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HILBERT, BEHREND BASEBALL EARN ABCA ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AWARD

HILBERT, BEHREND BASEBALL EARN ABCA ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AWARD
July 23, 2026

The Hilbert College and Penn State Behrend baseball teams have been awarded the 2025-26 American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) Team Academic Excellence Award. The Lions and Hawks were two of 196 Division III teams to be recognized for their efforts off the field, presented by Sports Attack.

To earn the ABCA Team Academic Excellence Award, a team's head coach must be a member of the ABCA while posting a team grade-point average of 3.0 or above on a 4.0 scale for the cumulative 2025-26 academic year.

The Hawks had 18 student-athletes on the Academic All-AMCC list, with 15 of those earning Peak Performer honors for recording a GPA above 3.2 for the school year. The Lions placed 21 on the Academic All-AMCC list with six team members earning Peak Performer honors.