Sarah Edwards

Sarah Beth Edwards

• Bats Both, Throws Left
• Height 5' 10", Weight 159 lb.

• School University at Buffalo, Hofstra University
• High School Bay Shore High School

• Born June 26, 1996 in Bay Shore, NY USA

Biographical Information

Sarah Edwards has played for the USA women's national team.

Edwards was first-team All-Conference in softball in college. She represented Italy in softball in the 2022 World Games , then she was the hitting coach for the FCL Phillies in 2023.

She played for the USA in the 2023-2024 Women's Baseball World Cup. Debuting in a rout of South Korea, she pinch-hit for Anna Kimbrell and doubled off Yu-jin Lee to drive in Remi Schaber; Valerie Perez singled her in. She finished the game at 1B. In a romp past Hong Kong, she pinch-hit for Schaber and struck out against Debby Su-Yee Mak but later walked. The US won Silver but she was not with them for the 2024 portion where they took the medal. She also coached in the Okinawa Winter League in 2024. The CTBC Brothers named her their new batting coach in 2025, and she was the first female coach in Asia professional baseball.

Further Reading

• Paul Casella: "'I'm here to be a coach': Edwards makes history with Phils: 26-year-old softball superstar is first on-field staffer for Phillies organization", mlb.com, March 6, 2023. [1]
• Michael Clair: "Former Phillies coach Sarah Edwards becomes first woman to be on-field coach in Asian pro baseball", mlb.com, March 25, 2025. [2]