Fresno State Athletics
'Dogs earn ABCA Team Academic Award
7/27/2022 7:30:00 AM | Baseball, Student-Athlete Services
The Diamond 'Dogs have earned the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA)Â Team Academic Excellence Award for a second consecutive season.
The award, in its seventh year after getting its start in the 2015-16 academic year, honors collegiate baseball teams that post a cumulative grade point average over 3.0 on a 4.0 scale for the current academic year as the 'Dogs posted a 3.28 team GPA in 2021-22.
The Diamond 'Dogs were one of three Mountain West programs to earn the honor along with New Mexico and UNLV.
112 NCAA Div. I programs earned the accolade this year after 94 programs earned the honor in 2020-21.
Along with the team recognition, 15 Bulldogs were named Mountain West academic all-conference on July 11 with 11 'Dogs tabbed Mountain West Scholar-Athletes the following day.
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.
"Fresno State Athletics - For The V: The Central Valley" – Bulldog student-athletes, coaches, and staff proudly wear the "Green V" to show their pride in representing the Central Valley. Stories of why the Bulldogs play for the "Green V" will be shared throughout the next year with #ForTheV. To become a Bulldog Foundation member or join "The Green V Society," please visit bulldogfoundation.org.
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