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Gatorade 2023 - 2024: Player of the Year

Softball - Georgia

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SOFTBALL

Addie Edwards

Right-handed pitcher
HERITAGE HS
RINGGOLD, GEORGIA
JUNIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-4
Press Release

Peak Performance

0.15

ERA

138

Innings Pitched

0.46

WHIP

11

Shutouts
“Addie Edwards is the best pitcher we have faced each of the last two seasons. She was dominant on the mound every time we faced her. She has great command, spin and late movement with her pitches, particularly the rise ball. She was simply dominant in leading her team to a state title this season in one of the toughest classifications in Georgia. She’s definitely deserving of being the Gatorade Player of the Year.”
Chad Hayes
Head Coach head coach at Sonoraville High
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-4 junior right-handed pitcher led the Generals (28-2-1) to the GHSA Class 4A state title this past season, compiling a 22-0 record along with a 0.15 ERA and 230 strikeouts against just 15 walks in 138 innings inside the circle. The diminutive Edwards confounded opposing hitters with her command and craftiness, posting a 0.46 WHIP, 11 shutouts and two no-hitters. Opposing batters hit just .106 against here. The Class 4A Pitcher of the Year, she was at her best in the postseason, surrendering just two earned runs while fanning 35 over 23 innings in four tournament games.

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Academic Achievement

Edwards has maintained a 3.92 GPA in the classroom. She will begin her senior year of high school this fall.

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Exemplary Character

Edwards has donated her time annually at a youth softball camp and she serves with the Heritage High Partner’s Club, which organizes weekly meals and interactions with intellectually and physically challenged students.