Report: WKU baseball lands commitment from JUCO pitcher

Brad Stephens

First-year Head Baseball Coach Matt Myers has added

some pitching depth for the 2013 and 2014 seasons.

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WJBD Radio reported Tuesday that Andrew Edwards, a

right-handed sophomore starting pitcher for Rend Lake College in

Ina, Ill., has committed to play for the Toppers.

Edwards, a former Marshall County High School

standout, is a 6-foot-5, 245 pounder whose fastball has reached 95

miles per hour, according to the report.

He told WJBD that Myersโ€™ experience developing future

professional players was a determining factor in his decision to

sign with WKU.

โ€œHe talked about his past players moving on to the

next level,โ€ Edwards said. โ€œI knew thatโ€™s where I wanted to be and

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who I wanted to play for.โ€

Edwards has one year left at Rend Lake.

The report said WKU offered Edwards a full tuition

scholarship, which he plans to use for studying public relations

and business.