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Jerod Edmonson (2013-2014)

By Dan Popoloski, 08/17/15, 2:30PM EDT

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Jerod Edmonson had one of the most decorated careers in Can-Am history, retiring with the most career hits in the league, as well as the most runs scored. His career ran through Rockland in 2013 and 2014, the final two seasons of his career. 
    After the 2014 season where he won a Can-Am championship ring with the Boulders, Edmonson decided to retire from professional baseball at age 30 and decided to pursue a coaching career. He began his full time coaching career with the New Jersey Jackals as their hitting coach. After that season, he was hired as a full-time assistant coach at UMass Lowell, where he spent his final collegiate season as a graduate student. 
    After that one season as an assistant, Edmonson was hired as the head coach for D-III Emerson College in Boston. The hire showed that he had established himself quickly as one of the better young coaching minds in the game, and he has begun his way up the professional ladder. His first season as a head coach saw his squad go just 4-28, so he will try to improve in his second full season this year. 
The New York native said that he had decided to retire after the 2014 season, and had always wanted to pursue coaching. The only thing that he had to decide was whether to coach in the professional or college game. He originally graduated from St. Anselm with a degree in history, but still decided to stay in professional sports. His career has moved quickly, which comes as a motion of respect following a distinguished career. 
    Despite being at the tail end of his career, Edmondson’s tenure with the Boulders was rather productive. Over the two years, he raked in 219 hits, 23 home runs, and stole thirty bases, while hitting .288. On top of that, he set a franchise record playing in 196 consecutive games, every single game during his time in a Boulders uniform. His closing moment with the team came in the final game of the 2014 Can-Am Championship Series, where he went 2-5 in the final game, earning a ring in his final professional season.