GREENSBORO, N.C.  The American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) announced its 2025-26 Team Academic Excellence Award recipients, presented by Sports Attack, recognizing the Methodist University baseball program among the NCAA Division III honorees.

The honor marks the 10th consecutive season the Monarchs have earned the award. Methodist joined Brevard College, North Carolina Wesleyan University, and William Peace University as the only four USA South Athletic Conference institutions recognized this year.
 
To qualify for the Team Academic Excellence Award, programs must compile a cumulative team grade point average of at least 3.00 on a 4.00 scale during the 2025-26 academic year, while the head coach must also be a member of the ABCA.
 
Methodist was one of 196 NCAA Division III programs to receive the distinction. Overall, more than 800 collegiate and high school baseball programs were recognized, including nearly 500 teams across the NCAA, NAIA, and junior college ranks, as well as more than 320 high school programs.

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.