Canton Rep
Torrence signs Astros? contract
document.title = "Torrence signs Astros? contract";Tuesday, June 19, 2007
By JOSH WEIR
repository sports writer
MASSILLON Every so often, life offers a scenario that seems too good to be true.
If it?s a dream, Devon Torrence doesn?t want to wake up.
The former Canton South High School dual-sport star signed a professional baseball contract early Monday evening with the Houston Astros.
As part of the deal, he also is allowed to honor his football scholarship to Ohio State University.
?I thought I was going to have to give up one or the other, and I definitely didn?t want to do that,? said Torrence, a 16th round choice by the Astros. ?It?s a little weird to think I?m a pro baseball player. I don?t think it?s hit me yet.?
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?I can?t say enough about Coach Tressel and the care he showed for Devon as a person,? Speed said. ?He wanted what was best for Devon.?
?He told me he definitely wanted me as a football player, but he also wanted me to follow my dream,? Torrence said.
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Whether Torrence will keep his football scholarship is unclear at the moment. According to Speed, an NCAA bylaw enacted last summer allows an athlete to play professionally in one sport while receiving financial aid in another at the collegiate level. It also is common for the baseball organization to foot the financial bill of college.
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