Diamond Dawgs Earn ABCA Academic Excellence Award
July 27, 2023 | Baseball
STARKVILLE – The Mississippi State baseball team was one of 103 NCAA Division I program to receive the 2022-23 Team Academic Excellence Award from the American Baseball Coaches Association, the association announced on Wednesday.
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Mississippi State was one of eight SEC schools to be recognized with the award.
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The Diamond Dawgs had ten players earn SEC Academic Honor Roll this spring and another 22 players earn SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll honors.
Teams from every level of college and high school baseball were recognized with the award, which highlights programs coached by ABCA members that posted a grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale for the entire 2022-23 academic year.
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The ABCA 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/Diamond 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.
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Visit www.HailState.com for the latest news and information on the baseball program. Fans can also follow the program on social media by searching 'HailStateBB' on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
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Mississippi State was one of eight SEC schools to be recognized with the award.
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The Diamond Dawgs had ten players earn SEC Academic Honor Roll this spring and another 22 players earn SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll honors.
Teams from every level of college and high school baseball were recognized with the award, which highlights programs coached by ABCA members that posted a grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale for the entire 2022-23 academic year.
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The ABCA 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/Diamond 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.
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Visit www.HailState.com for the latest news and information on the baseball program. Fans can also follow the program on social media by searching 'HailStateBB' on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
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