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Memphis Baseball Receives ABCA Team Academic Excellence Award
Aug 01, 2018 | Baseball
Tigers honored for second-consecutive year with above a 3.0 grade point average
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The University of Memphis baseball team has been recognized by the American Baseball Coaches Association with the Team Academic Excellence Award, for posting a team grade point average of 3.188 during the 2017-18 academic year.
The Tigers are one of 46 NCAA Division I baseball teams to receive the ABCA Team Academic Excellence Award in 2017 and are among 193 teams across all divisions.
"We are thrilled to be able to honor all of this year's Team Academic Excellence Award recipients," said ABCA Executive Director Craig Keilitz. "It is a privilege for our association to have the opportunity to highlight so many deserving teams and recognize all of the hard work they put in off the field throughout the 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/Diamond 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.
In all, 25 Memphis players posted a GPA higher than 3.0 during the 2017-18 academic year:
Connor Alexander
Evan Bell
Taylor Bobo
Jonathan Bowlan
Ben Brooks
Danny Denz
Carson Hall
Drew Hall
Cale Hennemann
Alex Hicks
Grayson Kemp
Takoda Metoxen
Tyler Mettetal
Zach Mettetal
Colton Neel
Kyle O'Keefe
Kyle Ouellette
Jason Santana
Keith Stepter
Drew Talley
Alec Trela
Nick Vaage
Tyler Webb
Carlos Williams
Bailey Wimberley
The Tigers are one of 46 NCAA Division I baseball teams to receive the ABCA Team Academic Excellence Award in 2017 and are among 193 teams across all divisions.
"We are thrilled to be able to honor all of this year's Team Academic Excellence Award recipients," said ABCA Executive Director Craig Keilitz. "It is a privilege for our association to have the opportunity to highlight so many deserving teams and recognize all of the hard work they put in off the field throughout the 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/Diamond 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.
In all, 25 Memphis players posted a GPA higher than 3.0 during the 2017-18 academic year:
Connor Alexander
Evan Bell
Taylor Bobo
Jonathan Bowlan
Ben Brooks
Danny Denz
Carson Hall
Drew Hall
Cale Hennemann
Alex Hicks
Grayson Kemp
Takoda Metoxen
Tyler Mettetal
Zach Mettetal
Colton Neel
Kyle O'Keefe
Kyle Ouellette
Jason Santana
Keith Stepter
Drew Talley
Alec Trela
Nick Vaage
Tyler Webb
Carlos Williams
Bailey Wimberley
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