Returns as the team's main closer.

2006 (Junior): Appeared in 24 games . . . set a Samford record with 11 saves . . . posted a record of 2-1 and an ERA of 3.04 . . . earned his first career save, pitching 1.0 inning against Troy . . . earned a save in an 8-3, 11-inning win at UAB . . . got the final out to earn a save against Longwood . . . pitched the final inning to earn a save in a 5-4 win over Auburn . . . earned two saves in the Austin Peay series . . . earned a save in game one at Southeast Missouri . . . earned two saves in the Morehead State series . . . earned wins in both ends of a doubleheader at Tennessee Tech . . . earned a save in the second game of the Tennessee-Martin series.

2005 (Sophomore): Appeared in 13 games on the mound, starting six contests . . . tossed two complete games . . . posted a record of 3-2 and an ERA of 4.05 . . . pitched 5.0 scoreless innings, giving up just one hit to earn the win in the season opener at Georgia State . . . gave up four earned runs and struck out six batters in 5.1 innings in game three at Troy . . . struck out five batters and allowed just three earned runs over 6.0 innings in game two versus UNC-Asheville . . . pitched 2.2 scoreless innings at Alabama . . . pitched the complete 9.0 innings, giving up just one earned run and striking out seven batters in game three against Butler . . . surrendered just one earned run and struck out seven batters over 7.0 innings in game two of the Jacksonville State series . . . gave up one earned run in six innings in game three at Austin Peay . . . pitched 2.2 innings in relief, giving up two runs in game three at Morehead State . . . pitched 2.0 scoreless innings in relief in the third game against Tennessee Tech.

2004 (Freshman): Led the team with a 3.49 ERA in 95.1 innings . . . also led the team in wins with eight (8-5) . . . appeared in 21 games, starting 11 . . . threw four complete games . . . second on the team with 83 strikeouts . . . also went eight for 31 with six RBI at the plate . . . tossed 3.0 innings in relief, giving up no earned runs and striking out five batters at Troy State . . . went three for six with two RBI at the plate against Troy State . . . pitched 6.0 scoreless innings against Toledo . . . pitched 6.0 innings, giving up three earned runs at Jacksonville State . . . struck out eight batters in 6.0 innings against Austin Peay . . . pitched 7.0 innings, giving up just one run and striking out seven batters at Eastern Kentucky . . . gave up just one run over 6.0 innings against Morehead State . . . pitched 7.0 innings, giving up just two earned runs at Tennessee Tech . . . gave up just two runs over 7.0 innings against Tennessee-Martin . . . surrendered two runs in 6.2 innings at Murray State . . . pitched 8.0 innings, giving up just one run against Eastern Illinois in the OVC Tournament.

High School: Named first-team All-Region . . . named one of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Players to Watch . . . named the team's MVP . . . winner of the team's Pitcher Award and Most Home Runs Award . . . named to Fayette Sports All-Tournament team.

Personal: Born Sept. 26, 1984 . . . son of Joe and Nancy Edens . . . majoring in accounting.