2023 Baseball Roster
Roster
Dylan Maxcey
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- 165
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Friendswood, Texas
- High School:
- Friendswood HS
Career Highlights:
• Transferred to the University of Houston following the conclusion of the 2025 season
2025 Season (Junior/3rd Yr.):
• Played in 36 games and made 29 starts
• Hit .265 with two home runs and 14 RBIs
• Also added seven doubles
• Started the season opener and had a hit at No. 6 North Carolina (Feb. 14)
• Went 2-for-6 with a double and an RBI in the win over UC Irvine (Feb. 22)
• Scored and drove in another run in a 2-for-5 day in the series finale against UC Irvine (Feb. 23)
• Went 2-for-2 with a double, an RBI and a run scored and to walks against UC San Diego (Mar. 4)
• Reached base three times and went 2-for-5 in the Red Raiders win over UC San Diego (Mar. 6)
• Went 2-for-4 with a double and a run scored in the series finale at Grand Canyon (Mar. 9)
• Homered, drove in a season-high three and scored twice in the sweep-clinching win at Houston (Mar. 16)
• Scored a run and reached base twice in the series finale at Kansas State (Mar. 30)
• Recorded a season-best four hits in five at-bats in the Sunday win over Cincinnati (Apr. 6)
• Drove in two runs in a 2-for-4 day in the Friday night win over Baylor (Apr. 11)
• Pinch hit and drove in a run with a double in the Big 12 Tournament game against Cincinnati (May 21).
2024 Season (Sophomore/2nd Year):
• Played in 30 games, making 21 starts
• Hit .349 with four home runs and 25 RBIs
• Also had five doubles and 18 runs scored
• Went 3-for-5 with two runs scored, two RBIs and his first home run of the season against Texas Southern (Feb. 24)
• Drove in three with a double in the win over Gardner-Webb (Mar. 3)
• Had a key pinch hit bases clearing double in the win at New Mexico (Mar. 5)
• Drove in four runs and scored twice in a 3-for-4 performance in the Saturday win over Texas (Mar. 9)
• Scored twice and drove in a pair in the sweep-clinching win over New Mexico State (Mar. 13)
• Went 3-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI against BYU (Mar. 22)
• Homered and drove in three in the win over Stanford (Apr. 2)
• Scored twice and had two hits in the win over Houston (Apr. 6)
• Went 2-for-4 with and RBI at No. 2 Arkansas (Apr. 16).
2023 (Freshman/1st Yr.):
• Made 27 starts at catcher as a true freshman, alternating with sophomore Hudson White behind the dish
• Threw out six runners behind the plate on the season, including a career-high two at Texas on March 25
• Batted .247 on the year with four home runs and 22 RBIs
• Recorded first collegiate hit vs. Gonzaga on Feb. 18, an eighth-inning leadoff single
• Had a career day vs. Baylor on April 22, launching his first career home run en route to a career-high six RBIs
• Made an impact in the Red Raiders' 10-9 comeback win over Oklahoma in the Big 12 tournament on May 25 with three extra-base hits, including a seventh-inning two-run home run that cut the deficit to 9-7
• Seventh Red Raider to record two doubles in Big 12 tournament game (vs. Oklahoma on May 25); first since Tyler Neslony on May 22, 2015
• Fifth Red Raider to record eight total bases in a Big 12 tournament game (vs. Oklahoma on May 25); first since Drew Baker vs. Baylor (5/26/21)
• Second Red Raider to record three extra-base hits in a Big 12 tournament game (vs. Oklahoma on May 25, 2023); first since Jason Landreth vs. No. 14 Oklahoma on May 18, 1997
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduate of Friendswood High School and coached by Cory Benavides … named a First Team Blue Bell/TSWA Class 5A All-State selection … earned 2021-2022 UIL 5A all-tournament team honors … helped lead Friendswood, with aid of Friendswood teammate and now Texas Tech teammate Jacob Rogers, to its first appearance in a state championship in program history … Friendswood took the runner-up finish, falling 2-1 to Georgetown in the 5A state championship game – he was intentionally walked twice in title game … team finished with a 30-8-1 overall record … picked up 2022 District 22-5A first team honors … named 2022 Galveston County Baseball Player of the Year … had an exceptional .468 batting average his senior season, with a .537 on-base percentage and a .786 slugging percentage … broke his own program record for single-season doubles with 21 (which also gave him the program record for total career doubles), was 10-for-10 stealing bases and added five home runs and 31 runs batted in from the leadoff spot of the Mustangs’ batting order during senior season … was named the All-Greater Houston Hitter of the Year by the Houston Chronicle (his teammate, Rodgers, was the All-Greater Houston Pitcher of the Year) … additional accolades earned during senior year were preseason All-American honors, first team All-American honors, 22-5A Defensive MVP, VYPE Houston Player of the Year and being a Texas high school baseball all-star game participant … participated in summer ball at Marucci Elite … coached by Adam Dunn, Ronnie Thames, and Chris Schultea.
PERSONAL: Born in Clear Lake, Texas … parents are Lori Maxcey and Doug Maxcey, and brother to Justin Maxcey … Brother Justin pitches at Prairie View A&M … Plans to major in Sports Management.
