cornerstone of our team in centerfield. Defensively, he's outstanding, and offensively, he's outstanding. He's a guy that can steal bases, as well. He's the total package. We missed him last year, and with him in the lineup this year, it will make our lineup much tougher to deal with. He's right on pace to have a great year. He's healthy right now, and he's swinging the bat much better than I've ever seen him swing it. And his arm strength has also improved."
As a Junior (2004): Took a medical redshirt for the year after suffering a fractured ulna in his right arm before the season began ... a 10th round draft pick of the Texas Rangers.
As a Sophomore (2003): Exploded onto the Maryland baseball scene both offensively and
defensively ... led the Terps in multiple-RBI games (10), batting average (.317), runs (37), RBI
(43), home runs (10) and stolen bases (11) ... showed great range in the outfield, quickly
closing in on the gaps to prevent extra-base hits ... after compiling a 3.93 grade point average,
Maxwell was one of only 10 athletes to be named an Arthur Ashe Jr. Scholar by Black
Issues in Higher Education ... also named to the Verizon district II all-academic team ended
the season with a seven-game hit streak ... drove in a career-high four RBI vs. UMBC (March
4), and duplicated the feat three more times: homering twice against William & Mary (April
2), going 3-for-4 in a 9-6 win over Clemson (April 19), and going 2-for-4 with a home run and
double vs. Navy (May 6) ... went 3-for-4 with a two-out, three-RBI triple against Florida State
that tied the game in the bottom of the eighth ...hit four home runs in a three game stretch
against West Virginia, William & Mary and New York Tech after being moved up in the lineup
... went 7-for-11 with two stolen bases in the three game series versus Wake Forest, including
a career-high four hits on March 16 and 3-for-4 in a breakout game against star pitcher
Kyle Sleeth on March 14 ... was hit-by-pitch a team-leading eight times.
As a Freshman (2002): Penciled into the starting lineup 35 times as a freshman, while seeing
action in 44 total games ... led all freshmen in stolen bases with eight ... drew an impressive
25 walks ... had productive day vs. UMES (March 5), scoring twice
and driving in two while tripling and stealing two bags in a 2-
for-3 effort ... busted out against Vermont (March 8), collecting
three hits, including a home run and two doubles, and scoring twice,
while knocking in four runs ... doubled and scored three times vs.
Penn State (April 16) ...was 2-for-4 with three runs and three
RBI vs. Coppin State (May 7) ... one of eight players selected
to the ACC Honor Roll.
At Sherwood: An all-around competitor both on the baseball
field and the basketball court at Sherwood High
School ... selected in the 43rd round of the 2001 draft
by the Baltimore Orioles ... lettered two seasons in
both sports ... second-team All-Met by the Washington
Post ... captain and team MVP for both baseball
and basketball ... played in the prestigious Capital Classic,
one of the premier basketball all-star games in
the country ... played with fellow Terp Brian
Jarosinski at Sherwood.
Personal: An animal sciences
major ... son of Kathyrn and Austin Maxwell ... excellent
student-athlete who finished high school
with a 4.0 GPA and chose Maryland over Harvard.
Maxwell's Career Batting Statistics
Year Avg GP/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI Slg BB SO SB
2002 .239 44/35 117 39 28 6 1 3 23 .386 25 32 8
2003 .317 52/52 189 37 60 12 1 10 43 .550 14 46 11
2004 Redshirt Season
Totals .288 96/87 306 76 88 18 2 13 66 .487 39 78 19
Maxwell's Career ACC Batting Statistics
Year Avg GP/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI Slg BB SO SB
2002 .225 16/11 40 10 9 0 0 1 3 .300 8 13 2
2003 .345 23/23 87 15 30 7 1 2 15 .517 7 25 5
2004 Redshirt Season
Totals .307 39/34 127 25 39 7 1 3 18 .449 15 38 7
Maxwell's Career Highs
Hits: 4 vs. Wake Forest (3/16/03)
RBI: 4, five times, most recently vs. Navy (5/5/03)
Runs: 3, seven times, most recently vs. Clemson (4/19/03)
Home Runs: 2 vs. William & Mary (4/2/03)
Stolen Bases: 2 two times, most recent vs. Wake Forest (3/15/03)
