Kansas State University Athletics
2025 Baseball Roster
Jersey Number 11
Maximus Martin
- Position:
- INF
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Edgewater Park, N.J.
- High School:
- Moorestown HS
- Prev School:
- Georgia State
HONORS
ABCA/Rawlings First Team All-Region (2025)
Second Team All-Big 12 (2025)
Golden Spikes Award Midseason Watch List (April 3, 2025)
USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award Player of the Week (March 10, 2025)
Brooks Wallace Award Player of the Week (March 11, 2025)
Big 12 Co-Newcomer of the Week (March 10, 2025)
Big 12 Player of the Week (March 3, 2025)
MLB DRAFT
Selected by the Toronto Blue Jays in the seventh round (No. 214 overall) of the 2023 Major League Baseball Draft.
JUNIOR (2025)
Named ABCA/Rawlings First Team All-Region … Earned Second Team All-Big 12 recognition … Was named the Big 12 Player of the Week (March 3) and Big 12 Newcomer of the Week (March 10) … Named to the Golden Spiles Award Midseason Watch List … Named the USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award and Brooks Wallace Award Player of the Week … Played in 56 games with 55 starts … Made 36 starts at shortstop with 18 in centerfield and one at second … Made K-State debut on February 15 at Coastal Carolina, starting at second base … Posted team’s second-best average of .320 with a .612 slugging percentage and a .420 on-base percentage… Was third on the team in slugging percentage and posted the second-best on-base percentage … Led the offense with 66 hits and 56 runs scored with a team-leading 18 doubles … Finished ninth overall in the Big 12 in doubles … Recorded 54 RBI – good for second on the team … Ranked second on the team with 14 home runs, that included a pair of grand slams … Ended the season with a season-best 14-game on-base streak from April 29 to June 1 … Recorded an eight-game hitting streak from February 23 to March 11 … Reached safely in 46 games, that included a hit in 39 games … Was one of four players to hit over .400 with runners in scoring position (24-for-60), and recorded 15 hits with two-outs with 19 two-out RBI … Had back-to-back multi-home run performances against William & Mary (March 8-9) … Had ten games with three or more hits, including season-high five hits against William & Mary (March 9) … Drove in a season-high eight RBI – most by any Wildcat in 2025 – on March 8 against William & Mary, becoming the first player since 2018 to drive in eight in a single game … Was one of five players to play and start in all 30 games in Big 12 play … Hit fourth-best average of .310 in conference games, to go along with a .522 slugging percentage and .397 on-base percentage … Recorded team-high 12 doubles with four home runs in league games, driving in 26 RBI and with 25 runs scored … Recorded a hit against UTSA on May 30 at the NCAA Austin Regional.
GEORGIA STATE (2024)
Big 10 Preseason Freshman of the Year … Played in 44 games, including 43 starts ... Started 12 games in center field before taking over as the starting shortstop for the final 29 games ... Leadoff hitter for the final 36 games ... Hit .297 with three homers and 21 RBI ... Also had 12 doubles and two triples ... Second on the team with a .430 on-base percentage, including 32 walks ... Reached base in 19 consecutive games from March 23-April 23 ... Homered in three straight games vs. Coastal Carolina, USC Upstate and Old Dominion ... Went 4-for-5 with two doubles, a triple, three runs scored and one RBI in win over Southern Miss; 7-for-13 in the series.
RUTGERS (2023)
Played one season at Rutgers … Went 2-for-4 with a double and run scored in series at Purdue (4/29-30) ... Doubled and scored in a run in series against Michigan (4/15-16) ... 3-for-7 with a home run, four runs scored, three RBIs, a double, triple and three walks in two games at Maryland (4/8-9) ... Went 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs scored and three RBIs in win over NJIT (3/29) ... Was 1-for-3 with a solo home run in series finale at UConn (3/26) ... 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs and three RBIs in win over Lafayette (3/22) ... Walked in a run in win over Campbell (2/19).
HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year varsity player at Moorestown … Participated in 2022 MLB Draft Combine in San Diego ... earned all-state honors … Played travel ball for East Coast Pro … A Baseball Factory and Minority Baseball All-American … Took part in the Kelly Rodman Classic and Cape Cod League High School rivalry … A member of the badminton, photography and outdoor service clubs.
PERSONAL
Born September 29, 2003 … Son of Melanie and Carlton Martin … Has two brothers, Samson and Ahmad … Great uncle played for the San Francisco Giants … Father played basketball at VCU … Plans to major in sociology and history.
ABCA/Rawlings First Team All-Region (2025)
Second Team All-Big 12 (2025)
Golden Spikes Award Midseason Watch List (April 3, 2025)
USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award Player of the Week (March 10, 2025)
Brooks Wallace Award Player of the Week (March 11, 2025)
Big 12 Co-Newcomer of the Week (March 10, 2025)
Big 12 Player of the Week (March 3, 2025)
MLB DRAFT
Selected by the Toronto Blue Jays in the seventh round (No. 214 overall) of the 2023 Major League Baseball Draft.
JUNIOR (2025)
Named ABCA/Rawlings First Team All-Region … Earned Second Team All-Big 12 recognition … Was named the Big 12 Player of the Week (March 3) and Big 12 Newcomer of the Week (March 10) … Named to the Golden Spiles Award Midseason Watch List … Named the USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award and Brooks Wallace Award Player of the Week … Played in 56 games with 55 starts … Made 36 starts at shortstop with 18 in centerfield and one at second … Made K-State debut on February 15 at Coastal Carolina, starting at second base … Posted team’s second-best average of .320 with a .612 slugging percentage and a .420 on-base percentage… Was third on the team in slugging percentage and posted the second-best on-base percentage … Led the offense with 66 hits and 56 runs scored with a team-leading 18 doubles … Finished ninth overall in the Big 12 in doubles … Recorded 54 RBI – good for second on the team … Ranked second on the team with 14 home runs, that included a pair of grand slams … Ended the season with a season-best 14-game on-base streak from April 29 to June 1 … Recorded an eight-game hitting streak from February 23 to March 11 … Reached safely in 46 games, that included a hit in 39 games … Was one of four players to hit over .400 with runners in scoring position (24-for-60), and recorded 15 hits with two-outs with 19 two-out RBI … Had back-to-back multi-home run performances against William & Mary (March 8-9) … Had ten games with three or more hits, including season-high five hits against William & Mary (March 9) … Drove in a season-high eight RBI – most by any Wildcat in 2025 – on March 8 against William & Mary, becoming the first player since 2018 to drive in eight in a single game … Was one of five players to play and start in all 30 games in Big 12 play … Hit fourth-best average of .310 in conference games, to go along with a .522 slugging percentage and .397 on-base percentage … Recorded team-high 12 doubles with four home runs in league games, driving in 26 RBI and with 25 runs scored … Recorded a hit against UTSA on May 30 at the NCAA Austin Regional.
GEORGIA STATE (2024)
Big 10 Preseason Freshman of the Year … Played in 44 games, including 43 starts ... Started 12 games in center field before taking over as the starting shortstop for the final 29 games ... Leadoff hitter for the final 36 games ... Hit .297 with three homers and 21 RBI ... Also had 12 doubles and two triples ... Second on the team with a .430 on-base percentage, including 32 walks ... Reached base in 19 consecutive games from March 23-April 23 ... Homered in three straight games vs. Coastal Carolina, USC Upstate and Old Dominion ... Went 4-for-5 with two doubles, a triple, three runs scored and one RBI in win over Southern Miss; 7-for-13 in the series.
RUTGERS (2023)
Played one season at Rutgers … Went 2-for-4 with a double and run scored in series at Purdue (4/29-30) ... Doubled and scored in a run in series against Michigan (4/15-16) ... 3-for-7 with a home run, four runs scored, three RBIs, a double, triple and three walks in two games at Maryland (4/8-9) ... Went 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs scored and three RBIs in win over NJIT (3/29) ... Was 1-for-3 with a solo home run in series finale at UConn (3/26) ... 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs and three RBIs in win over Lafayette (3/22) ... Walked in a run in win over Campbell (2/19).
HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year varsity player at Moorestown … Participated in 2022 MLB Draft Combine in San Diego ... earned all-state honors … Played travel ball for East Coast Pro … A Baseball Factory and Minority Baseball All-American … Took part in the Kelly Rodman Classic and Cape Cod League High School rivalry … A member of the badminton, photography and outdoor service clubs.
PERSONAL
Born September 29, 2003 … Son of Melanie and Carlton Martin … Has two brothers, Samson and Ahmad … Great uncle played for the San Francisco Giants … Father played basketball at VCU … Plans to major in sociology and history.
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