Connor Dawson began his work as an Assistant Coach for the Tiger Baseball program in the fall of 2018.Dawson will spend most of his time working with outfielders and catchers, as well as running the strength and conditioning program. Dawson has served as Everman’s assistant coach once before, as a member of Everman’s staff last year at Benedictine College. 

Dawson has a unique perspective in junior college athletics, as he is a product of junior college baseball, playing at Neosho Community College for two years. Following his time there, he went to Benedictine College. After his playing career, Dawson coached the U17 Kansas City Bullets, with his main duties revolving around getting players noticed by college programs. During the 2015-16 school years, Dawson coached at St. Thomas Aquinas High School, winning a High School State Championship and assisting in the development of two MLB draft picks. Dawson made his way back to Benedictine to assist Coach Everman in the 2018 season and spent the 2018 summer at 108 Performance as an MLB consultant.

Along with his coaching responsibilities, Dawson will also serve as a Housing Coordinator in On-Campus housing.