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Jersey Number 24
Jacob Edwards
- Position:
- Left-Handed Pitcher/Outfielder
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- High Point, N.C.
Bio
Awards & Honors
2021 Season (Junior) - Edwards developed into one of Asheville's top pitchers in 2021...Edwards paced the Bulldog pitching staff in wins (4), games started (14), complete games (1), innings pitched (67), and strikeouts (59)...Picked up wins at Western Carolina (Feb. 27), at Winthrop (April 9), vs. Charleston Southern (April 23), and vs. Longwood (May 7)...Logged five or more innings in nine starts...Pitched a season-high seven innings in a complete game win over CSU...Yielded just one hit and one run (not earned) with 10 strikeouts on May 7 vs. Longwood...Was also a two-time Big South Starting Pitcher of the Week in 2021 on April 12 and May 10.Â
2020 Season (Sophomore) -Â Appeared in six games for the Bulldogs in 2020...Logged one at-bat and scored one run in his lone appearance as a position player on March 1 at Belmont...Edwards worked mostly as a pitcher for UNC Asheville in 2020...Went 1-2 with a 5.48 ERA in 23 innings pitched...Struck out 21 in those 23 innings, while holding opponents to a .207 batting average...Struck out a season-high 10 batters in an eight-inning victory at UAB on February 20.Â
2019 Season (Freshman) - Key two-way player for the Bulldogs … Named Big South Freshman of the Week on March 4 … Appeared in a total of 35 games … Started 14 games in the field and 10 games on the mound … Threw 50.2 innings in 18 total appearances on the mound … Struck out 47 batters … Made first career collegiate start at Tennessee on March 12 … In his first start versus a Big South Conference opponent, Edwards threw 5.1 innings while giving up no runs on four hits and striking out six versus Longwood on March 30 … Made 13 appearances where he gave up two earned runs or less … Threw 11.1 consecutive innings out of the bullpen without allowing an earned run … Threw a season-high seven innings versus Winthrop on April 13 … Picked up nine hits in 40 at-bats … Totaled three RBIs and scored seven runs.
Prior to UNC Asheville - During his senior campaign, he broke four school records ... Offensively, he broke the single-season hits record (39) and batting average record (.494) ... On the mound, he shattered the single-season strikeout record (132) and wins record (12) ... On top of his .494 batting average, he posted a .626 on-base percentage and scored 36 runs. On the hill, Edwards earned a 1.04 ERA with a 10-1 record and also limited opponents to a .085 batting average against ... Three-time All-Conference member ... Tabbed the Conference Pitcher of the Year, while also earning All-State and All-Area honors.
- 2022 All-Big South First TeamÂ
- Big South Starting Pitcher of the Week - April 12, 2021
- Big South Starting Pitcher of the Week - May 10, 2021
- Big South Freshman of the Week - March 4, 2019
2021 Season (Junior) - Edwards developed into one of Asheville's top pitchers in 2021...Edwards paced the Bulldog pitching staff in wins (4), games started (14), complete games (1), innings pitched (67), and strikeouts (59)...Picked up wins at Western Carolina (Feb. 27), at Winthrop (April 9), vs. Charleston Southern (April 23), and vs. Longwood (May 7)...Logged five or more innings in nine starts...Pitched a season-high seven innings in a complete game win over CSU...Yielded just one hit and one run (not earned) with 10 strikeouts on May 7 vs. Longwood...Was also a two-time Big South Starting Pitcher of the Week in 2021 on April 12 and May 10.Â
2020 Season (Sophomore) -Â Appeared in six games for the Bulldogs in 2020...Logged one at-bat and scored one run in his lone appearance as a position player on March 1 at Belmont...Edwards worked mostly as a pitcher for UNC Asheville in 2020...Went 1-2 with a 5.48 ERA in 23 innings pitched...Struck out 21 in those 23 innings, while holding opponents to a .207 batting average...Struck out a season-high 10 batters in an eight-inning victory at UAB on February 20.Â
2019 Season (Freshman) - Key two-way player for the Bulldogs … Named Big South Freshman of the Week on March 4 … Appeared in a total of 35 games … Started 14 games in the field and 10 games on the mound … Threw 50.2 innings in 18 total appearances on the mound … Struck out 47 batters … Made first career collegiate start at Tennessee on March 12 … In his first start versus a Big South Conference opponent, Edwards threw 5.1 innings while giving up no runs on four hits and striking out six versus Longwood on March 30 … Made 13 appearances where he gave up two earned runs or less … Threw 11.1 consecutive innings out of the bullpen without allowing an earned run … Threw a season-high seven innings versus Winthrop on April 13 … Picked up nine hits in 40 at-bats … Totaled three RBIs and scored seven runs.
Prior to UNC Asheville - During his senior campaign, he broke four school records ... Offensively, he broke the single-season hits record (39) and batting average record (.494) ... On the mound, he shattered the single-season strikeout record (132) and wins record (12) ... On top of his .494 batting average, he posted a .626 on-base percentage and scored 36 runs. On the hill, Edwards earned a 1.04 ERA with a 10-1 record and also limited opponents to a .085 batting average against ... Three-time All-Conference member ... Tabbed the Conference Pitcher of the Year, while also earning All-State and All-Area honors.
Highlights || Baseball || UNC Asheville vs Presbyterian (Game 3)
Tuesday, May 28
Highlights || Baseball || UNC Asheville at Presbyterian (Game 2)
Tuesday, May 28
Highlights || Baseball || UNC Asheville at Presbyterian (Game 1)
Tuesday, May 28
Highlights || Baseball || UNC Asheville vs Gardner-Webb (Game 3)
Monday, May 13
