MONROE, La. - ULM freshman Judd Edwards joined an elite group of Warhawk baseball players on Monday when he was named to the Ping!Baseball Freshman All-America Second Team. Edwards, a native of Oxford, Ala., became the 30^th All-American in ULM's distinguished history.

Edwards started double-digit games at three different positions in 2010 - the mark of a true utility player. He earned 22 starts in left field, 15 at first base, 11 at shortstop, one at second base and one as the designated hitter. Edwards batted at a .333 clip with 11 doubles, a pair of home runs, 20 RBIs and five stolen bases in his rookie campaign with the Warhawks.

"This is an outstanding and well deserved accolade for Judd," ULM head coach Jeff Schexnaider said. "Judd had a great freshman year and did everything we asked of him. He worked hard to earn a spot in the lineup and made it where we couldn't take him out."

The two-time all-state performer at Oxford High School was inserted into the ULM starting lineup in the fifth game of the season and responded with a 2-for-4 performance - he would start every game the rest of the season.

He had multiple hits in 22 different games - second best on the team - and hit safely in 42 of the 53 games he played in, including 27-of-30 Sun Belt Conference games. He had the game-tying and game-winning RBIs in back-to-back at-bats in the seventh and ninth innings against Sun Belt champion Florida Atlantic and had multiple doubles in a game on three different occasions.

Edwards' honor marks the third straight year and the fifth time in the last six seasons that a ULM player has earned All-America honors. Ben Soignier, who ironically wore the same number as Edwards (3), was named an All-American in 2008 and 2009 and was the last Warhawk to earn Freshman All-America Honors (Louisville Slugger in 2006). ULM pitcher Matt Green was named an All-American by four different organizations in 2005.