SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Five Southern Conference baseball teams have earned 2022-23 ABCA Team Academic Excellence Awards, which are presented by Sports Attack.
 
The Citadel, Mercer, UNCG, Western Carolina and Wofford are among the programs that posted a GPA of 3.0 or above on a 4.0 scale for the entire 2022-23 academic year.
 
Over 300 high school programs and more than 450 collegiate programs were recognized with this year's award.
 
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-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.