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It was in baseball, however, where Dwayne left a formidable mark in Midview’s history. He was a four year starter for the Middies and the first freshman to make first team All-conference. He set the career strikeout record for a Midview pitcher with 304. He struck out 19 of 21 batters in a game against Elyria Catholic and followed with a 17 strikeout performance against Oberlin. He pitched 12 games with 16 or more strikeouts and had three career no hitters. He batted 405 his sophomore year, 383 as a junior and 427 as a senior. He was offered a baseball scholarship to Bowling Green State University where he was a four year starter for the Falcons. Although hampered by injuries, he made the All-Conference Team his junior year. He currently holds Bowling Green’s record for starting appearances, in a single season with 27. Dwayne continued his baseball interests after graduation from BGSU. He was the head baseball coach at Muskingum High School in 1994-95 and Columbia from 1996-98 where he was named Lorain County Coach of the year. He was the head baseball coach at Berea High School from 1999 to 2003 where he had two sectional and district appearances and one regional. Dwayne’s overall coaching record was 178-84. He won five Coach of the Year awards and was the Plain Dealer Coach of the Year in 2003. Seventeen of his former players went on to play at the collegiate level and six went to the major leagues. Dwayne Calloway lives in Elyria with his wife,
Angela and daughter Lindsey and sons, Tyler and Cody.
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An outstanding performer in football and baseball,
Dwayne Callaway was a three year starter at quarterback and
defensive back on the Midview football team. He was first team
All-Conference and his team’s MVP his senior year. He passed for
1100 yards and rushed for 550 that same year and was player of the
week, seven times in his career. He led his team to a notable 16-10
victory over North Ridgeville which was 9-0 coming into the game.
