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Wesleyan QB to play baseball at UGA

By GHSF Daily Staff
Nov 18, 2009

Wesleyan quarterback Conor Welton will play his final football game soon. That's because he's looking to play baseball at the next level.

Welton, a left-handed hitter on the baseball team, signed a baseball scholarship with Georgia this week.

Last spring, Welton hit .404 with 10 home runs, 27 RBIs and 21 stolen bases for a team that went 28-9. In football this season, Welton has completed 80 of 110 passes for 1,288 yards with 22 touchdowns and only three interceptions for the No. 1-ranked Wolves.

Welton's father, Chris Welton, was a starting defensive back for Georgia's 1980 national championship team.

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