Florida Atlantic University Athletics
Baseball Earns Three-peat for Team Academic Award
7/27/2022 11:13:00 AM | Baseball
BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Florida Atlantic University baseball team has earned the Team Academic Excellence Award, as bestowed by the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) and presented by Sports Attack for the third consecutive season.
For the full year, the squad earned a 3.113 cumulative team GPA. Coaches were able to nominate their teams for the ABCA Team Academic Excellence Award following the conclusion of their spring semesters prior to the nomination deadline of July 14. To be honored, teams had to meet the following criteria:
"This is an honor for our team," said head coach John McCormack. "The guys worked very hard along with our academic staff to make this happen. I am very proud of them."
Over 420 Team Academic Excellence Awards were given out, across all collegiate levels (NCAA DI, DII, DIII, NAIA and Junior College) as well as high school. 113 Division I teams earned the honor, and only three from Conference USA: FAU, Southern Miss., and UAB.
The American Baseball Coaches Association has a long tradition of recognizing the achievements of baseball coaches and student-athletes. The ABCA/Rawlings All-America Teams are the nation's oldest, founded in 1949, and the ABCA's awards program also includes the ABCA/Rawlings All-Region Awards, the ABCA/ATEC Regional & National Coaches of the Year and several other major awards such as the ABCA Hall of Fame and the Dave Keilitz Ethics in Coaching Award.
For the full year, the squad earned a 3.113 cumulative team GPA. Coaches were able to nominate their teams for the ABCA Team Academic Excellence Award following the conclusion of their spring semesters prior to the nomination deadline of July 14. To be honored, teams had to meet the following criteria:
- Must be a high school or college team
- Head coach must be a current ABCA member
- Team must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 on a 4.0 scale during the 2021-22 academic year
"This is an honor for our team," said head coach John McCormack. "The guys worked very hard along with our academic staff to make this happen. I am very proud of them."
Over 420 Team Academic Excellence Awards were given out, across all collegiate levels (NCAA DI, DII, DIII, NAIA and Junior College) as well as high school. 113 Division I teams earned the honor, and only three from Conference USA: FAU, Southern Miss., and UAB.
The American Baseball Coaches Association has a long tradition of recognizing the achievements of baseball coaches and student-athletes. The ABCA/Rawlings All-America Teams are the nation's oldest, founded in 1949, and the ABCA's awards program also includes the ABCA/Rawlings All-Region Awards, the ABCA/ATEC Regional & National Coaches of the Year and several other major awards such as the ABCA Hall of Fame and the Dave Keilitz Ethics in Coaching Award.
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