ABCA Bestows Baseball with Academic Excellence Award

Titans earn the honor for sixth straight year

7/24/2025 1:30:00 PM

GREENSBORO, N.C. - The Illinois Wesleyan University baseball team was awarded the American Baseball Coaches Association Team Academic Excellence Award, announced by the organization Wednesday, July 23. This marks the sixth consecutive year that the IWU baseball team has achieved this honor.

In order to receive the award, a team must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 during the 2024-25 academic year, and the head coach must be a current ABCA member. The organization honors programs at the high school and college level. Nearly 440 collegiate programs earned the honor.

Illinois Wesleyan was one of six College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin institutions to receive the award. Augustana College, Carroll University, Millikin University, North Central College, North Park University, and Wheaton College also received the award.

The Titans, in their first season under the direction of head coach Michael Kellar, won the CCIW Regular Season Championship for the first time since 2013. IWU went 28-15 on the year, including a 16-4 league mark in 2025.

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