GREENSBORO, NC---  As announced today by the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA), the Stan State Warriors were named a recipient of the 2023 ABCA team Academic Excellence Award presented by Sports Attack.  This is the second year in a row that the Warriors, under the guidance of head coach Kenny Leonesio have received this prestige honor.
 
To earn this honor, a team has to post a cumulative grade point average over a 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.
 
Stan State was one of five members of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) to receive this honor.  The four other CCAA members were Cal Poly Pomona, Cal State East Bay, Cal State San Bernardino, and San Francisco State.
 
The Warriors went 27-25 overall this season and received a berth to the six-team 2023 CCAA Baseball Championships.  Robert Valdivia was named to the CCAA Baseball Championship All-Tournament Team.  Five Warriors were named to the All-CCAA Team in Casey Carr (Second Team), Tony Jacob (Honorable Mention), Maxwell Pappas (Honorable Mention), Anthony Ramirez (Honorable Mention), and Valdivia (Honorable Mention).
 
As announced last week by the CCAA, thirteen Stan State Warrior baseball team were named to the 2023 CCAA Spring Academic Honor Roll in Mac Cabero, Casey Carr, Noah Chelberg, Bobby Garcia, Ryan Leonesio, JD Madrigal, LaKeal Morris, Danny Murphy, Josh Ochoa, Kyle Rachels, Patrick Sweeney, Robert Valdivia, and Tyler Van Dyk. 
 
About the ABCA
 
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 Dave Keilitz Ethics in Coaching Award.
 
About Sports Attack
Sports Attack was founded 1995 in Reno, NV, but our design and manufacturing folks pre-date the first wheel machines in the baseball industry, well over 50 years ago. With three active partners still heavily engaged, SA is proudly family-owned and operated. To say that we are manufacturers of quality sports training equipment just seems to not capture the essence of who we are. We do not just design our products; we explore, scrutinize, analyze and engineer our products. We do not just manufacture or assemble our equipment; we build each one from the ground up, by hand, the old-fashioned way. We view our suppliers through the lens of our mission statement, as a critical part of the design and development of our equipment. After fabrication and prior to shipment the equipment is tested thoroughly, every aspect of every unit. This ensures the product reliability on which our brand is built. Our process represents who we are; distinctive and exclusive design, detailed and quality manufacturing, resulting in innovative, highly effective training equipment. Our corporate integrity is a critical asset, and we are committed to upholding it worldwide. We set high standards and we abide by them as we practice business fairly and behave ethically. We wholeheartedly believe in, enthusiastically embrace and relentlessly pursue our company's mission. For more information, visit sportsattack.com.