CALVIN DOWERS
HUNTINGTON – The Gateway Regional High School baseball team has provided a full season of highlight reel plays, and victories. That film is still running.
Gateway senior pitcher Calvin Dowers tossed a complete game no-hitter as the Gators kept defeated visiting Sci-Tech 7-2 Tuesday to keep their league title hopes intact.
Dowers recorded nine strikeouts in a stellar outing. He walked four batters, and allowed two runs – one earned – on a fielder’s choice and wild pitch.
“Calvin really overpowered Sci-Tech today with his fastball,” Gateway coach Gary St. Peter said. “He had control of his fastball hitting the zone, which allowed him to throw his great curveball that he has to keep them off balance.”
Dowers was coming off an outing in which he and two other Gators threw a combined no-hitter. He has not allowed a hit in 10 2-3 innings.
The offense, while not a juggernaut like in some previous efforts, was still quite effective.
Johnny Haskell went 2-for-4 with a home run (6th inning) – his second in two games – and two RBIs for Gateway. Gators’ Justin Edinger (hit, 2 runs, also reached base on an walk and error), Geoffrey Sobotka (double, 3 RBIs), and Curtis Dowers (2-for-3, 2 RBIs) also gave the team a boost on offense.
