San Diego Athletics

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

• Selected in the 10th round of the 2024 MLB Draft (300th overall pick) by the San Diego Padres
• NCAA National Player of the Week (February 27, 2023)
• WCC Player of the Week (February 27, 2023)
• WCC All-Tournament Team (2022)
• All-WCC Preseason Team (2022)
• Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American (2021)
• All-WCC Freshman Team (2021)
• All-WCC Honorable Mention (2021 and 2024)
• WCC All-Academic Honorable Mention (2022, 2023, and 2024)

• All-WCC Honorable Mention 
• All-Academic WCC Honorable Mention
• Was one of four players to start all 56 games for the Toreros in 2024
• Hit .292 (68-for-233) with 17 doubles, eight home runs, two triples, 61 RBIs, and 45 runs scored 
• His 61 RBIs are the seventh-most RBIs in a season in program history
• Ranked inside the top five in numerous offensive categories for USD, including: 
  • First in at-bats
  • First in doubles
  • Second in RBIs
  • Second in total bases
  • Second in triples
  • Third in hits
  • Third in sacrifice flies
  • Tied for third in home runs
  • Fourth in OPS
  • Fourth in runs scored
  • Fourth in hit by pitches
  • Fourth in slugging percentage
• Batted .308 (4-for-13) at the WCC Tournament with three runs scored, one double, three RBIs, and two walks

• NCAA National Player of the Week (February 27)
• WCC Player of the Week (February 27)
• Appeared in 29 of San Diego’s games, starting 23 at third base, four in left field, and one in right field; missed USD’s final 19 regular-season contests due to injury
• Batted .234 (25-for-107) with 27 RBIs, 20 runs scored, seven home runs, three doubles, a triple, 14 walks, five hit by pitches, and a stolen base
• Notched 12 multi-hit games, and nine multi-RBI games
• Recorded a .938 fielding percentage on 64 chances
• Homered five times from February 20 to February 26, including two longballs in back-to-back games against Nebraska (February 20) and Hawaii (February 24)
  • Accounted for 13 RBIs and seven runs scored during that span 
• Hammered a go-ahead grand-slam and a game-tying three-run homer against Nebraska on February 23 as part of a seven-RBI performance
• Went 1-for-2 with a pair of RBIs in USD’s WCC Tournament matchup against Saint Mary’s at Las Vegas Ballpark (May 24) after missing 19 consecutive games due to injury
• Named a WCC All-Academic Honorable Mention

• WCC All-Tournament Team
• WCC All-Academic Honorable Mention
• All-WCC Preseason Team
• Appeared in all 57 of San Diego’s games, starting 30 at third base, 19 in left field, five in right field, and three at first base
• Batted .307 (73-for-238) with 40 runs scored, 15 doubles, two triples, eight home runs, 42 RBIs, 12 walks, 12 hit by pitches, and two stolen bases
• Put together 21 multi-hit games, 12 multi-RBI games, a 10-game hit streak, and a team-high 29-game on-base streak
• Went 4-for-5 with a double, a run scored and four RBIs against California Baptist (May 10)
• Ripped a go-ahead two-RBI single and a go-ahead solo home run in San Diego’s 15-12 extra-innings win over Gonzaga in the WCC Tournament Championship (May 28)
• Recorded three hits and a run scored in two matchups with Vanderbilt at the NCAA Corvallis Regional (June 3 and 5)

• Was named a Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American
• Earned All-WCC Freshman Team and All-WCC Honorable mention honors
• Appeared in 43 of San Diego’s games, starting 34 in left field, seven at designated hitter and one at first base
• Batted .338 (53-for-157) with 31 runs scored, 14 doubles, two triples, two home runs, 23 RBIs and seven walks
• Put together a 12-game hit streak (3/4-3/23), two three-game hit streaks (3/30-4/3 and 4/16-4/18), and 17 multi-hit games

• Graduated from Chaminade College Preparatory in 2020
• Selected baseball team captain in 2019 and 2020
• Played in the Division I CIF Playoffs in 2019
• Named team MVP and First Team All-League (2019)
• Also played quarterback on the football team through his junior year
• Played for Garciaparra Baseball Group (2017-19)
• Helped his team win the PG Fall Classic (2019) and also appeared at the WWBA World Championship in Jupiter, FL (2019)

• Born in Thousand Oaks, CA to Tom and Shelly Costello
• Has an older brother, Tommy; and an older sister, Christine
• Father, Tom, played Division I football as a linebacker at University of Texas-El Paso
• Sister, Christine, played Division I softball as a pitcher at Iona College
• Brother, Tommy, played Division I baseball at University of the Pacific
• Enjoys surfing, golfing and going to the beach in his free time
• Anticipating majoring in business