- "VWC was my No. 1 choice because the coaching staff provided a welcoming environment, along with VWC itself"
- Selected Virginia Wesleyan over Bridgewater College, Randolph-Macon College and Eastern Mennonite University
Career Highs
Hits: 3 – (10x, most recent, at Shenandoah - 4/29/17 - G2)
Doubles: 2 - (3x, most recent, at Shenandoah - 4/29/17 - G2)
Triples: 1 – (4x, most recent, at Lynchburg - 4/15/17 - G2)
Home Runs: 2 - (at Randolph-Macon - 3/22/16)
Runs: 3 – (at Randolph-Macon - 3/22/16)
RBI: 6 – (at Randolph-Macon - 3/22/16)
Stolen Bases: 2 – (at Salisbury - 2/14/17)
Hitting Streak: 29 – (4/23/16 - 4/8/17)
2016 All-ODAC Third Team
Junior (2017): Appeared in 40 games as a junior, drawing the start in each contest… Started the season with a 29-game hitting streak, one of the longest in ODAC history… Streak started on April 23, 2016 and continued through the first 26 games of the 2017 campaign… Finished third on the team with a .355 batting average… Second on the team in home runs (4) and RBI (35)… Stole a pair of bases at Salisbury on February 14… Homered in back-to-back games on two separate occasions.
Sophomore (2016): Made 31 starts for the Marlins with most of his time spent in right field… Second on the team in slugging percentage with a mark of .530… Third on the team in batting average (.325) and on-base percentage (.412)… Led the team with five homeruns on the year with two coming in one game against No. 6 Randolph-Macon on March 22… Was second on the team in walks with 15 on the year.
Freshman (2015): Appeared in 18 games as a first-year outfielder… Posted two hits in a game on two different occasions… Tripled in both games of a doubleheader at Guilford College on March 8… Walked twice in his collegiate debut at nationally-ranked Salisbury University on February 14… Stole a base at Guilford College on March 8.
Academic Accomplishments: VWC Scholar award recipient
Before VWC: Compiled a .421 batting average as a senior at J.R. Tucker… 2014 All-Virginia 4A second team honoree… Selected as J.R. Tucker's defensive and offensive Most Valuable Player… First team all-conference, all-region and all-metro honoree as a senior… Honor Roll student.
Personal: Son of Therese and Bryant Edwards… Has one sibling, Nokomis.
Get to Know Randy
- Enjoys hunting
- Favorites include the TV series "Gotham"
- A fan of baseball's Mike Trout
- My goal after graduation from VWC is: "to play professional baseball"
- Self-description in 10 words or less: "curious, athletic, diligent, confident, committed, funny"
- My favorite aspect of being an athlete is: "being able to compete with people who are older than you and learn from them and become more advanced and experienced mentally and physically to be successful at the next level"
- The part of my game I've improved the most is: "mental toughness, not letting an arrogant crowd or another team's comments in the dugout or on the field affect my performance. Just blocking all of that out and staying focused on the game"
- My personal athletic goal at VWC is: "to be a solid asset to the team and helping the ball club win"
- If I could spend one day with a famous person from any time period it would be: "Phil Robertson, to duck hunt with him and make my own duck commander call"
- People might be surprised to know: "I love waking up early and going hunting with my dad"
- It's the year 2030 and: "hopefully I'm having another successful season in the MLB (Major League Baseball)"
- The most important advice I've received is: "forget your last at bat, forget your last error. Just play the game like everyone in the stands and your team knows you're able to" -- Bruce Cox
