GREENSBORO, N.C. (July 26) –The California (PA) baseball team earned the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) Team Academic Excellence Award on Wednesday morning.

To be eligible for the award, teams must hold a minimum cumulative grade-point average (GPA) of 3.00 or higher on a 4.00 scale for the 2022-23 academic year. The honor is available to all NCAA, NAIA, junior college and high school baseball programs. The ABCA recognized nearly 800 programs from across the country this summer, including more than 450 collegiate programs.

The Vulcans were one of only four Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) teams recognized by the ABCA this season. Cal holds a 3.214 cumulative GPA, which ranks fourth-best in the league that features 17 baseball programs.