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GARY GATES

Gary Gates

Senior  •  6-3, 205  •  Pitcher
Shallowater, TX (Shallowater HS)

Major:  Exercise & Sports Science
Birthday:  April 19, 1985
Parents:  Jon and Connie Gates

  ERA W/L APP GS CG SHO IP H R ER BB SO B/AVG
2005 7.79 1-2 19 1 0 0 17.1 23 19 15 12 8 .311
2006 5.48 1-1 25 3 0 0 46 64 37 28 23 26 .339
2007 5.91 6-6 18 12 3 1 74.2 98 65 49 35 74 .313
Tot. 6.00 8-9 62 16 3 1 138.0 185 121 92 70 108 .321

High School:  Baseball Leadership Award... All-District Honorable Mention in basketball

2005 at WBU:  made 19 appearances with one start... 1-2 record... 17.1 innings pitched... made seven straight appearances at one point without giving up a run

2006 at WBU:   tied for team lead in appearances with 25... went 1-1 with a 5.48 ERA in 46 innings pitched... struck out a career-high 26... pitched 3.2 innings vs UTPB allowing one hit and striking out two

2007 at WBU:  led team in wins... second in innings pitched (74.2) and strikeouts (74)... threw first career shutout against Kansas Wesleyan on March 23... had a career high 13 strikeouts in 11-1 win over College of the Southwest



Favorite food:    buffalo wings
Favorite class:   Recess
Favorite music:   Dave Matthews Band
Favorite movies:   Green Street Hooligans
Favorite vacation destination:  Puerto Rico with Rodolfo Olavarria
Favorite sports memory:   when the Boston Red Sox beat the Yankees in the ALCS championship
Favorite sports team:   Chicago Cubs
Four people with whom he would like to have dinner:   Nolan Ryan, Hank Aaron, Jeremiah Siaz, Ozzy Osbourne
Future plans:   play baseball til he dies and coach college baseball