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Top UGA football signee to work out for the Atlanta Braves
MICHAEL CARVELL / RECRUITING BLOG OF AJC.COM
One of UGA’s top football signees will be working out for the Atlanta Braves before next month’s baseball draft.
Terry Godwin is a 5-star receiver from Callaway High School, and he signed a football scholarship with UGA last February.
Godwin is also a standout at third base for Callaway’s baseball team. He impressed a few scouts enough to earn an invitation to a pre-draft camp with other prospects with the Braves at Turner Field on May 28.
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How good is Godwin in baseball? It wouldn’t be fair to say that Godwin is baseball’s equivalent of a 5-star, but he has definitely turned some heads. This season, Godwin has compiled a .305 batting average with two homers and 18 RBIs. He also has 15 stolen bases in 16 attempts. He is being evaluated mainly as a third baseman, and he also impressed scouts with his limited pitching appearances. Godwin’s fastball was clocked at 90 mph by the Braves this spring. “He’s extremely athletic, as far as baseball goes,” Hubbard said. “He is a plus-defender. He’s such an instinctual infielder and has a great arm. He’s raw with his hitting. And that’s more because of the timing of it. He has always been a three-sport guy. To be a really good hitter in baseball, it just takes so much time. But that one thing he does have is a lot of pop in his bat. He’s got the ability to hit for power. He’s a plus-runner, and very instinctual runner as well. So he has got a lot of the capabilities of what you would call a five-tool kid.”
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Should UGA football fans be worried about this baseball thing with Godwin? Let’s skip to the bottom line: “I don’t think so,” Hubbard said. “I think, no matter what, he is going to be at Georgia this fall. … We’ll have to see how everything unfolds. But Terry is preparing for it. There is no doubt about that. He has talked to his parents. His parents are preparing for it as well. If it comes to fruition, they will have a plan for it. I think, right now, that there’s a very, very good possibility that he’ll be at Georgia on June 1 and he’ll be there all summer long for this summer, no matter what. He’ll be there for his first football season.”