Clarksville, Ark.-The University of the Ozarks baseball team was among the recipients of the American Baseball Coaches Association's (ABCA) Team Academic Excellence Award for the 2019-20 academic year. 

It is the program's first-ever team academic award from the ABCA. The Eagles were one of 107 NCAA Division III programs on the list. The Eagles posted a cumulative 3.15 grade point average as a team. Under head coach Aaron Gentry, the Eagles had a number of noteworthy academic accomplishments this year. Ten players made the American Southwest Conference Academic All-Conference Team and Chase Edwards was named to the prestigious CoSIDA Academic All-America First Team.

To earn the ABCA Academic Excellence Award, teams must have a minimum 3.0 grade point average during the 2019-20 academic year, and their coach must be a member of the organization.

The ABCA 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/Diamond Sports Regional & National Coaches of the Year and several other major awards such as the ABCA Hall of Fame and Dave Keilitz Ethics in Coaching Award.