games and 13 fewer plate appearances than Lizama and seven fewer games and 21 fewer plate
appearances than Viola. Edwards drew at least one walk in 29 of her 53 games, including 11 games
where she walked twice. Overall, Edwards ranked third in the Big Ten in walks and 30th nationally in
walks per game.
One year after setting a then-Big 12 Conference record for RBIs by a freshman, Edwards continued
to drive in runs as a sophomore, producing 12 multi-RBI games in 2012, including tying her career high
with four RBIs against Colorado State on Feb. 17. The 38 RBIs she produced increased her career total
to 105 RBIs in only 110 career games. In 2012, Edwards joined Viola as the only Huskers to record 100
career RBIs prior to their junior season. Edwards was at her best in RBI situations as a sophomore,
batting .313 with runners in scoring position and ranking second on the team with 17 two-out RBIs
and five game-winning RBIs.
Edwards tied a school record in the opening weekend of the season when she scored four times
in Nebraska’s 11-10 upset of eighth-ranked Arizona in the second game of the year. Despite fewer
games and fewer plate appearances, Edwards matched her 2011 total with 37 runs scored in 2012.
She also produced 11 multi-hit games, including nine in the season’s first 14 games, when she proved
why she was one of 50 players nationally selected to the USA Softball Player-of-the-Year watch list.
Edwards batted .426 in 16 February games, and she was hitting .346 at the start of Nebraska’s Big Ten
season in late March.
In Big Ten play, Edwards drew 25 walks in only 23 games. She averaged one walk for every 3.3
plate appearances, while posting a .439 on-base percentage and a 5-to-1 walk-to-strikeout ratio.
Edwards’ 25 walks in conference-only games ranked second among all Big Ten players.
the top high school players in the country. Edwards also earned first-team All-America honors from EA
Sports in 2009 when she was named the nation’s top junior. In 2010, Edwards was one of 44 players
to earn an invitation to try out for the 2010 U.S. Women’s Junior National Team, along with Husker
sophomore Hailey Decker.
Edwards was selected as the 2009 California State Junior of the Year and was named a first-team
all-state selection regardless of class or school size. She repeated as a first-team all-state selection
in 2010 when she was one of six finalists for California Ms. Softball, in addition to being named
an All-American by MaxPreps.com. Edwards also earned a spot on the CalHiSports.com all-state
underclass team, reserved for non-seniors, in each of her first three seasons. She was a second-team
selection as a freshman and earned first-team honors in both her sophomore and junior seasons.
In her prep career, Edwards boasted a .520 career average with 38 home runs, 30 doubles and 135
RBIs. She tied the Inland-area record with her 38 home runs, while boasting a .977 career slugging
percentage and an on-base percentage better than .610.
As a senior, Edwards finished with a .452 average, nine homers and 28 RBIs. Teams pitched
around her, as Edwards walked 29 times - including 13 straight at one point - to average a free pass
every three plate appearances. For her efforts, she earned a spot on the Los Angeles Times’ all-star
softball team for the second straight season.
In 2009, Edwards put up incredible numbers at the plate. She batted .571 with nine doubles, 15
home runs and 45 RBIs in only 32 games. She struck out just twice on the season and drew 20 walks
to post a .649 on-base percentage that complemented a 1.209 slugging percentage. According to
MaxPreps.com, Edwards led all California juniors with her 15 home runs, while ranking third in RBIs
and fifth in slugging percentage.
Edwards also posted terrific numbers in 2008 when she was one of only four sophomores named
to the 30-player all-underclass first team. She batted .544 with a .602 on-base percentage and a .900
slugging percentage after hitting 12 doubles and slugging six home runs. She also produced 40 RBIs
in only 30 games.
As a freshman, Edwards batted .500 with seven homers, four doubles and one triple. She added 22
RBIs in 28 games while posting a .522 on-base percentage and an .841 slugging percentage. Edwards
was selected for the CalHiSports.com underclass all-state second team, as she and her sister Tatum
were among the only three freshmen selected to the first or second team.
Edwards played her travel ball for Marty Tyson and the Corona Angels. Coached by the father of
current Husker infielder Dawna Tyson and former Husker Tori Tyson, the Angels posted a runner-up
finish at ASA Gold Nationals in 2008, to go with two more runner-up finishes at the 12- and 14-andunder national championships (2007) and a third-place finish at the 2007 14-and-under national
tournament. For her efforts, Edwards and her sister, Tatum, were both selected to attend the 2007
adidas Futures Top 100 camp, which is an invitation-only event designed for the top high school
softball prospects in the nation.
Freshman season [2011]
Edwards was arguably the nation’s top catcher and best freshman position player in 2011. She
batted .356 on the season with 18 home runs, 67 RBIs, 37 walks, a .738 slugging percentage and a
.483 on-base percentage. Edwards started 50 games at catcher and made her other five starts as the
designated player. The third-team All-American became the first Husker catcher to earn All-America
accolades after producing a record-breaking freshman season. She established an NCAA record by
homering in six consecutive games in February and finished among the national leaders in RBIs (7th)
and home runs (13th). Edwards ranked among the top 10 freshmen nationally in home runs (1st), RBIs
(1st), walks (5th), slugging percentage (7th) and on-base percentage (10th).
Edwards was the nation’s only freshman to be named one of 25 finalists for the USA Softball
Player-of-the-Year award. She was also