GREENSBORO, N.C. - The American Baseball Coaches Association recently announced the recipients for the 2025-26 Team Academic Excellence Award and Bethany baseball received the honor for the seventh consecutive season. 

The award recognizes ABCA member teams from all levels of high school and collegiate baseball that achieved a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale during the 2025-26 academic year. This year's award recipients include nearly 500 college programs and more than 320 high school programs.

The Team Academic Excellence Award adds to an impressive 2026 campaign in which the Vikings won both the UMAC regular season and playoff titles, won a NCAA regional championship, and finished with a program record 35 wins. 

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.