Southern Wesleyan University Earns ABCA Team Academic Excellence Award
Southern Wesleyan University Earns ABCA Team Academic Excellence Award
GREENSBORO, N.C. - Conference Carolinas was represented by Southern Wesleyan University, who was an inaugural recipient of the 2015-16 ABCA Team Academic Excellence Award, American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) announced earlier this week.
Over 140 high school and college programs earned the distinction. A cumulative 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale along with a head coach who is a current ABCA member were required to be eligible.
Full ABCA Team Academic Excellence Award Release
2015-16 ABCA Team Academic Excellence Award
Southern Wesleyan University
About ABCA
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 ABCA/Wilson Lefty Gomez Award.