Baseball Earns ABCA Team Academic Excellence Award For Ninth Straight Season
Jul 24, 2025 | Baseball
GREENSBORO, NC – Tulane's baseball team was selected for the American Baseball Coaches Association's (ABCA) Team Academic Excellence Award for the ninth straight season the organization recently announced. The award recognizes ABCA members 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 is the ninth straight year that Tulane has earned the ABCA Team Academic Excellence. Tulane is one of only 11 schools that has been named in each of the last nine seasons.
This year, more than 440 college programs and 300 high school programs were recognized for their outstanding academic achievement.
To be honored, teams had to meet the following criteria:
- Must be a high school or college team
- Head Coach Must be a current ABCA member
- Team must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 on a 4.0 scale for the 2024-25 academic year.
The American Baseball Coaches Association had 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 and 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.
Tulane went 33-25 in 2025 plus reached the AAC Championship Game for the third straight season. The program had five All-AAC selections on the year in pitcher Michael Lombardi (First Team), second baseman Connor Rasmussen (First Team), designated hitter Gavin Schulz (Second Team), outfielder Jason Wachs (All-Freshman Team) and outfielder Tanner Chun (All-Freshman Team). The program also had three chosen for the AAC's All-Tournament Team in Schulz, Tayler Montiel and Theo Bryant IV. Tulane finished off the campaign seeing three players drafted in the 2025 MLB Draft in Lombardi (2nd round – 61st pick – Kansas City Royals), Montiel (12th round - 363rd pick – Arizona Diamondbacks) and Rasmussen (15th round - 458th pick – Kansas City Royals). The three selections this season was the third time in the last five years Tulane has had three or more players selected in a single draft and the 25th time since 1965.
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This is the ninth straight year that Tulane has earned the ABCA Team Academic Excellence. Tulane is one of only 11 schools that has been named in each of the last nine seasons.
This year, more than 440 college programs and 300 high school programs were recognized for their outstanding academic achievement.
To be honored, teams had to meet the following criteria:
- Must be a high school or college team
- Head Coach Must be a current ABCA member
- Team must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 on a 4.0 scale for the 2024-25 academic year.
The American Baseball Coaches Association had 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 and 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.
Tulane went 33-25 in 2025 plus reached the AAC Championship Game for the third straight season. The program had five All-AAC selections on the year in pitcher Michael Lombardi (First Team), second baseman Connor Rasmussen (First Team), designated hitter Gavin Schulz (Second Team), outfielder Jason Wachs (All-Freshman Team) and outfielder Tanner Chun (All-Freshman Team). The program also had three chosen for the AAC's All-Tournament Team in Schulz, Tayler Montiel and Theo Bryant IV. Tulane finished off the campaign seeing three players drafted in the 2025 MLB Draft in Lombardi (2nd round – 61st pick – Kansas City Royals), Montiel (12th round - 363rd pick – Arizona Diamondbacks) and Rasmussen (15th round - 458th pick – Kansas City Royals). The three selections this season was the third time in the last five years Tulane has had three or more players selected in a single draft and the 25th time since 1965.
DOWNLOAD THE APP
Download the official mobile app of Tulane Athletics. Now, you can stay in touch with the Green Wave anytime and anywhere on your Android or iOS mobile device.
FOLLOW ON SOCIAL MEDIA
For behind-the-scenes coverage, follow Tulane baseball (@GreenWaveBSB) on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
TICKETS
Tickets for the upcoming football, volleyball and basketball campaigns can be purchased by calling 504-861-WAVE (9283), logging on to TulaneTix.com or visiting the ticket office at the James W. Wilson Jr. Center.
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WE ARE NOLA BUILT
Tulane University is located in the city of New Orleans. It is a city built on tradition and resiliency. The lessons Green Wave student-athletes have learned through their connection with this university and city have BUILT doctors, lawyers, business leaders, conference champions, all-conference players, All-Americans, professional athletes, and NCAA tournament teams. The city of New Orleans has shaped us into who we are today. We are One City. We are Tulane. We are NOLA BUILT. Check out our story at NolaBuilt.com.
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