8 Comets named to CCCBCA Academic All-State Team; 2022-23 ABCA Team Academic Excellence Award

SAN MARCOS, CA (7/26/2023) -- Eight Comets were named to the CCCBCA Academic All-State Team for the season and the team was one of eight California Junior Colleges to win the 2022-23 ABCA Team Academic Excellence Award.

Pitchers Ryan Armentrout (3.87), Sebastian Cueva (3.73) and Carson Hamro (3.52) were all honored, as well as catcher Zuhayr Choudry (3.60) and infielders Tanner Lappin (3.78) and Noah Lazuka (3.69). Rounding out the Comets were outfielders Patrick McLellan (3.76) and Nathan Mills (3.55). 

The American Baseball Coaches Association is proud to recognize the nearly 800 member college and high school programs from across the country that have been awarded the 2022-23 ABCA Team Academic Excellence Award, which is 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 entire 2022-23 academic year.

Over 300 high school programs and more than 450 collegiate programs were recognized with this year's award.

Coaches were able to nominate their teams for the ABCA Team Academic Excellence Award following the conclusion of their spring semesters prior to the nomination deadline of July 13. To be honored, teams had to meet the following criteria:

• Must be a high school or college team
• Head coach must be a current ABCA member
• Team must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 on a 4.0 scale during the 2022-23 academic year

Congrats to these Comets and the Comet Baseball team!