ORANGE, Calif. – The Chapman University baseball team was recognized with the Team Academic Excellence Award from the American Baseball Coaches Association. The baseball team posted a 3.37 team GPA through the 2025-26 school year.
The ABCA annually recognizes high school and collegiate baseball team for achieving a team GPA of 3.0 or higher. To qualify, a program was required to meet the following criteria:
- Be a high school or college baseball program
- Have a head coach who is a current ABCA member
- Post a minimum cumulative team GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale for the 2025-26 academic year
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.
