GREENSBORO, N.C. - University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire baseball team has been award the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) Team Academic Excellence Award, presented by Sports Attack, for the 2024-25 academic year.

This is the Blugolds first time receiving the award since the team was reinstated in 2021. 

Of the 440 and college program winners, Eau Claire was one of four Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) teams to receive the award for the 2024-25 academic year. This award recognizes ABCA member teams from all levels of high school and collegiate baseball that achieved a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher during the 2024-25 academic 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/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.