Dustin Beggs, the Georgia Perimeter College baseball ace who was selected in the 2014 MLB First-Year Player Draft, has decided to delay his professional career and transfer to the University of Kentucky to continue his college studies and pitch for the Wildcats.

Beggs, who hails from Roswell and Centennial High School, was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 17th round of the June draft.

Sporting an outstanding 1.65 earned run average this season, Beggs won 11 games and lost 4 and led the National Junior College Athletic Association with 125 strikeouts. He was selected to the NJCAA Division 1 All-America Third Team.