Jerry Edwards is an Assistant Coach with Jacksonville University, a NCAA Division I program located in Jacksonville, Florida. A quick background on Jerry, he is a graduate of N.C. Wesleyan and began his collegiate coaching career there as an assistant coach in 1998. Then, from 2000-2001 he spent two seasons as the pitching coach at Eastern Kentucky. He then ended up at Lander University for one season in 2002, from 2003-2005 he was the Head Coach at Hiwassee College, and from 2006-2008 coached at Louisburg College. Then Coach Edwards went back to Eastern Kentucky from 2009-2012, from 2013-2019 he coached at UNC Greensboro, and in 2020 he was hired on at Jacksonville University.
In this podcast, we start off talking about his experiences coaching at the different levels of collegiate baseball, including Division I, II, III, and JUCO. We than discuss how players can use JUCO as a springboard to a higher level, why Coach Edwards recruits JUCO players and the process of recruiting them.
Coach Edwards and I also talk about college coaches evaluating players (and other coaches) a their on-campus camps, the art of mentoring young coaches on his staff, and how technology has changed the way you coach pitchers. We also dive into why Coach Edwards still considers himself and old-school pitching coach, how to keep pitchers locked in for a complete bullpen session, and why commanding the fastball is still the most important aspect of pitching in college baseball. Lock into this podcast to hear and learn from Division I assistant coach, Jerry Edwards.
