Lyndonville, VT - The Vermont State University Lyndon baseball team is among over 800 college and high school baseball teams from across the country who were recognized earlier this week as recipients of the 2025-26 ABCA Team Academic Excellence Award, which is presented by Sports Attack.  More than 500 collegiate programs and more than 320 high school programs were recognized with this year's award.

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 2025-26 academic year.

Coaches were able to nominate their teams for the ABCA Team Academic Excellence Award following the conclusion of their spring semesters prior to the nomination deadline of July 17th. 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

This is believed to be the second time that the Lyndon baseball team has received this distinction, after having also been named in 2023-24.  The Hornet roster posted a 3.02 cumulative GPA for 2025-26.

The American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA), founded in 1945, is the primary professional organization for baseball coaches at all levels of the game. Today, the Association serves more than 15,000 members across all 50 states and 41 countries, reflecting the global growth and reach of baseball.  What began as an initial gathering of 27 college baseball coaches in June 1945 has evolved into an organization representing nine divisions: NCAA Division I, II and III, NAIA, NJCAA, Pacific Association Division, High School, Youth and Travel Baseball.

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