After missing out on the NCAA regionals for the last three years, Maryland baseball’s 2021 season was a step in the right direction. But, with key players on the move, the 2022 season seemed anything but certain.
Starting shortstop Benjamin Cowles and right-handed pitcher Sean Burke were each selected in the 2021 Major League Baseball draft, and while outfielder Chris ‘Bubba’ Alleyne declared for the draft, he didn’t hear his name called. Alleyne was dealt two options: sign with an MLB team as an undrafted free agent or return to Maryland for his fifth and final season. Alleyne chose the latter.