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The last month and change has been a whirlwind for riding Troup High senior Garrison Edwards. The multi-sport athlete helped the Troup baseball team win its first-ever state championship, was named Region 2-3A offensive player of the year, and committed to playing football (and likely baseball) at Murray State. Through all the accolades and recognition, Edwards has remained even-keeled through it all.

“It took some time to sink in,” Edwards said of wrapping his junior year with a state title. “The season ended, and we didn’t lose the last game, so it felt like we should still be playing for like a week afterwards, but it finally started to really sink in.”

That steadfastness in the face of pressure is what led the all-around athlete to strive as a Tiger. As a baseball player, Edwards has to ride the highs and lows at the plate. It’s what led him to being named the Region 2-3 Offensive Player of the Year. 

“I struggled a little bit to start the season, but once we got into region play, I found a rhythm,” he said. “It’s baseball, there are times when things will be going well and times when they won’t.”

Edwards put together his best season yet on the diamond in 2025. As a junior, he hit .397 with an ok base percentage of .497. The Troup outfielder also finished the season with 50 hits, 44 runs scored, 34 stolen bases and 18 RBIs.

Despite putting up gaudy numbers, Edwards was far from satisfied.

“I really wanted to win the overall region player of the year, but there are a lot of talented players in our region,” Edwards said. “Next year, that’s what I’m aiming for.”

Edwards was looking to add power to his swing in the offseason and did just that, hitting a career high nine extra base hits as a junior.

Edwards was a leader for the baseball team during his junior year as well as the football team. As the team’s starting quarterback last season, he finished second on the Tigers in passing yards with 318 and was second on the team in rushing yards with 634 despite missing over 4.5 games with an injury. 

The Tigers will ask Edwards to take on an even bigger leadership role as a senior in the fall.

“Being the quarterback, I already had to be a leader for the team, but knowing this will be my last year has made me want to be an even better leader for this team,” he said. 

The senior quarterback took the next step in his football career on Tuesday. Edwards committed to playing football at Murray State, and while the finer details are still being worked out, he will likely be suiting up on the diamond for the Racers as well.

Edwards has been on the hunt for a next destination that allows him to be a multi-sport athlete. To get the chance to do it at the Division I level makes it even sweeter.

“Mainly we have been looking at football offers and then checking in with the baseball teams at those schools as well,” Edwards said. “It’s good to have options.”

The Racers’ baseball team and football team were on completely different trajectories in the 2024-25 school year. Football suffered through a tough 1-11 season in the first year under head coach Jody Wright. The baseball team enjoyed its best season ever, making its first trip to the College Baseball World Series.

The chance to help rebuild a program and join a championship-level program in the same breath appealed to Edwards. 

“My freshman year, we didn’t make the playoffs (in baseball) and we had to rebuild and prove the doubters wrong last season, making it to the Elite 8,” Edwards said. “I know what it’s like to go from disappointment to winning.”

He will also be looking to lead a turnaround for the Troup football team, which missed the playoffs in 2024 for the first time in over a decade. 

The work never stops for Edwards, who spends practically the entire year on the field with the Tigers, and he would have it no other way.

“When I transferred in before my freshman year, I didn’t know what to expect, but my teammates ended up becoming like family,” he said.