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Brian Gillow

Brian Gillow

  • Class
    2001
  • Induction
    2014
  • Sport(s)
    Baseball
Brian Gillow played baseball from 1997-2000 and his pitching helpedĀ lead DeSales to three conference championships and three NCAAĀ Division III Regional Tournament appearances.

Gillow was named to the All-PAC First-Team in 1997 and later the All-FreedomĀ Conference First-Team in 1999 and 2000. He won the Freedom ConferenceĀ Player of the Year and Pitcher of the Year awards in 2000 and was also named toĀ the ABCA All-Mid-Atlantic Region Second-Team in 1999.

Gillow has 334 career strikeouts, the most in DeSales history. He ranks secondĀ all-time in innings pitched (259 1/3), earned run average (2.88), and completeĀ games (13). He is also fourth all-time in games started (36) and wins (22).

He holds the DeSales single-season record for shutouts (three in 1997),Ā strikeouts (106 in 1999) and games started (12 in 2000). Gillow also holds theĀ record for strikeouts in a single game with 16 against Marywood in 1997.

After college, Gillow played one year for the London (Canada) Werewolves ofĀ the Frontier League. He played the next season for the Fargo-Moorhead (N.D.)Ā RedHawks before being traded to the Allentown Ambassadors, where he spentĀ some time before retiring from baseball.

Gillow is entering his 10th year teaching at Honesdale Middle School as aĀ health and physical education teacher. He has been married to his wife ChrisĀ for eight years. They have two sons, Calum, 3, and Weston, 1.
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