COLUMBUS – Columbus State University's baseball program has been named a 2024-25 ABCA Team Academic Excellence Award recipient, the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) has announced.

Columbus State earned the distinction alongside 440 college teams nationwide for the 2024-25 academic year, marking the third-straight season the program has earned the distinction.

The honor, sponsored by Sports Attack, recognizes college and high school baseball programs whose student-athletes sustain a cumulative grade-point average of at least 3.00 on a 4.00 scale for the academic year.

ABCA member coaches can nominate their teams for the ABCA Team Academic Excellence Award following the conclusion of the spring semester.

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.