Mel Edwards

A 1987 Hamburg Area High School graduate, Edwards was a multiple All-Berks selection in baseball and basketball and played soccer for the Hawks. In baseball, he led Hamburg to two Berks League championship games, two other Berks playoff appearances and four District 3 berths. He also was named the MVP of the Legion Region 2 Tournament after he hit the game-winning home run for Hamburg in the championship game. In basketball, he scored 1,713 points to set a school record that has since been passed and won the Richard Kleppinger and Jack Flowers Awards as the county’s outstanding senior player. He led Hamburg to the 1986 District 3 Class 2A title game as a junior and was later named to the Reading Eagle All-1980s Team. Edwards went on to play baseball for four years and basketball for two years at Rider. He finished his college baseball career with 179 hits, 126 RBIs, 22 home runs and 140 runs scored while playing shortstop. He was drafted by the San Diego Padres and played one year in their farm system. He also played for the Scranton Red Sox and was named an Atlantic Collegiate Baseball League All-Star. He serves as assistant softball coach at Hamburg.