Personal
Born in Longview, Texas ... parents are Darrell and Robin Dawson ... is an Eagle Scout ... likes fishing and paintballing ... serving a volunteer two-year mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to North Carolina ... a pre-med major.
Before BYU
Was two-time first team all-state at Gilmer High ... clocked at 93 mph ... had a 2.29 earned run average and 86 strikeouts ... as a freshman he pitched a complete game through three rain delays ... was academic all-state ... was all-district first team at a utility player in football ... played summer ball for the Texas Prospects who placed second in the IBC World Series in Florida ... high school coach was Joey Hector.
Stats
Year ERA W-L APP GS CG SV IP H R ER BB SO2010 29.45 0-0 4 0 0 0 3.2 10 12 12 4 3