Dawson Dumont signs with Shoreline

Polson’s Dawson Dumont signed to play baseball at Shoreline Community College of the NWAC Conference.

“I’m beyond excited,” Dumont said. “My biggest goal is to play baseball as long as a I can and this is the next step.”

Dumont, who has been playing baseball since he was 6 years old, said the Shoreline coaching staff reached out to him after seeing video of him on a recruiting website and expressed interest in having him in the program. Dumont said being left-handed and fast helped him get noticed. He also added the coaches told him they want to help him get picked up by a four-year or NAIA program after two years of play.

During his visit to Shoreline, Dumont toured the campus and practiced with the team. He was impressed with the facilities and the dorms, which were brand new. Dumont was also happy that Shoreline is not in the middle of Seattle, but still close enough to the city to enjoy it.

“You can still get away from how busy Seattle is,” Dumont said.

Although he has a little bit of family in the area, he had never been there himself.

Dumont is expected to play outfield for Shoreline as the team lost several fielders from last year.

Although other coaches talked to Dumont, he felt that the Shoreline coach really stood out.

Dumont has been a standout player in Polson for years. He played on the Mission Valley Mariners B team in 7th grade before moving up to the A team. The transition from Little League to Legion was challenging, but Dumont believes it made him a better baseball player.

Dumont is also excited about the academic side of attending a junior college. He will be able to get all of his basics out of the way and then transfer to a four-year program. Dumont credits his dad, Drew Dumont, as well as Brad Fisher and Tim Rausch for helping him reach this point in his baseball career.

Locally, his playing time is not over as he will be able to play for the first ever Polson High baseball team this spring after the MHSA added the sport. He said it’s exciting to see as some athletes who couldn’t commit to the full schedule of Legion baseball will be able to play the school sport.

Consider it the last hurray before he moves on to the storied NWAC league, which has a knack for producing excellent baseball players in the collegiate ranks.