COLUMBIA, S.C. – The Benedict College baseball team is one of 85 colleges and universities in NCAA Division II to receive the 2024-25 ABCA Team Academic Excellence Award, presented by Sports Attack.
This award recognizes ABCA member teams from all levels of high school and collegiate baseball that achieved a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale during the 2024-25 academic year. Nearly 750 member high school and college programs nationwide received the honor. This year, 440 college programs and nearly 300 high school programs were recognized for their outstanding academic achievement.
Benedict was one of three member schools from the SIAC to be recognized, joining Albany State and Spring Hill. Benedict has earned the ABCA Team Academic Excellence Award for the past four years in a row.
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 18th. 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 for the 2024-25 academic year
