Clarksville, Ark. – For the third straight year, the University of the Ozarks baseball team was among the recipients of the American Baseball Coaches Association's (ABCA) Team Academic Excellence Award.

To earn the ABCA Academic Excellence Award, teams must have a minimum 3.0 grade point average during the current academic year, and their coach must be a member of the organization.
     
The Eagles were one of 197 NCAA Division III programs on the list and posted a 3.20 team gpa for the 2025-2026 academic year. 

The Eagles had 23 players achieve a spot on the Southeran Collegiate Athletic Conference Academic Honor Roll after the spring semester. 
     
The ABCA 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/Diamond Sports Regional & National Coaches of the Year and several other major awards such as the ABCA Hall of Fame and Dave Keilitz Ethics in Coaching Award.