Baseball Victoria is pleased to announce the life membership of Scott Dawes following the BV Annual General Meeting on Tuesday, 20 April 2021.
“We are proud to confer life membership on Scott Dawes in accordance with Article 8 of the Baseball Victoria Constitution,” Baseball Victoria CEO Kristie Middleton said. “This is a fitting recognition of a dedicated player, coach, and administrator who has served our sport for more than 35 years. On behalf of Baseball Victoria, we congratulate Scott and thank him for his contributions to baseball in our state.”
Dawes represented Australia from 1993-1998, including a trip to the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. He played in all ten seasons of the first incarnation of the ABL with the Waverley/Melbourne Reds and played for Victoria post-ABL until 2002.
The four-time Claxton Shield winner has played/coached at Doncaster, Sunshine, Cheltenham, Waverley, and Greenhills Montmorency. He also coached Victorian State Teams from 2009-2011.
In addition to his on-field efforts, Dawes contributed at the state level as a director, Vice President and Executive Director of Baseball Victoria (2004- 2018). He continued to represent Victorian Baseball on the Baseball and Softball State Centre Committee of Management until 2020.
Dawes has played a valuable role in the development of Victorian players over the past three decades as a charter, club and state coach. His playing career exemplified his determination and skills at the national and international level, and he continued to give back to his beloved sport through coaching and leadership opportunities.
Dawes was excited to hear of his nomination and life membership. “If you had asked me how I think I would feel upon receiving such news, I wouldn’t have said that it would have had as much of an emotional impact on me as it did,” Dawes said. “I feel blessed to have been afforded every opportunity this game has provided me and remain forever thankful to everyone who has supported me over many years, in particular my parents, sister, wife and extended family and friends.”
