GREENSBORO, N.C. - The American Baseball Coaches Association recently recognized the nearly 800-member college and high school programs from across the country who have been awarded the 2022-23 ABCA Team Academic Excellence Award, and Austin College was among the teams recognized.

The 'Roos were one of two Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference schools represented along with Schreiner, alongside 160 other NCAA Division III teams. This year marks the fourth time in the last five years the 'Roos have been recognized.

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 2022-23 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 13. 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 2022-23 academic year

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-America 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.

To view the entire 2022-23 ABCA Team Academic Excellence Award list, click here.