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2023-24 ABCA Team Academic Excellence Award Winners Announced

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The American Baseball Coaches Association is proud to recognize the over 800 member college and high school programs from across the country that have been awarded the 2023-24 ABCA Team Academic Excellence Award, which is presented by Sports Attack. Teams from every level of college and high school baseball were honored with this year's award, which highlights programs coached by ABCA members that posted a GPA of 3.0 or above on a 4.0 scale for the cumulative 2023-24 academic year.

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Upcoming Webinar

AWRE Sports • July 31

The ABCA and AWRE Sports will host a free webinar at 8 p.m. Eastern on Wednesday, July 31 on leveraging video to win championships and maximize your players' futures.

FEATURED PRESENTERS

Matt Cornacchione, Head Baseball Coach at Nelson University (TX)
Jared Smith, Head Baseball Coach at the 2024 7A Alabama State Champion, Bob Jones High School

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College Baseball’s Golden Age receives jolt with more scholarships on the way

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Division I Baseball is on the cusp of being in an incredible position from a scholarship standpoint. Division I Baseball is expected to settle on a roster limit between 32 and 35 players and to permit programs to offer full scholarships to everyone on their roster.

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Renew your ABCA membership today!

Current members may now begin renewing for 2024-25

You can now renew your membership for the upcoming 2024-25 ABCA membership year! Your current 2023-24 membership expires on August 31. By renewing now, you will ensure no lapse in your membership benefits.

To renew, go to the ABCA Membership Renewal page and log in with your ABCA username and password. If you have any issues with your login information, please call the ABCA office at (336) 821-3140 or email us at [email protected]. We look forward to serving you as a member again in 2023-24!

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Trending ABCA Resources

NEW! ABCA Barnstormers Coaching Clinic Video

Skills and Drills for Catchers with Tim O'Brien, CCBC Essex

From now through August, the ABCA is releasing a new clinic video each week, featuring presentations from the 2023 ABCA Barnstormers Regional Clinics, presented by The Marines!

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Inside Pitch Magazine

A Blueprint for Preparing Hitters for Game Speed

Hitting requires much more than a physical swing; it requires timing, pitch recognition, mental preparedness, acceptance of situational failure, adaptation and adjusting, and a high level of split-second decision-making. When teaching hitting, Dan Tating, Head Baseball Coach at Simpson University (Calif.), explains why he incorporates those skills outside of the physical swing, while at the same time tooling and making minor adjustments to the physical swing.

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ABCA Podcast: Minority Member Spotlight

Presented by Netting Professionals, Official Netting Provider of the ABCA

Johnny Hernandez was named the head coach for the Bethune-Cookman University baseball program in 2018. He brought in the most accomplished recruiting class in school history in 2019 ranking 59th according to Perfect Game. Prior to joining Bethune-Cookman, Hernandez spent four years at ASA College in Miami. He was the school’s first head coach and was responsible for all of ASA’s program aspects. Hernandez also served as a scouting task force member for USA Baseball since 2012, he assisted in the USA selection of players, as well as coordinating throwing programs.

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ABCA Century Club

Presented by Netting Professionals

The ABCA wishes to congratulate its member coaches who have reached major coaching milestones for wins during the 2024 season.

900 Wins

Dan Griesbaum, Grosse Pointe South HS (MI)

700 Wins

Scott Buffington, Schuylkill Haven HS (PA)

500 Wins

Chad Krempin, Rouse High School (TX)

100 Wins

Chris Morris, Husson University (ME)

The ABCA honors its member coaches who have reached milestone career victories (100, 200, 500, etc.) with recognition on the ABCA website and a certificate. If you or a coach you know has reached a Century Club mark, please complete the Century Club nomination form below.

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