(Ann Arbor, MI) The American Baseball Coaches Association recognized Concordia and over 800 member college and high school programs from across the country that were awarded the 2023-24 ABCA Team Academic Excellence Award. The Cardinals were one of more than 470 collegiate programs that were recognized for this year's award. This marks the eighth straight season that Concordia has received the award as they have earned it eight of the nine years that the award has been in existence.

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 cumulative 2023-24 academic year.

Coaches were able to nominate their teams for the ABCA Team Academic Excellence Award following the conclusion of their spring semesters. 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 2023-24 academic year

The American Baseball Coaches Association has a long tradition of recognizing the achievements of baseball coaches and student-athletes. Founded in 1945, the American Baseball Coaches Association is the primary professional organization for baseball coaches at the amateur level. Its over 15,000 members represent all 50 states and 41 countries. Since its initial meeting of 27 college baseball coaches in June 1945, Association members have broadened to include nine divisions: NCAA Division I, II, and III, NAIA, NJCAA, Pacific Association Division, High School, Youth and Travel.