Gatorade 2019 - 2020: Player of the Year

Baseball - Iowa

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BASEBALL

Calvin Harris

Catcher/Pitcher
WESTERN DUBUQUE HS
EPWORTH , IOWA
SENIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-1
Press Release

Peak Performance

0.408

2019 batting average

40

RBI

7

Home runs

1.07

ERA
“Harris makes whatever sport he’s playing look incredibly easy. He’s a dominant hitter, pitcher and catcher, as well as quarterback and basketball player.”
Kyle Rodenkirk
Head Coach Head coach at Linn-Mar High
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Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot-1, 205-pound senior catcher and right-handed pitcher led the Bobcats (32-10) to the Class 4A state quarterfinals this past season, batting .408 with seven home runs and 40 RBI. The state’s returning Gatorade Baseball Player of the Year, Harris also posted a 3-1 record on the mound with a 1.07 ERA, striking out 63 batters in 32.2 innings pitched, while walking just 13. A three-time member of the Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association Super Team, he is also a Rawlings-Perfect Game 2020 Preseason Second Team All-American.

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Academic Achievement

Harris has maintained a 3.76 GPA in the classroom. He has signed a National Letter of Intent to play baseball on scholarship at the University of Mississippi.

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Exemplary Character

Harris has volunteered locally on behalf of a pediatric hospital and youth sports programs.