NIL Opportunities: Clara Edwards
2025
Appeared in 53 games with 50 starts in her senior season … started in 30 of her 33 appearances in the pitcher’s circle … was named to the All-Summit League First Team … held a 15-13 record with a 2.53 ERA … tossed a team high 185.2 innings and 16 complete games with two shutouts … struck out 97 batters, only walked 37 batters and had a .277 opponents’ batting average … tossed 7.2 or more innings in five games, including a season high 9.0 innings against North Dakota (Mar. 22) … threw an eight-inning complete game in a 3-2 over South Dakota State (May 9) in the Summit League Tournament to advance to the championship game … tossed 8.1 innings the day prior against SDSU (May 8) and allowed just two runs … put together a complete game shutout with a season high eight strikeouts against Norfolk State (Mar. 1) … went 7.2 innings against Coastal Carolina with seven punchouts (Mar. 8) … had a one-run complete game win over UTSA with two strikeouts (Feb. 14) … went 4-for-4 at the plate with four RBIs against Norfolk State (Mar. 1) … notched two home runs on the season against South Dakota State (Apr. 5) and vs East Texas A&M (Feb. 23) … was named the Summit League Peak Performer of the Week on March 3 … her 30 starts in the circle is tied for sixth most in a single season in program history … ranked in the top-10 for most starts in a single season all four years at USD … her 15 wins on the season is tied for ninth all-time … ends her Coyote career ranking No. 1 with seven saves, No. 1 with 121 starts, tied for second with 54 wins, No. 2 with 73 complete games, No. 2 with 718.0 innings pitched, No. 3 with 432 strikeouts and No. 4 in ERA (2.62).
2024
Honorable mention All-Summit League...made 28 starts and 29 appearances as the No. 1 pitcher in the circle, compiling a 8-13 record and 2.76 ERA while throwing 157 1/3 innings...had five complete game shutouts...struck out a career-high 13 in a complete game shutout over Abilene Christian (2/24)...struck out 10 against Tennessee State (3/13)...had game-winning sacrifice bunt against North Dakota in Summit League Tourney...ranked second on team with four home runs and led team with 16 walks...had a team best 12-game on base streak...CSC Academic All-District...Summit Peak Performer of the Week on Feb. 19.
2023
First-team all-Summit League pitcher … entered the program’s top-10 list for career pitching victories … tossed the program’s first no-hitter since 2009 and drove in two runs in a 3-0 win against Western Illinois at Nygaard Field (4/15) … was 15-12 with a 2.47 ERA in 31 starts and 33 appearances in the circle … had 23 complete games, six shutouts and one combined shutout … struck out 94 and walked 41 in 181 1/3 innings pitched … had the fewest walks per seven innings in the Summit … ranked fourth in the conference in wins, ERA and opposing batting average (.243) … also hit .202 on the season (17-for-84) with two doubles and eight RBIs … drew 13 walks for a .316 on-base percentage … pitched two shutouts and led USD with a .286 batting average during the Summit League Tournament … was one of three Coyotes named to the Summit League’s all-tournament team … was named Summit League Pitcher of the Week following the Western Illinois series in which she tossed the no-hitter and came back the next day to pitch the series-clinching win … had a season-high eight strikeouts in a six-inning, 9-1 win against North Dakota (3/26) … had seven strikeouts and tossed a two-hit shutout to beat top-seeded South Dakota State in the Summit League Tournament … was a CSC academic all-district honoree … named an NFCA Scholar-Athlete ... also made the Summit League Academic Honor Roll ... placed on the Summit League's Commissioner's List for academic excellence
2022
Second team all-Summit League … won 16 games, seventh-most in program history … pitched in 40 of 53 games and made 31 starts … ranked 17
th nationally in appearances … led the Summit with 193 2/3 innings pitched … was 16-14 with a 2.75 ERA … struck out 120, which ranked sixth in the Summit … earned three Summit League Pitcher of the Week honors … also had three hits inside the batter’s box … was 1-for-2 with an RBI and scored twice on day two against Dayton while pitching two scoreless innings in relief of an 8-2 win (2/12) … hit a two-run homer then pitched the final two outs during a 10-6 win at Furman during the second week of the season (2/18) … struck out four and allowed four singles in a seven-inning shutout of Houston Baptist in the opening game of the season (2/11) … pitched in all five games and didn’t allow an earned run in 19 1/3 innings of work during the opening weekend in Texas … performance included a five-hit shutout of 25
th-ranked Wichita State, an NCAA tournament team … pitched 20 1/3 innings before allowing her first earned run … retired 16 in a row during a two-hit shutout of Drexel (2/26) during week three … allowed one earned run and 11 hits in three complete-game performances in Florida (2/25-27) … beat North Dakota State in a pair of starts to begin Summit League play … faced one above the minimum and equaled her season high with eight strikeouts in a 4-0 win against Creighton (4/26) … came back with another two-hit shutout at Western Illinois in the next game (4/30) … went the distance in a 4-3 win against Kansas City in the first game of the Summit League Tournament (5/12) ... named an NFCA Scholar Athlete
Prep
Three-sport star at Clay Center where she competed in softball, volleyball and basketball … earned all-state honors both on the diamond and on the hardwood … was named a finalist for Kansas 4A Basketball Player of the Year in March of 2020 after leading the Tigers to the Final Four … was even more dominant in the circle where she boasted a 33-1 record with 310 strikeouts and a 0.73 ERA in 235 innings of work … offensively, smacked 10 home runs and drove in 55 with a .581 batting average … academically, was on the honor roll every semester
Personal
Parents are Jeff and Nicole … plans to study nursing
