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Published On: March 24th, 2014

 

Georgia Bulldog Joining The Woodchucks

Wausau, WIS – The Wisconsin Woodchucks announce today the addition of junior outfielder Connor Welton from the University of Georgia. Connor is having an outstanding year in SEC hitting .320, after sitting out last season with an injury.

Welton, a 6’0 redshirt junior from Atlanta, Georgia has been playing exceptional baseball this season. Welton was granted a medical red shirt last season due to shoulder surgery, but is taking full advantage of his junior campaign so far by starting in all 25 games and hitting .320 with 10 RBI's.  Welton has found success at Georgia in his sophomore and freshman seasons as well.  He played in 56 games, hitting .271 his sophomore year and played in 57 games during his freshman campaign, helping his team make the NCAA regionals. Connor also managed to hit .460 in the SEC tournament that year.

In high school he was a dean’s list student and a two-sport star in both football & baseball. As a starting quarterback, Connor currently holds the school's passing yards record with 3,458 yards. As a baseball standout, he had a career batting average of .422 and won 3 state baseball championships and one in football. Connor’s father played at the University of Georgia and was a member of the 1980 National Championship team.

The Wisconsin Woodchucks Home Opener is Friday, May 30th in the newly renovated Athletic Park presented by The Samuels Group. Single game tickets will go on sale April 22nd for the 2014 season.

Georgia Baseball versus Binghamton

(Photo courtesy of David C Bristow)

The Wisconsin Woodchucks are a member of the finest developmental league for elite college baseball players, the Northwood’s League. Playing its 21st season of summer collegiate baseball, the Northwood’s League is the largest organized baseball league in the world with 18 teams, drawing significantly more fans, in a friendly ballpark experience, than any league of its kind. A valuable training ground for coaches, umpires and front office staff, more than 115 Northwood’s League players have advanced to Major League Baseball, including Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer (DET) and MLB All-Stars Chris Sale (CWS), Jordan Zimmermann (WAS), Curtis Granderson (NYM), Allen Craig (STL) and Ben Zobrist (TB). All league games are viewable live and free of charge via theNorthwood’s League YouTube channel.  For more information, visit woodchcuks.com.