2019-20 ABCA Team Academic Excellence Award winners announced

July 28, 2020

The American Baseball Coaches Association is proud to recognize the over 400 member college and high school programs from across the country who have been awarded the 2019-20 ABCA Team Academic Excellence Award. Teams from every level of college and high school baseball were honored with this year's award, which highlights programs coached by ABCA members that posted a GPA of 3.0 or above on a 4.0 scale for the entire 2019-20 academic year.

A record 451 college and high school programs submitted nominations and received this year's award. In total, 148 high school teams along with 303 programs from the NCAA Div. I, II, III, NAIA, and Junior College levels were recognized.

“In light of the challenges faced by so many programs across the country, we are humbled to be able to honor a record number of teams for their outstanding academic achievements,” said ABCA Executive Director Craig Keilitz. “It is a testament to the leadership of our member coaches and the commitment of their student-athletes who persevered during an unprecedented academic year.”

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 17. 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 2019-20 academic year (Due to some schools changing to Pass/Fail grading, spring semester grades were not required to be included in the cumulative calculation).

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/Diamond 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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NCAA Division I

Abilene Christian University (TX)
Alabama State University
Arkansas State University
Ball State University (IN)
Baylor University (TX)
Boise State University (ID)
Bradley University (IL)
Bryant University (RI)
Butler University (IN)
Campbell University (NC)
Central Michigan University
Coastal Carolina University (SC)
College of the Holy Cross (MA)
College of William & Mary (VA)
Coppin State University (MD)
Creighton University (NE)
Davidson College (NC)
Duke University (NC)
East Carolina University (NC)
Eastern Kentucky University
Florida Atlantic University
Gardner-Webb University (NC)
Georgia Southern University
Georgia Tech
Harvard University (MA)
Hofstra University (NY)
Indiana State University
Lafayette College (PA)
Long Island University (NY)
Longwood University (VA)
McNeese State University (LA)
Mercer University (GA)
Michigan State University
Monmouth University (NJ)
North Carolina Central University
North Dakota State University
Northeastern University (MA)
Northern Illinois University
Ohio State University
Oklahoma State University
Old Dominion University (VA)
Oregon State University
Presbyterian College (SC)
Radford University (VA)
Saint Louis University (MO)
Saint Joseph's University (PA)
Samford University (AL)
Seattle University (WA)
Southeast Missouri State University
St. John's University (NY)
The Citadel (SC)
Tulane University (LA)
UNC Greensboro
UNC Wilmington
University of Alabama - Birmingham
University of Arkansas at Little Rock
University of Cincinnati (OH)
University of Hartford (CT)
University of Illinois
University of Kentucky
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
University of Louisville (KY)
University of Memphis (TN)
University of Missouri
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
University of Notre Dame (IN)
University of Portland (OR)
University of San Francisco (CA)
University of South Florida
University of The Incarnate Word (TX)
UNLV
Valparaiso University (IN)
Western Michigan University
Wichita State University (KS)
Winthrop University (NC)
Wright State University (OH)
Youngstown State University (OH)

NCAA Division II

Anderson University (SC)
Ashland University (OH)
Augustana University (SD)
Azusa Pacific University (CA)
Bellarmine University (KY)
Bentley University (MA)
Biola University (CA)
California State University, East Bay
Cedarville University (OH)
Concordia University - St. Paul (MN)
Concordia University, Portland (WA)
Dixie State University (UT)
Eckerd College (FL)
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (FL)
Fairmont State University (WV)
Georgia Southwestern State University
Goldey-Beacom College (DE)
Harding University (AR)
Henderson State University (AR)
Holy Names University (CA)
Jefferson University (PA)
Lee University (TN)
Lewis University (IL)
Lindenwood University (MO)
Lynn University (FL)
Mercyhurst University (PA)
Minnesota State University, Mankato
Molloy College (NY)
Northern State University (SD)
Northwest Nazarene University (ID)
Northwood University (MI)
Ohio Dominican University
Ouachita Baptist University (AR)
Point Loma Nazarene University (CA)
Regis University (CO)
Rockhurst University (MO)
Rogers State University (OK)
Rollins College (FL)
Saginaw Valley State University (MI)
Saint Mary's University (TX)
Salem University (WV)
San Francisco State University (CA)
Seton Hill University (PA)
Southern Arkansas University
Southwest Baptist University (MO)
Spring Hill College (AL)
Truman State University (MO)
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
University of Montevallo (AL)
University of North Georgia
University of West Georgia
Upper Iowa University
Walsh University (OH)
Washburn University (KS)
Wayne State University (MI)
Winona State University (MN)

NCAA Division III

Albright College (PA)
Anderson University (IN)
Arcadia University (PA)
Augsburg University (MN)
Aurora University (IL)
Austin College (TX)
Belhaven University (MS)
Beloit College (WI)
Berry College (GA)
Bethany Lutheran College (MN)
Bethel University (MN)
Bluffton University (OH)
Brockport State University (NY)
Cabrini University (PA)
Capital University (OH)
Carleton College (MN)
Carroll University (WI)
Chapman University (CA)
Claremont Mudd Scripps (CA)
College of Mount St. Vincent (NY)
Defiance College (OH)
Dominican University (IL)
Earlham College (IN)
East Texas Baptist University
Eastern Connecticut State University
Edgewood College (WI)
Elizabethtown College (PA)
Elmhurst College (IL)
Elmira College (NY)
Emory & Henry College (VA)
Franklin & Marshall College (PA)
Franklin College (IN)
George Fox University (OR)
Gettysburg College (PA)
Grinnell College (IA)
Gwynedd Mercy University (PA)
Haverford College (PA)
Heidelberg University (OH)
Hilbert College (NY)
Hiram College (OH)
Hood College (MD)
Hope College (MI)
Illinois Institute of Technology
Illinois Wesleyan University
Johns Hopkins University (MD)
Kalamazoo College (MI)
Kean University (NJ)
Kenyon College (OH)
Lewis & Clark College (OR)
Macalester College (MN)
Manchester University (IN)
Marymount University (VA)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Methodist University (NC)
Middlebury College (VT)
Millikin University (IL)
Monmouth College (IL)
Mount St. Joseph University (OH)
North Central College (IL)
North Park University (IL)
Penn State Abington
Penn State Behrend
Piedmont College (GA)
Pomona-Pitzer College (CA)
Principia College (IL)
Rhodes College (TN)
Roanoke College (VA)
Rockford University (IL)
Rose Hulman Institute of Technology (IN)
Saint Olaf College (MN)
Salem State University (MA)
Salve Regina University (RI)
Schreiner University (TX)
Sewanee: The University of the South (TN)
Shenandoah University (VA)
St. Joseph's College of Maine (ME)
St. Mary's University of Minnesota (MN)
Stevens Institute of Technology (NJ)
Stevenson University (MD)
Suffolk University (MA)
SUNY Old Westbury
SUNY Oneonta
SUNY Plattsburgh
Swarthmore College (PA)
Texas Lutheran University
The College of New Jersey
The College of Wooster (OH)
Thiel College (PA)
Trine University (IN)
Tufts University (MA)
Union College (NY)
United States Merchant Marine Academy (NY)
University of Chicago (IL)
University of Dubuque (IA)
University of Mary Washington (VA)
University of Massachusetts Boston (MA)
University of Minnesota Morris
University of Mount Union (OH)
University of Northwestern - St Paul (MN)
University of Scranton (PA)
University of the Ozarks (AR)
University of Wisconsin - Platteville
University of Wisconsin - Superior
Vassar College (NY)
Wartburg College (IA)
Washington College (MD)
Washington University in St. Louis (MO)
Wheaton College (IL)
Whitman College (WA)
Whittier College (CA)
Widener University (PA)
Willamette University (OR)
William Paterson University (NJ)
Worcester State University (MA)
York College of Pennsylvania

NAIA

Asbury University (KY)
Bellevue University (NE)
Benedictine College (KS)
Bethel University (IN)
Concordia University, Ann Arbor (MI)
Cornerstone University (MI)
Cumberland University (TN)
Doane University (NE)
Freed-Hardeman University (TN)
Indiana Tech
Lawrence Tech University (MI)
Mayville State University (ND)
Midway University (KY)
Morningside College (IA)
Mount Marty College (SD)
Mount Vernon Nazarene University (OH)
Northwestern College (IA)
Olivet Nazarene University (IL)
Our Lady of The Lake University (TX)
Siena Heights University (MI)
University of Jamestown (ND)
University of Michigan-Dearborn
University of St. Francis (IL)
University of the Cumberlands (KY)
University of the Southwest (NM)
Vanguard University (CA)
Voorhees College (SC)
Wayland Baptist University (TX)
West Virginia Tech

Junior College

Bishop State Community College (AL)
Cedar Valley College (TX)
Connors State College (OK)
GateWay Community College (AZ)
Glendale Community College (AZ)
Glendale Community College (CA)
Joliet Junior College (IL)
Jones College (MS)
Kellogg Community College (MI)
Los Medanos College (CA)
LSU Eunice
McLennan Community College (TX)
New Mexico Military Institute (NM)
Northeast Community College (MS)
Northwest Mississippi Community College
Ohlone College (CA)
Paradise Valley Community College (AZ)
Potomac State College (WV)
Santa Barbara City College (CA)
Sinclair Community College (OH)
Snead State Community College (AL)
Southeastern Community College (IA)
Southwest Mississippi Community College
Three Rivers Community College (MO)
Wabash Valley College (IL)
West Hills College Coalinga (CA)

High School

Aberdeen High School (MD)
Albany High School (MN)
Andrean High School (IN)
Annapolis High School (MD)
Arundel High School (MD)
Atlantic High School (FL)
Bakersfield Christian High School (CA)
Banquete High School (TX)
Berkley High School (MI)
Bingham High School (UT)
Bishop Hendricken High School (RI)
Blessed Trinity Catholic High School (GA)
Blue Springs South High School (MO)
Bob Jones High School (AL)
Bondurant-Farrar High School (IA)
Boston College High School (MA)
Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School (IN)
Brewer High School (TX)
Broadneck High School (MD)
Brophy College Prep (AZ)
Cambridge Christian (FL)
Cameron High School (WV)
Cannon Falls High School (MN)
Carolina Forest High School (SC)
Cary Academy (NC)
Cathedral High School (TX)
Central Decatur High School (IA)
Central High School (AL)
Citrus Valley High School (CA)
Coffee High School (GA)
Cookeville High School (TN)
Cooter High School (MO)
Corona del Sol High School (AZ)
Cortland High School (NY)
Cox High School (VA)
Crandall High School (TX)
Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy (OH)
Cypress High School (CA)
D.C. Everest High School (WI)
Davie County High School (NC)
De La Salle Institute (IL)
DeSales High School (KY)
Desert Vista High School (AZ)
Dublin Coffman High School (OH)
Easley High School (SC)
East Rockaway High School (NY)
Eastern High School (IN)
El Camino Real Charter High School (CA)
Fenton High School (MI)
Forsyth High School (MO)
Fullington Academy (GA)
Girard High School (PA)
Glencoe High School (OR)
Grace Community High School (TX)
Greenville High School (SC)
Harrisburg High School (MO)
Highlands Latin School (KY)
Hinton High School (IA)
Holden High School (MO)
Hopkins School (CT)
Hudson High School (OH)
IC Catholic Prep (IL)
James Madison Memorial High School (WI)
Jesuit High School (OR)
Justin-Siena High School (CA)
Katy High School (TX)
Kennedale High School (TX)
Kenosha Tremper High School (WI)
Kimberly High School (WI)
Lafayette Central Catholic High School (IN)
Leadership Public Schools - Richmond (CA)
Lewis Cass High School (IN)
Lincoln High School (WI)
Lincoln Southwest High School (NE)
Loretto High School (TN)
Loris High School (SC)
Loyola High School (CA)
MacArthur High School (TX)
Mahopac High School (NY)
Marcos de Niza High School (AZ)
Martensdale St. Marys High School (IA)
McHenry High School (IL)
Midland High School (MI)
Midwood High School (NY)
Millennium High School (NY)
Mishawaka High School (IN)
Moeller High School (OH)
Monroe-Woodbury High School (NY)
Monte Vista Christian School (CA)
Morristown-Beard School (NJ)
Mount Michael Benedictine High School (NE)
Mt. Vernon High School (IN)
New Providence High School (NJ)
Newark Academy (NJ)
Noble and Greenough School (MA)
North Creek High School (WA)
North Hardin Christian High School (KY)
North Springs High School (GA)
Northbridge High School (MA)
NorthWood High School (IN)
Oak Creek High School (WI)
Oak Mountain High School (AL)
Oshkosh West High School (WI)
Oxford High School (MI)
Pensacola Catholic High School (FL)
Perry High School (AZ)
Pioneer High School (TX)
Plainfield East High School (IL)
Poly Prep (NY)
Poston Butte High School (AZ)
Prosper High School (TX)
Quakertown Community High School (PA)
Ravencroft School (NC)
Reno High School (NV)
Rio Rancho High School (NM)
Rudyard High School (MI)
Salado High School (TX)
San Juan Hills High School (CA)
Sandia High School NM)
Santa Barbara High School (CA)
Serra High School (CA)
Sherwood High School (MD)
Snow Hill High School (MD)
Southern Boone Co. High School (MO)
Springdale Har-Ber High School (AR)
St. Augustine High School (CA)
St. Charles Prep High School (OH)
St. Francis DeSales High School (OH)
St. Laurence High School (IL)
Stow-Munroe Falls High School (OH)
Summit Christian Academy (MO)
Temescal Canyon High School (CA)
Temple High School (GA)
The Colony High School (TX)
The Meadows School (NV)
The Woodlands High School (TX)
Thomas County Central High School (GA)
Toledo Central Catholic High School (OH)
Toledo St. Francis (OH)
Totino-Grace High School (MN)
Village Christian High School (CA)
Warren County High School (TN)
Webster County High School (KY)
West Aurora High School (IL)
West High School (TN)
Westview High School (CA)
Westwood High School (AZ)
Woodbury Central High School (IA)