GREENSBORO, N.C. – The Anderson baseball team has been named as a recipient of the 2022-23 American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) Team Academic Excellence Award, presented by Sports Attack, as announced Wednesday morning.
The ABCA recognized nearly 800 member college and high school programs from across the country. 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.
Over 300 high school programs and more than 450 collegiate programs were recognized with this year's award.
Joining the Trojans from the South Atlantic Conference were Emory & Henry, Lincoln Memorial, Newberry and Tusculum.
On the diamond, the Trojans finished the 2023 campaign with a 25-27 mark, with the 25 victories matching the program's second-highest win total since the 2007 squad earned 29 victories. After wrapping up the regular season with seven victories in its last 11 games, including series wins over two consecutive conference opponents and a 6-2 mark over its final eight league matchups, AU also captured its fifth overall appearance in the South Atlantic Conference Baseball Championship, with catcher Carlos Hernandez garnering Third-Team All-Conference honors.
Coaches were able to nominate their teams for the ABCA Team Academic Excellence Award following the conclusion of their spring semesters and prior to the July 13 deadline date. 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
About the American Baseball Coaches Association
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 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.
About Sports Attack
Sports Attack was founded 1995 in Reno, NV, but our design and manufacturing folks pre-date the first wheel machines in the baseball industry, well over 50 years ago. With three active partners still heavily engaged, SA is proudly family-owned and operated. To say that we are manufacturers of quality sports training equipment just seems to not capture the essence of who we are. We do not just design our products; we explore, scrutinize, analyze and engineer our products. We do not just manufacture or assemble our equipment; we build each one from the ground up, by hand, the old-fashioned way. We view our suppliers through the lens of our mission statement, as a critical part of the design and development of our equipment. After fabrication and prior to shipment the equipment is tested thoroughly, every aspect of every unit. This ensures the product reliability on which our brand is built. Our process represents who we are; distinctive and exclusive design, detailed and quality manufacturing, resulting in innovative, highly effective training equipment. Our corporate integrity is a critical asset, and we are committed to upholding it worldwide. We set high standards and we abide by them as we practice business fairly and behave ethically. We wholeheartedly believe in, enthusiastically embrace and relentlessly pursue our company's mission. For more information, visit sportsattack.com.
