GREENSBORO, N.C. -- The Washburn Ichabod baseball team was recognized for its performance in the classroom during the 2024-25 academic year as they were named to the American Baseball Coaches Association Excellence Award winners list by the organization on Wednesday.  

This award recognizes ABCA member teams from all levels of high school and collegiate baseball that achieved a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale during the 2024-25 academic year. 

This year, 440 college programs and nearly 300 high school programs were recognized for their outstanding academic achievement. 

Washburn was one of five schools from the MIAA to receive the award. They were joined by Central Missouri, Fort Hays State, Rogers State and Emporia State.  

It is the fifth season in the last six that the Ichabods were recognized with the award.