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Three Terrapins Earn D1Baseball All-American Honors

COLLEGE PARK, MD -- Maryland baseball student-athletes Matt Shaw, Nick Lorusso and Luke Shliger were each named national All-Americans by D1Baseball, the organization announced Thursday. Matt Shaw was named a first-team selection, while Shliger and Lorusso each earned second-team honors.

The 2023 Big Ten Player of the Year, Shaw continues to be a consensus first-team All-American selection receiving his fifth first-team honor this summer. Shaw completed one of the best seasons in Terp history, batting .341 with 24 home runs, 90 hits and 69 RBIs. A first-team All-Big Ten selection in both 2022 and 2023 Shaw set the Maryland all-time home run record, finishing his illustrious career in College Park with 53 home runs passing Paul Schager (1984-87). A Brimfield, Massachusetts native Shaw was previously named a first team All-American by Collegiate Baseball News, the National College Baseball Writers Association, American Baseball Coaches Association and Baseball America. Shaw was named the top shortstop in the nation on Wednesday, May 14th being selected as the 2023 Brooks Wallace Award winner by the College Baseball Hall of Fame.

Shliger, a Buster Posey Award Semifinalist was a force as the Maryland captain in 2023. The Danbury, Connecticut led the Terps with a .523 on-base percentage while leading the nation in runs (93) and sitting second in walks (69). The 2023 All-Big Ten First Team selection became the Maryland all-time leader in runs scored, passing Head Coach Matt Swope (1999-2002) who held the record with 181. A catalyst out of the lead-off position in the lineup, Shliger earns his fourth career All-American honor in his junior season, previously being named a third-team selection by Collegiate Baseball News and a second-team honoree by the ABCA and Baseball America.

Lorusso, the nation's leader in RBI with 105 in 2023, was one of the most dangerous hitters in all of college baseball this season. The Monroe, Connecticut native, Nick Lorusso recorded one of the best individual seasons in Maryland baseball history as he led the team in hits (100), RBI (105), and batting average (.379), while setting the single-season program record with 26 home runs. The 2023 All-Big Ten First Team honoree holds the Maryland program record for single-game (8), single-season (105) and career (175) RBIs, doing so in just two years with the Terps. Lorusso's 105 RBI are the most for any Division I college baseball player since Billy Becher tallied 118 for New Mexico State in 2003. Named the Big Ten Tournaments Most Outstanding Player, Lorusso is a consensus national All-American in 2023, having previously received recognition from Collegiate Baseball News, NCBWA, ABCA, and Baseball America.
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Nick Lorusso

#34 Nick Lorusso

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6' 2"
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Matt Shaw

#6 Matt Shaw

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5' 11"
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Luke Shliger

#3 Luke Shliger

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5' 9"
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Players Mentioned

Nick Lorusso

#34 Nick Lorusso

6' 2"
Senior
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Matt Shaw

#6 Matt Shaw

5' 11"
Junior
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Luke Shliger

#3 Luke Shliger

5' 9"
Junior
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