FRANKFORT, Ky. – The Kentucky State University baseball team has earned the 2021-22 American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) Team Academic Excellence Award.
 
The Thorobreds were one of the more than 420 collegiate programs recognized with this year's award.
 
To earn the award, a program must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale during the 2021-22 academic year and the head coach must be a member of the ABCA.
 
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 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. Follow KSU Sports 
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