Ayden Edwards

Height:
6-0
Weight:
215
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Graham
High School:
Pro5 Baseball Academy
Major:
marketing

Pro5 Baseball Academy (2020-21): Played two season under coach Mike Griffin … Helped the Team Fighters claim the 2021 National Academies Association regular season and playoff tournament championships sporting a 37-14 overall record … Teammate of Jaden Winter during the 2021 season … During fall season of junior campaign, he batted .318 and reached base 44.4 percent of the time … Junior spring season was cut short due to COVID-19 Pandemic … As a senior batted .222 with a .318 on-base percentage … Named team captain … Southern Alamance (2018-19): Member of the JV squad and elevated to varsity team during freshman season where he batted .241 … As a sophomore he hit at a .301 clip with a .376 on-base percentage on his way to Mid-Piedmont Class 3A All-Conference honors … Earned varsity in 2019 letter under coach Jason Smith after helping the Patriots to a 15-9 overall record … Played travel ball for the Dirtbags and Tri State Arsenal … Listed as the fourth-best catcher and the 27th overall prospect in North Carolina by Perfect Game … Tabbed a Top 500 prospect and 77th overall catching prospect nationally by Perfect Game … Listed as the 25th-best prospect in North Carolina by Impact Baseball … Named 2019 Preseason Underclass All-American High Honorable Mention … Two-time Second-Team All-Atlantic Regional selection (2020-21) … Participated in several showcases including 2015 12U Super 25 (Marietta, Ga.), 2017 PGBA WWBA 16U Qualifier (High Point, N.C.), 2017 PG Super25 2020 Grad/15U North Carolina Super Qualifier (High Point, N.C.), 2017 Atlantic Coast Underclass Showcase (Holly Springs, N.C.), 2017 PGBA 17U Greensboro Grasshoppers Classic (Greensboro, N.C.), 2017 WWBA Freshman World Championship (West Palm Beach, Fla.), 2018 PGBA Summer Kickoff (Kissimmee, Fla.), 2018 PGBA 15U Tucci Lumber Wood Bat (Sanford, Fla.), 2018 15U BCS National Championship (Fort Myers, Fla.), 2018 WWBA 2021 Grads/15U National Championship (Cartersville, Ga.), 2018 15U Perfect Game World Series (Cartersville, Ga.), 2018 Atlantic Coast Prospect Showcase (Marion, N.C.), 2018 PGBA Underclass Central Florida Showdown (Sanford, Fla.), 2018 WWBA Sophomore World Championship (Fort Myers, Fla.), 2019 PG 16U Battle at the Beach (St. Augustine, Fla.), 2019 Junior National Showcase (Hoover, Ala.), 2019 WWA 2021 Grads/16U National Championship (Cartersville, Ga.), 2019 WWBA Underclass World Championship (Fort Myers, Fla.), 2019 WWBA World Championship (Jupiter, Fla.), 2020 PG West MLK Championship (Phoenix, Ariz.), 2020 PG 17U National Elite Championship (Hoover, Ala), 2020 WWBA 2021 Grads/17U National Championship (Marietta, Ga.) and 2020 WWBA World Championship (Fort Myers, Fla.) … Named to seven all-tournament teams in Perfect Game events … Two-Time Showcase Top Prospect Team selection (2017-18 Atlantic Coast Prospect Showcase) … Named to 2017 Atlantic Coast Underclass Showcase Top Prospect … Earned Tourney All-America Team honors at the 2018 WWBA 2021 Grads/15U National Championship.

Personal: Full name is Ayden Christian Edwards … Born in Burlington, N.C. … Son of Chris and Chris Edwards … Has two siblings (Blake and Brady) … Brother Brady is a pitcher at Louisburg College … A-B Honor Roll student … Intended major is marketing ... Named to ECU Director of Athletics Honor Roll (Fall 2021).