July 26, 2016 Article from GOBLUERAIDERS.COM
BASEBALL WINS ABCA TEAM ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AWARD
SPRING GPA HIGHEST IN PROGRAM HISTORY
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MURFREESBORO, Tenn. - The Middle Tennessee baseball team was one of 29 Division I programs across the country
to win the 2015-16 American Baseball Coaches Association Team Academic Excellence
Award.
Baseball produced the highest GPA in a semester in program history, posting an outstanding
3.329 GPA in Spring 2016 under Head Coach Jim McGuire.
"It is special when you have a group of guys who will work hard and take their academics
that seriously," McGuire said. "To be one of 29 baseball programs to be recognized
with the ABCA Academic Award, nationally, is a proud moment for the players and our
program. What I like is it is a team award and takes all of their GPAs into account
so it includes everyone in the program."
The baseball program is no stranger to academic success under McGuire. Earlier this
month the team was awarded with the Sport Academic Award by Conference USA for the
second year in a row. This prestigious award is given to the team in each conference-sponsored
sport with the highest grade point average for the academic year.
"(Academic Advisor) Wynnifred Counts deserves a lot of credit. She's behind the scenes but she works hard with our players,"
McGuire said. "Our players know it is important for themselves to be successful and
earn a degree. That's why they are here."