COLLEGE PARK, Md. – Maryland junior infielder Maxwell Costes was selected as a preseason first-team All-American, D1baseball.com announced Monday.

Costes – who emerged as one of the premier first basemen in the Big Ten during his COVID-shortened sophomore campaign – slashed .432/.620/.750 in 15 games last spring. The junior infielder from Baltimore's final 2020 on-base percentage of .620 ranked second in the nation while also leading the team in several other offensive categories.

Now heading into his third season at Maryland and garnering high-profile Major League Baseball draft attention, Costes collects his fourth preseason honor of the 2021 offseason. In December 2020, Costes was named a Collegiate Baseball third-team preseason All-American, while also earning Perfect Game third-team preseason All-American honors and also being named one of three Terps to be named preseason All-Big Ten by Perfect Game.

Costes' name frequently headlines the Terps in MLB Draft rankings across multiple outlets. Perfect Game rated him the No. 100 third-year college draft prospect in the nation, D1baseball.com tabs him as the No. 89 college draft prospect in the 2021 draft, while Baseball America selected Costes as one of 25 candidates for the best home run hitter in college baseball in October.

The brother of former Terp Marty Costes, Maxwell has earned All-American plaudits following both his freshman and sophomore campaigns. Costes earned Collegiate Baseball freshman All-America honors in 2019 after also being named the Big Ten Freshman of the Year, while also earning third-team All-American honors from the publication after last spring's shortened season.

Additional information on the 2021 season will be announced when available.

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