Collegiate Career
Boggs signed a baseball scholarship at the University of Georgia but after one season in which he saw limited playing time, he described himself as "burned out" and transferred to the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga where he was a walk-on quarterback for the Mocs' football team. After only one semester at UTC he transferred back to UGA and helped the Bulldogs reach the 2004 College World Series. While at Georgia, Boggs pitched for the Newport Gulls of the New England Collegiate Baseball League. He appeared in 8 total games, owning a 6–0 record, including a 0.91 regular season Earned Run Average (ERA) and two wins in the playoffs. Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals after his junior year, Boggs left Georgia to begin his professional career.
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