Dawson Lane is a 26-year-old from Lakeland, Florida. After pitching at Montreat College he would transfer to Florida Southern and in his final year he had a 2.07 ERA with 60 strikeouts in 61.0 innings. Lane pitched professionally for the first time in 2022 with the Westside Wolly Mammoths in the USBL and has gone on to be in the Frontier League and Pioneer League.  

Last season, Lane’s original role was a bullpen arm but due to some injuries Lane was moved into the rotation and was productive down the stretch for Gary. In five starts he would work 30.1 innings, pencil in a 2.97 ERA and strikeout 24% of the batters he faced.