Florida Tech Panthers

2024: Appeared in 25 games and started five as a batter. ...Recorded three hits in 10 at-bats for a .300 batting average. ...Came around to score four times and drove in one run. ...Also took the circle eight times, including two starts. ...Tallied one win and three strikeouts in 19.1 innings pitched. ...Career day against in a 9-1 victory over Bentley, pitching five innings while allowing just one earned run (2/11). ...Named to the Florida Tech Athletic Director's and SSC Spring Honor Roll.

Previous: Transfer from University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. ... Appeared in 91 games. ...Tallied 26 hits. ...17 runs. ...11 RBIs. ...3x Horizon League Academic Honor Roll. ...3x Easton/NFCA All-American Scholar Athlete. ...2022 Chi Alpha Sigman Recipient. ...2023 University Leadership Award.
 
High School: Attended Donald E. Gavit HS in Hammond, Indiana …Participated in softball and cross-country. ...Earned eight varsity letters. ...7x All-Conference. ....4x Gavit Softball MVP. ...2020 Hammond Sports Hall of Fame's Distinguished Athlete Award 
 
Club: Played three years for Chicago Cheetahs 
 
Personal: Dawn is the daughter of Jessica and Matthew Pawlak … Has one sibling, Hope. ...She earned her undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay and is currently pursuing her master's degree in Mechanical Engineering. …Chose Florida Tech for their engineering program and to be close to home. ...Career goal is to work for Disney World as an Imagineer in the engineering department designing and building rides.