This is the Maryland Minute, a short story followed by a roundup of Terps-related news.
Maryland baseball was ranked No. 13 in the 2023 D1Baseball Preseason Top 25, which was released Tuesday. The ranking is the highest preseason ranking in program history.
The Terps, who were also ranked by No. 21 by Collegiate Baseball News and No. 22 by Perfect Game Baseball, had one of their best seasons in school history in 2022. They won a program-record 48 regular-season games and took home the Big Ten regular-season title, the program’s first conference title in 51 years. Maryland also hosted the first-ever College Park Regional and finished the season ranked No. 9 in RPI.
This year’s roster is similarly loaded with talent, as six All-Big Ten players return from last year’s team: Jason Savacool, Nick Lorusso, Matt Shaw, Kevin Keister, Luke Shliger and Nick Dean. Shaw, a junior shortstop, has been projected by as a potential first-round MLB draft pick and figures to pace the offense, while Savacool and Dean return to the starting pitching rotation.
Maryland will begin its 2023 season at USF on Feb. 17 and face plenty of high-level competition in its nonconference slate, including a trip to Oxford, Mississippi, to face defending national champion Ole Miss (ranked No. 4 in the D1Baseball preseason poll) and a game against Vanderbilt (ranked No. 10) at the Cambria College Classic in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
In other news
Maryland football offensive coordinator Dan Enos left to take the same job at Arkansas.
Ben Dickson recapped Maryland men’s basketball’s important 64-58 win over Michigan.
Damon Brooks Jr. had the game story from No. 11 Maryland women’s basketball’s win at Wisconsin.
Maryland men’s basketball shared a video of Caelum Swanton-Rodger’s dunk over Michigan’s Hunter Dickinson.
Caelum Swanton-Rodger had a poster dunk on a Michigan player
Enjoy pic.twitter.com/7NwqyMK7gW
— Maryland Men’s Basketball (@TerrapinHoops) January 20, 2023
Maryland women’s soccer’s Malikae and Mikayla Dayes were invited to Jamaican National Team Camp.
Congrats to @Malikae_Dayes and @MikaylaDayes for getting invited to Jamaican National Team Camp!
We are so proud of you pic.twitter.com/5yvG8fEmHe
— Maryland W. Soccer (@TerpsWSoccer) January 19, 2023
Seven Maryland wrestlers were ranked in the first coaches’ rankings of 2023.
moves! Seven of our guys earn a nod in the first Coaches’ Rankings of 2023.
1️⃣2️⃣ Braxton Brown (125)
3️⃣3️⃣ Kal Miller (141)
2️⃣0️⃣ Ethen Miller (149)
2️⃣4️⃣ Michael North (157)
3️⃣3️⃣ Dom Solis (174)
1️⃣4️⃣ Jaxon Smith (197)
2️⃣5️⃣ Jaron Smith (285)#TurtlePower x #TFIN https://t.co/7fTuaZz3s9— Maryland Wrestling (@TerpsWrestling) January 19, 2023
Maryland wrestling head coach Alex Clemsen provided the latest about his team in the latest “Clemsen’s Corner.”
New Clemsen’s Corner heading into a B1G weekend of duals against Ohio State and Illinois.
Coach Clemsen recaps the Virginia Duals, looks ahead at the next few weeks of action, and gives a huge shoutout to our guys for their work in the classroom! #TurtlePower x #TFIN pic.twitter.com/SaNx9RHqYD
— Maryland Wrestling (@TerpsWrestling) January 19, 2023
Two-time All-American player Alex Aust joined the Maryland women’s lacrosse staff as a volunteer assistant coach for the 2023 season.
THRILLED to welcome home @AAust10 as a Volunteer Assistant Coach for this season!
https://t.co/7qJqulhMJs pic.twitter.com/zyOOG6o0FO
— Maryland Women’s Lacrosse (@MarylandWLax) January 19, 2023
Maryland football head coach Mike Locksley reflected on what he’s been able to do with the program as the team dropped a new hype video.
This program has come a long way since 2019 & I’m proud of our growth. The future is bright here in College Park. The Best is Ahead! https://t.co/3WULAB0AWw
— Michael Locksley (@CoachLocks) January 19, 2023