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Jersey Number 18
Evan Edwards
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Greensboro, N.C.
- High School:
- Southern Guilford (USC Lancaster)
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 200
Honors
All-ACC Third Team (2019)
ABCA All-Region (2019)
Perfect Game Third Team All-American (2019)
Drafted No. 111 overall to the Miami Marlins
2019 - Senior Season
2016-17 at Spartanburg Methodist College
High School / Prep Career
All-ACC Third Team (2019)
ABCA All-Region (2019)
Perfect Game Third Team All-American (2019)
Drafted No. 111 overall to the Miami Marlins
2019 - Senior Season
- One of two players in the nation this year to have started every game (61) for his team and not commit an error
- Held a 35-game reached base safely streak and reached in 57 of a possible 61
- Led the team with 60 runs batted in, 51 walks and a .455 on-base percentage, and finished second in batting average (.330), runs scored (59), hits (76), doubles (17), home runs (14), total bases (139) and slugging percentage (.604).
- Ranked among the top 15 in the Atlantic Coast Conference in all 10 of the above offensive categories
- Drove in a career-high six RBI vs. Elon on March 26, leading the team with 16 mutli-RBI performances
- Went 4-for-5 on March 3 vs. Minnesota and at Wake Forest on April 20
- Finished T2nd all-time for most walks in a single season with 51
- Selected in the fourth round of the MLB Draft to the Miami Marlins
- Earned All-ACC Third Team and Perfect Game Third Team All-America honors
- Also collected ABCA/Rawlings Atlantic All-Region honors
- Turned in a stellar first season with the Wolfpack
- Appeared in 59 games and started 55 of those contests
- Recorded a .297 batting average with 58 hits
- Drove in 48 runs, the third most on the team
- Also ranked among the top six on the team with 44 runs scored
- Logged a .564 slugging percentage, which ranked fourth on the Wolfpack and 10th in the ACC
- Tied for second on the team and eighth in the conference with 15 home runs
- Hit seven homers in ACC play, which was tied for the sixth most
- Logged four multi-home run games, 12 multiple RBI games and 13 multi-hit games
- Turned in his best performance of the season against Campbell with a perfect 4-for-4 outing, headlined by a season-high five RBI and four runs
- Compiled a .351 batting average with runners on base and a .316 clip with runners in scoring position
2016-17 at Spartanburg Methodist College
- Batted .342 with eight doubles, 17 home runs, 57 RBIs and 12 steals in 57 games as a sophomore at USC Lancaster in 2017
- Had a .542 on-base percentage and slugged .730
- Named a third-team 2017 JUCO All-American by the NJCAA, and a first-team NJCAA Region X selection
- Batted .339 with 12 homers, 69 RBIs, 53 runs scored and three steals as a freshman in 2016 to earn first-team NJCAA All-Region X honors
High School / Prep Career
- Attended Southern Guilford High School and was a four-year varsity starter
- Earned first team all-conference as a senior