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Georgia Tech catcher Wieters ready for MLB draft

By Mark Schlabach
ESPN.com

Thursday, June 7, 2007

ATLANTA -- North Carolina State baseball coach Elliott Avent believes players like Georgia Tech junior Matt Wieters come around once every 25 years. "How many catchers do you see with his size and ability that can switch hit?" Avent asked. "Maybe Jason Varitek. There just aren't many like him out there." Wieters' versatility is why the junior from Goose Creek, S.C., will be among the first players selected in Thursday's major league draft. He is projected to go as high as No. 2 overall -- ...

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