Way To Go, Justin!

Justin Maxwell, a teammate of mine at the University of Maryland in 2002, hit a pinch hit grand slam off Chris Seddon in the 4th inning of tonight's game against the Florida Marlins. Not only is it his first career salami, it's also his first career homerun, and first career hit!

Justin was a freshman when I was a senior and I still remember how badly our coaching staff wanted him to come to Maryland when he was on his recruiting visit with us the year before. He was a squeaky-clean kid, had terrific grades and was considering Harvard, but chose College Park instead.

He's been ranked as one of the Nats' top prospects the last few seasons and it's easy to see why. He's 6'5'', 225 pounds, is silky-smooth in the outfield, and turns 24 in November- definitely a guy Washington fans want to keep an eye on in spring training next year.