Galloway, N.J. – The Stockton University baseball team qualified for an ABCA Team Academic Excellence Award from the American Baseball Coaches Association for the 2024-25 academic year. The ABCA recognized 440 college baseball teams from all three NCAA divisions for their academic success.
 
Stockton earned the ABCA Team Academic Excellence Award for the fifth consecutive year. The recognition goes to programs coached by ABCA members that posted a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or above for the academic year. Stockton was one of 168 NCAA Division III teams that qualified for the award this year.
 
On the field, Stockton won 19 games including three wins over nationally ranked teams during the 2025 season. Head coach Rich Gawlak relied on a nucleus of veterans consisting of 11 seniors and 11 juniors.
 
Pitching and defense were strengths, with the Ospreys finishing third in the NJAC in hits allowed per nine innings (9.67), fourth in fielding percentage (.965) and fifth in WHIP (1.59). Offensively, Stockton was fifth in the conference in on-base percentage (.408).