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GREENSBORO, N.C.- After earning Division II Conference Commissioners Association (D2CCA) All-America honors earlier this week along with American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) Atlantic Regional Pitcher of the Year honors,
Julian Costa (Mantua, N.J./Clearview) added yet another postseason award to his growing list on Friday morning as he was named an ABCA/Rawlings Division II Third Team All-American in recognition of his tremendous 2026 season.
This is the third All-American nod of the season for the redshirt senior as he was named an Honorable Mention All-American by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association, a Second Team All-American by the D2CCA and a Third Team All-American by the ABCA ahead of play at the National Finals in Cary, North Carolina getting underway later today. Costa is believed the Golden Rams first ABCA All-American since Jared Melone in 2019.
Costa is in the midst of a season for the ages as he enters Friday night with a record of 12-2 on the year and a 2.63 ERA along with a .241 batting average against with 74 strikeouts in 82 innings of work. Costa is 3-0 in the postseason already, including a win in the PSAC Quarterfinals over Shepherd, a victory over Bloomsburg in the NCAA Tournament at Serpico Stadium, and a win over Millersville in Super Regionals after carrying a no-hitter into the seventh inning at Cooper Park. The NCBWA Division II National Pitcher of the Week earlier this season, Costa also threw his second career no-hitter earlier this spring against Frostburg State, as he became the first and only Golden Ram to record two no-hitters in his career after becoming the first to record a no-no since 1947 last Spring in an early-season trip to Cary, North Carolina.
Costa is one of 14 student-athletes honored by the ABCA that are still playing this season as the calendar approaches June. Costa and the Golden Rams will face off against ABCA/Rawlings Second Team All-American Austin Bode and his UIndy squad tonight at 6 p.m. at the USA Baseball National Training Complex in Cary, North Carolina.
