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WMU Baseball Garners ABCA Team Academic Excellence Award for Eighth Straight Year

KALAMAZOO, Mich. – For the eighth consecutive year, the Western Michigan baseball team has earned the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) Team Academic Excellence Award, presented by Sports Attack, for the 2024-25 academic year.   
 
The award recognizes programs coached by ABCA members whose team GPA is 3.0 or higher for the entire 2024-25 academic year.
 
Head coach Billy Gernon's squad posted a 3.57 cumulative GPA for the year, with a 3.60 GPA in the fall semester followed up by a 3.54 GPA in the spring to extend the program's streak of consecutive semesters with a team GPA of 3.5 or higher to 15 in a row. Across the two semesters, WMU boasted a total of 14 4.0 GPAs. In the fall, 25 Broncos made the Dean's List, with 20 then making the Dean's List in the spring.
 
Western Michigan led the conference with 14 Academic All-MAC selections, with Turner Doran, Jake Gernon, Brendan Harrity, Matt Hoover, Cooper Hums, Tanner Mally, Michael Maloney, Grady Mee, Dylan Nevar, Connor Ostrander, Lucas Rick, Joe Shapiro, Avery Thielman and DJ Thompson all earning the honor. Additionally, Reese Gaber, Mally, Maloney, Ty McKinstry and Nevar were each named College Sports Communicators Academic All-District® selections.

 
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Players Mentioned

Turner Doran

#37 Turner Doran

RHP
6' 2"
Senior
R/R
Jake Gernon

#33 Jake Gernon

RHP
6' 0"
Graduate Student
R/R
Brendan Harrity

#13 Brendan Harrity

MIF
5' 10"
Redshirt Senior
S/R
Matt Hoover

#6 Matt Hoover

RHP
5' 11"
Junior
R/R
Cooper Hums

#11 Cooper Hums

OF
5' 11"
Sophomore
L/L
Tanner Mally

#2 Tanner Mally

MIF
5' 10"
Sophomore
R/R
Michael Maloney

#12 Michael Maloney

INF
5' 10"
Senior
R/R
Grady Mee

#1 Grady Mee

MIF
5' 10"
Junior
S/R
Dylan Nevar

#15 Dylan Nevar

OF
6' 2"
Redshirt Senior
L/L
Joe Shapiro

#28 Joe Shapiro

LHP
5' 11"
Redshirt Senior
L/L

Players Mentioned

Turner Doran

#37 Turner Doran

6' 2"
Senior
R/R
RHP
Jake Gernon

#33 Jake Gernon

6' 0"
Graduate Student
R/R
RHP
Brendan Harrity

#13 Brendan Harrity

5' 10"
Redshirt Senior
S/R
MIF
Matt Hoover

#6 Matt Hoover

5' 11"
Junior
R/R
RHP
Cooper Hums

#11 Cooper Hums

5' 11"
Sophomore
L/L
OF
Tanner Mally

#2 Tanner Mally

5' 10"
Sophomore
R/R
MIF
Michael Maloney

#12 Michael Maloney

5' 10"
Senior
R/R
INF
Grady Mee

#1 Grady Mee

5' 10"
Junior
S/R
MIF
Dylan Nevar

#15 Dylan Nevar

6' 2"
Redshirt Senior
L/L
OF
Joe Shapiro

#28 Joe Shapiro

5' 11"
Redshirt Senior
L/L
LHP