Samford University Athletics

SAMFORD'S ALL-TIME HOME RUN HITTER
2017 THIRD-TEAM NCBWA PRESEASON ALL-AMERICAN
2017 FIRST-TEAM ALL-SOUTHERN CONFERENCE PRESEASON SELECTION
SOCON’S ACTIVE CAREER LEADER IN HOME RUNS (44)
SELECTED TO COMPETE IN THE 2016 TD AMERITRADE COLLEGE HOME RUN DERBY
2016 SECOND-TEAM NCBWA ALL-AMERICAN
2016 FIRST-TEAM SOUTH CENTRAL-ABCA/RAWLINGS ALL-REGION
2016 FIRST-TEAM ALL-SOUTHERN CONFERENCE
2016 FIRST-TEAM SCSMA ALL-SOUTHERN CONFERENCE
2016 RANKED EIGHTH IN THE NATION IN HOME RUNS (19)
2016 RANKED 12^TH IN THE NATION IN HOME RUNS PER GAME (0.33)
2016 RANKED SEVENTH IN THE SOUTHERN CONFERENCE IN TOTAL BASES (144)
2016 RANKED NINTH IN THE SOUTHERN CONFERENCE IN SLUGGING PERCENTAGE (.628)
2016 RANKED NINTH IN THE SOUTHERN CONFERENCE IN RBI (59)
2016 SOUTHERN CONFERENCE PLAYER OF THE MONTH (APRIL)
2016 HIT A GRAND SLAM MARCH 15 ON THE ROAD AT ALABAMA STATE
2016 FIRST-TEAM NCBWA PRESEASON ALL-AMERICAN
2016 THIRD-TEAM PERFECT GAME PRESEASON ALL-AMERICAN
2016 FIRST-TEAM ALL- SOUTHERN CONFERENCE PRESEASON SELECTION
2016 FIRST-TEAM PRESEASON ALL- SOUTHERN CONFERENCE – COLLEGE SPORTS MADNESS
2015 FIRST-TEAM ALL-VALLEY BASEBALL LEAGUE
2015 SECOND-TEAM ABCA/RAWLINGS ALL-SOUTH REGION
2015 FIRST-TEAM BASEBALL AMERICA FRESHMAN ALL-AMERICAN
2015 MEMBER OF THE LOUISVILLE SLUGGER FRESHMAN ALL-AMERICA TEAM
2015 NCBWA SECOND-TEAM FRESHMAN ALL-AMERICA
2015 FIRST-TEAM ALL- SOUTHERN CONFERENCE
2015 FIRST-TEAM ALL- SOUTHERN CONFERENCE – MEDIA
2015 SOUTHERN CONFERENCE FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
2015 SOUTHERN CONFERENCE FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR – MEDIA
2015 SOUTHERN CONFERENCE ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM
2015 SOUTHERN CONFERENCE PLAYER OF THE WEEK (April 20)
2015 SOUTHERN CONFERENCE PLAYER OF THE WEEK (March 30)
 
2018 (Senior):  Enters the season as the Southern Conference’s active career leader in home runs (44) . . . became Samford's all-time home run hitter Feb. 17, as he powered his 45th career round-tripper against Virginia . . . with the homer, he surpassed Heath Quinn's previous high total of 44.
 
2017 (Junior):  Earned Third-Team National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) preseason All-America honors . . . earned First-Team All-SoCon preseason honors on Feb. 9 . . . finished the year ranked seventh in the conference with 35 bases on balls . . . started in all 59 games for the Bulldogs . . . registered a .286 batting average with 40 RBI and 28 runs scored . . . powered nine home runs and 11 doubles . . . entered the season as the SoCon’s active career leader in home runs with 35 . . . finished the year ranked first in the conference’s active career leader list in home runs (44), second in RBI (150), fourth in slugging percentage (.573) and fifth in both doubles (38) and walks (87) . . . played a key role in the Bulldogs closing out the season ranked first in the SoCon in fielding double plays with 48 . . . earned his third varsity letter.
 
2016 (Sophomore):  Finished the season ranked eighth in the country with 19 home runs and also added a .311 batting average, 59 RBI and 43 runs scored . . . earned First-Team All-SoCon honors . . . named a Second-Team All-American by the NCBWA . . . garnered First-Team South Central Region honors from ABCA/Rawlings . . . selected to compete in the TD Ameritrade College Home Run Derby, but was unable to participate due to a previous engagement . . . named the SoCon’s Player of the Month in April after hitting .394 (28-of-71) with 23 RBI, 16 runs scored, seven home runs, five doubles and nine walks . . . only struck out 10 total times in the month, while compiling a brilliant .761 slugging percentage and a .463 on-base percentage . . . powered a pair of massive home runs in the Bulldogs’ 13-2 victory against UAB on March 1 . . . finished the season ranked third in the SoCon with 19 home runs . . . closed out the year ranked seventh in the conference with 144 total bases . . . earned his second varsity letter.
 
2016 (Preseason):  Earned First-Team National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) preseason All-America honors . . . named a Third-Team Preseason All-America performer by Perfect Game . . . proved to be just one of 54 players in the nation to garner the honor, including one of only 12 sophomores . . . earned First-Team All-SoCon preseason honors on Feb. 11 . . . named a First-Team All-SoCon performer in the College Sports Madness preseason predictions.
 
2015 (Freshman):  Thrived in the Valley Baseball Summer League and garnered First-Team accolades for his performance . . . starred for the Staunton Braves and tallied a .352 batting average, 27 RBI and three home runs . . . his batting average proved to be the fourth best in the league . . . earned Second-Team American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA)/Rawlings All-South Region honors . . . tallied First-Team Freshman All-America accolades from Baseball America . . . named a member of the prestigious Louisville Slugger Freshman All-America Team . . . received Second-Team Freshman All-America honors from the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) . . . honored as a First-Team All-SoCon performer by both the coaches and the media . . . named the SoCon Freshman of the Year by both the coaches and the media . . . member of the SoCon All-Freshman Team . . . earned SoCon Player of the Week honors on April 20 after hitting .471 with a jaw-dropping 1.471 slugging percentage en route to four victories against Troy and ETSU . . . concluded the week with five home runs, nine RBI and eight runs scored . . . named the SoCon Player of the Week on March 30, after hitting an even .500 with 10 RBI, six runs, two home runs, a pair of doubles and two walks in a weekend series at VMI . . . also turned in a brilliant .864 slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .542 . . . led the team in hitting as a true freshman with a remarkable .357 batting average . . . played in all 55 of the Bulldogs’ games and started in 54 of the team’s contests . . . paced the team in doubles with 17 and concluded the season tied for first with 16 home runs . . . tallied a team-high 30 bases on balls and only struck out a total of 44 times in 213 at-bats . . . registered 22 multiple-hit performances, including 10 of three hits or more . . . finished a perfect 5-for-5 at the plate and drove in five runs to lead the Bulldogs to an impressive 13-4 home victory against preseason SoCon-favorite Western Carolina on May 8 . . . played primarily in the designated hitter position, but also logged time at first base . . . his batting average never dipped lower than .295 as a true freshman on the collegiate level . . . earned his first varsity letter.
 
High School:  Prepped at St. Michael’s the Archangel in Baton Rouge, La. . . . proved to be a two-time first-team all-district selection and a two-time second-team all-district honoree . . . he was also a two-time All-Louisiana and All-Metro Baton Rouge selection . . . named Academic All-State . . . holds the school record in home runs with 28 and RBI with 149 . . . as a senior, he closed out his brilliant campaign with a stellar .468 batting average with 11 home runs and 52 RBI.
 
Personal:  Born Sept. 7, 1995 . . . son of Tim and Julie Edens . . . majoring in business.