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Baseball player comes to BG despite being draft choice

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Sophomore outfielder Jake Wilson is the latest Falcon baseball player so far to get drafted by a Major League Baseball team. However, Wilson decided to decline the offer and instead go to college and play for the Falcons.

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“It was hard, since it was my ultimate goal to get drafted and play at the highest level I can,” Wilson said. “But I knew that the best choice for myself and for my family was to come to college and get an education, make memories and make friends that will last a lifetime.