Get to Know Max ...
At what age did you start playing baseball and how did you get into baseball?
- I started playing baseball at 7 years old and the reason I got into it is because my dad asked me what sport I wanted to play and I told him baseball.
What sport would you play if you did not play baseball and why?
- College football because of how intense it is.
Who was your favorite baseball player growing up or who is someone that you model your game after?
- Barry Bonds and how dominant he was during his career.
NAME & HOMETOWN PRONUNCIATION
JUNIOR – 2025
- Appeared in 13 games (nine starts – all at catcher)
- .296/.412/.444 (8-for-27), 2B, HR, 3 RBI, 7 R, 4 BB
- Hit the second of five consecutive home runs at Minnesota 3/12/25
- No. 17 impact JUCO transfer hitter for 2025 by D1Baseball
- No. 33 MLB Draft prospect for 2025 in the Big 12 by D1Baseball
- Committed in July 2024
- Did not play the 2024 season
CHATTAHOOCHEE VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE – 2023
- Spent one year in the Chattahoochee Valley program
- 2023: .279/.376/.507 (39-for-140), 5 2B, 9 HR, 33 RBI, 33 R, 19 BB in 47 games (46 starts)
ARKANSAS – 2022
- Spent one year in the Arkansas program
- Slashed .222/.300/.333 (2-for-9) with one double, one RBI, two runs and one walk in five games (one start) at Arkansas
HIGH SCHOOL
- Played four years of baseball at Bob Jones High School in Madison, Alabama
- Ranked the No. 1 catcher in the state of Alabama, and the No. 2 overall prospect in the state by Perfect Game in 2021
- Also ranked the No. 8 catcher nationally and the No. 119 overall prospect by Perfect Game
- First Team All-American
- Perfect Game Preseason Underclassmen All American Team – Southeast All-Region Second Team in 2020
- Perfect Game Preseason Underclassmen All American Team High Honorable Mention in 2019
- Perfect Game Preseason Underclassmen All American Team Honorable Mention in 2018
- Selected to play in the 2020 National Showcase, 2018 Junior National Showcase and the East Coast Pro
- Hit .405 with 10 home runs his senior year
- Helped his team become district champions
PERSONAL
- Son of Max Soliz and Josel Woods
- Has three brothers, Santana, Valdemar and Remy, and three sisters, Elle, Sofia and River
- Picked Kansas over Ohio State, Auburn and Oklahoma State
- Chose Kansas because, “It's the perfect fit for me. I love the coaching staff and the culture they created.”
- Majoring in liberal arts & sciences