GREENSBORO, NC – The American Baseball Coaches Association announced today their 2025-26 winners of the Team Academic Excellence Award presented by Sports Attack. Appearing on the list in the Division II ranks are the Southern Arkansas University Muleriders.
To be considered for the award, the team must have posted a cumulative team GPA of a 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale during the 2025-26 academic year while also being a member program of ABCA. Nearly 500 college programs and 320 high school programs earned the award this season.
The Muleriders ended the 2025-26 academic year with a 3.38 cumulative team GPA while having 14 players named to the Dean's list and nine players named to the President's list. The team also contributed to the record breaking department GPA of a 3.38.
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