Outlook

Signed a letter-of-intent with Louisiana Tech University.

Career
Batted .359 (124-for-345) with 22 doubles, 10 triples, 18 home runs, 50 extra base hits, 46 walks, 40 stolen bases, 96 runs scored and 101 runs driven in … Has 37 multiple-hit games and 28 multiple-RBI games … Ranks tied for seventh all-time at JCCC in triples, tied for 10^th in multiple-RBI games,  13^th in RBI and tied for 13^th in home runs,  17^th in at bats, tied for 19^th in multiple-hit games and extra base hits, tied for 21^st in stolen base  tied for 25^th in hits and tied for 30^th in runs scored.

Sophomore Year 2025
Named NJCAA Pre-season All-American by Juco Baseball Blog … Earned All-Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference East Division honorable mention … Played in and started 59 games … Batted .369 (73-for-198) with 12 doubles, four triples, 10 home runs, 22 walks, 16 stolen bases, 50 runs and 54 RBI … Tied for the team lead in home runs, tied for third in triples and fourth in hits and RBI … Ranked tied for fourth in the conference in triples, fifth in hits, eight in extra base hits (26), tied for eighth in homers and ninth in RBI. … Produced 23 multiple-hit games and 15 multiple-RBI games … Had his first multi-hit game in a 3-1 loss to Crowder, going 3-for-3, all singles (2-6-25) … Had two singles, a stolen base, scored a run and drove in two in an 11-6 win at Crowder (2-8-25) … Was hit by a pitch and scored in the second inning, walked and scored in the sixth and ripped a two-RBI double in the seventh to help JCCC to a 9-7 win over Metropolitan (2-14-25) … Followed with two singles, a walk, a steal and a run scored in a 706 loss to the Wolves in the second game (2-14-25) … Was selected the KJCCC East Division Player of the Week for week three following those two games …  Went 4-for-5 with two RBI in a 5-4 win at Iowa Western (2-28-25) … Singles and hit a solo home run in an 18-7 win at Pratt (2-23-25) … Went 4-for-5 with two RBI in a 5-4 win at Iowa Western (2-28-25) … Tripled and scored in a 10-9 home loss to the Reivers (3-2-25) … Had a single, a double, a walk and scored a run in a 10-0 win over Allen (3-6-25) … Doubled and scored in a 5-1 at Allen (3-8-25) … Had a big series against the Highland batting .500 (9-for-18) with a double, a triple, a home run, seven runs scored and 11 runs driven in … Opened the series 2-for-5 with a double, two runs and two RBI in an 11-5 win at Highland (3-13-25) … Followed with three singles, two runs and two RBI in a 22-3 blowout over the Scottes in the second game (3-13-25) … Went 2-for-3 with a triple, a solo home run, a sacrifice fly, three runs scored and three RBI in a 11-10 home win over Highland (3-15-25) … Capped the series with two singles and four RBI in a 14-1 victory over the Scotties (3-15-25) … Had a bases-clearing double in a 19-4 win at Neosho County (4-10-25) ... Went 2-for-3 with a walk, two runs scored and an RBI in an 11-0 win in the second game of the twin bill (4-10-25) … Capped the series with the Panthers going 4-for-4 with a two-run home run in the sixth and a bases-clearing triple in the seventh to drive in five runs, along with scoring three times, in a 16-6 win (4-12-25) … Had a solo homer, doubles and scored in an 8-5 win against Dodge City the first game of a doubleheaders (4-17-25) … Followed with a single, two doubles,  three runs, two stolen bases and an RBI in an 18-2 victory over the Conquistadors to sweep the series (4-17-25) … Went 2-for-3 with a walk, two runs and two RBI in a 10-5 win over Fort Scott (5-1-25) … Hit .421 (8-for-19) with three home runs, five walks, eight runs and three RBI in the six games of the Region 6/Plains District Tournament … Has a solo home run, a single and two runs scored in a 13-0 win over Fort Scott (5-13-25) … Again, belted a solo homer and singled scoring two runs in a 9-6 win over Cowley in the semifinals (5-15-25) … Went 2-for-3 with a solo home run, a walk and two runs scored in a 6-4 win over Cloud County in the Region 6/Plains District Championship Game (5-16-25) … Batted .385 at the JUCO World Series (5-for-13) with a home run, two runs scored and five driven in … His five hits tie for second-most by a Cavaliers in World Series play, his five RBI tie for third most and his .357 average is 11^th-best … Had two singles in four at bats in JCCC’s 14-7 loss to McLennan in the opening round at the World Series (5-24-25) … Trailing 11-7 entering the bottom of the seventh inning against Eastern Oklahoma State in the first round of the consolation bracket, the Cavaliers rallied with four runs to even the score with Edwards delivering a clutch three-run home run to tie the game (5-25-25) … In the eighth, JCCC tacked on three more runs, highlighted by Edwards again — this time with a two-run single, capping off a five-RBI performance to lead the Cavaliers to a 14-13 victory over the Mountaineers … Singled and scored in a 10-4 loss to defending champion Blinn (5-26-25) ... Selected College Sports Communicators Academic All-District® At-Large College Division … Earned NJCAA All-Academic first-team with a GPA of 4.0.

Freshman Year 2024

Helped Johnson County to a 53-13 record, the second-most wins in program history, Kansas Jayhawk Conference East and Region 6 titles, and a sixth-place finish at the National Junior College Athletic Association Division I World Series … Earned Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference first-team and All-Region 6 second-team … Selected as the KJCCC East Player of the Week in week 13 … Played in 57 games, 47 as a starter … Batted .350 (56-for-160) with 10 doubles, a team high six triples, nine home runs, 48 runs scored and 52 driven in … Tied for the team lead with 24 stolen bases, only getting caught one time … His six triples also tied for the most in the conference, and rank tied for 12^th in the NJCAA … Produced 15 multiple-hit games and 14 multiple-RBI games … Stole 12 total bases in a four-game sweep of Southwestern in mid-February … Opened the series with a single, a walk and four stolen bases in a 12-3 win over the Spartans (2-18-24) … Followed with two singles, a walk, two RBI and five steals in a 10-1 victory (2-18-24) … His five stolen bases tie for third most in a game in team history … Added three mores steals over the final two games (2-19-24) … Blasted a solo home in a 15-6 win at Fort Scott (3-14-24) … Two days later against the Greyhounds, belted a solo homer and a grand slam to drive in five in a 16-15 victory (3-16-24) … Went 2-for-3 with three RBI in a 12-2 win over Dodge City and followed with two singles and three RBI in a 9-2 win over the Conquistadors to complete the series sweep (3-21-24) … Went 3-for-4 with two homers and three RBI in a 16-6 win at Allen (4-13-24) … Was 3-for-4 with a double, home run and four RBI in an 11-2 win at Labette (4-17-24) … Had a big series against No. 16 Cowley, hitting .571 (8-for-14) over the four-game series with a double, three triples, two home runs and eight driven in to help lead he Cavaliers to 3-1 series victory (4-24-24 and 4-28-24) … Had a single, a triple and scored twice in a 9-3 win over Butler in the Region 6/Plains District Tournament (5-15-24) … Belted a three-run homer to help JCCC to a 8-5 win over Barton and advance the Cavaliers to the Region 6/Plains District Championship Game (5-17-24) … Went 3-for-4 with a double, two triples, a walk, two runs and two RBI in a 14-6 in over Hutchinson in the championship game, punching Johnson County’s ticket to the NJCAA World Series ... Earned NJCAA All-Academic second-team with a GPA of between 3.80.3.99.

High School  

Was a three-year starter for coach Josh Speer at Smithville High School, Smithville, Mo. … Graduated 2023 … Rated the No. 16 overall recruit in the state of Missouri and No. 2 outfielder in the state according to Perfect Game … Also a national top 500 recruit and No. 155 outfielder nationally by Perfect Game … Selected Central Region All-High School Senior All-America honorable mention by Perfect Game as a senior … Selected the Courier Times Boy’s Athlete of the Year for Smithville as a senior, receiving 452 of the 508 votes cast … Earned Was a three-time Missouri High School Baseball Coaches Association Class 5 All-State selection … Earned  honorable mention as a sophomore, first-team as a junior and second-team as a senior … Played club ball for Kansas City Royals Scout Team-Missouri … Also was a four-year letter winner in basketball … Earned Missouri Basketball Coaches Association Class 5 All-State first-team as a junior and senior… Averaged 19.7 points, 4.8 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.7 steals his senior year … Reached double figures in 22 games … Scored 20 or more points 12 times, 30 or more three times highlighted by a night he poured in 40 points when his 100-year-old grandmother watched him play for the first time … Averaged 20.8 points, 5.0 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 2.4 steals as a junior …. Reached double figures in 24 games … Scored 20+points 15 times including three 30+ point games … Tallied 39 points against Savannah and 37 against Platte County … Averaged 17.7 points, 5.9 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 2.3 steals as a sophomore while reaching double digits in 21 games including 34-point performances against St. Pius X and KC East … Closed out his career with 1,659 points and 188 made 3-point baskets …. Scored in double figures in 72 games over his four seasons … Earned Academic All-State in baseball three times and twice in basketball.

Personal  

Born Ryker Alexander Edwards on October 4, 2004, in Smithville, Mo. … Nickname is Ryk … Son of Russell Edwards and Mariel Dominguez-Edwards … Has a sister Rielle, and brother, Roxton … Major is undecided … Career ambition is to be a sports medicine doctor or athletic trainer … Favorite foods are rice, beans and chicken … Favorite fast food restaurant is Popeye’s … Favorite TV show is Narcos … Favorite movie is Mission: Impossible … Favorite actor is Robert Downey, Jr. … Favorite book is The Hunt for Atlantis … Favorite music entertainer is Myke Towers … Favorite cartoon character is Courage the Cowardly Dog … Favorite athletes are Robert Acuna Jr., and Juan Soto … Favorite sports team is the Kansas City Royals … Favorite sports moment was breaking Smithville’s scoring record in a game … Best player he has played against is Seattle Mariners 2023 draft pick Tai Peete … A notable alumnus from his school is Major League Baseball coach and manager Jayce Tingler.