MENOMONIE - The UW-Stout baseball team was recognized for their work in the classroom by the American Baseball Coaches Association by receiving the 2024 ABCA Team Academic Excellence Award, presented by Sports Attack.
Teams from every level of college and high school baseball were honored with this year's award, which highlights programs coached by ABCA members that posted a GPA of 3.0 or above on a 4.0 scale for the cumulative 2023-24 academic year.
Nearly 350 high school programs and more than 470 collegiate programs were recognized with this year's award. UW-Stout and UW-Platteville represented the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC).
Members of the 2024 teams include:
Tucker Beving,
Riley Boushack,
Leyten Bowers,
Drew Buss,
Luke Costley,
Dak Doyle,
Jacoby Endreas,
Vinnie Fonti,
Quintin Gonzalez,
Parker Hagebock,
Colin Hageman,
Nolan Harke,
Connor Hemme,
Ryan Herbst,
Jake Hesseling,
Kyler Hove,
Luke Kallod,
AJ Kargel,
Marty Kiernan,
Tim Kohls,
Lucas Lendosky,
Trevor Miller,
Memphis Moore,
Brandt Puzak,
Jack Redwine,
Drew Ries,
Cam Schaaf,
Jack Schirpke,
Justin Schnell,
Justin Sedin,
Jake Thomas,
Nick Van Beek,
Easton Vertz,
Nathan Weckop,
Lane Whiting,
Treysen Witt. The Blue Devils are coached by
Ben Kincaid and assisted by
Jake Carter, Nathan Kilness and JD Prescher.
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.
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.
