GREENSBORO, N.C. - The American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) has released the honorees for the 2021-22 Team Academic Excellence Award, with Northwest Nazarene baseball receiving the award for the fourth-straight year.

Over 250 high school programs and more than 420 collegiate programs were recognized with this year's award. To earn the honor, a team must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 on a 4.0 scale during the 2021-22 academic year.

The Nighthawks posted a cumulative GPA of 3.11 during the year, including a mark of 3.21 in the spring during their season of competition. 

Out of 87 Division II recipients, NNU was one of just two teams from the GNAC to receive the accolade this year, joining Saint Martin's. 

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.