The Patrick High Cougar baseball team received the American Baseball Coaches Association’s (ABCA) Team Academic Excellence Award.
According to the ABCA, the award “honors high school and college programs coached by ABCA members that post a cumulative Grade Point Average over 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.”
The 2023-24 Cougar Baseball team had a cumulative GPA of 3.545, including three seniors who graduated with GPAs over 4.0.
“That’s getting it done both on and off the field,” Head Coach Tal Swails said of the Team Academic Excellence Award and finishing the regular season with a 19-1 record.
Also receiving national honors is Tucker Swails, named to the 2024 ABCA/Rawlings High School All-American 3rd Team.
“This award wraps up a truly unbelievable high school baseball career,” said coach Tal Swails.
For Tucker Swails, who will play baseball for Virginia Tech next season, the All-American honor adds to a senior season that also saw him named region and district player of the year, and first-team all-state.
