​Former Angelo State University baseball pitcher Dax Dathe signed with the Toronto Blue Jays as an undrafted free agent.In Dathe’s two seasons with the Rams he posted an 18-5 record and a 4.00 ERA in 157⅔ innings with 208 strikeouts. He was voted to the 2024 and 2025 All-Lone Star Conference first-team. Following his two seasons with ASU, Dathe used his final year of college eligibility to play for Louisiana State University. He made 12 appearances with the Tigers, posting an 8.53 ERA win 6⅓ innings tossed.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementMore: Angelo State names Mike Erwin as new women’s soccer coachMore: See the 2026 All-West Texas high school baseball teamIn high school Dathe played at Stoney Point in Round Rock before beginning his college career at the University of Houston. He played one season for the Cougars in the 2020 COVID-19 shortened season before transferring to Grayson College where he was named first-team All-Conference utility player in 2022. He then transferred to Texas Tech in 2023 where he appeared in five games before signing with ASU the following year.Dathe’s best season with the Rams came in 2025 when he recorded a 9-1 record with a 2.99 ERA, working 72⅓ innings with 31 walks and 98 strikeouts, while leading the Rams to the South Central Super Regional.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementDathe is the most recent in a line of Rams baseball talent to reach professional baseball, including Kade Bragg and Aaron Munson. Munson plays for the New Hampshire Fisher Cats, a Double-A Affiliate of the Blue Jays, while Bragg plays for the Pensacola Blue Wahoos, a Double-A Affiliate of the Miami Marlins.Paul Witwer covers high school sports and Angelo State University sports for The San Angelo Standard-Times. Reach him at sports@gosanangelo.com. Follow him on X @Paul_Witwer, Instagram and TikTok at pwitwer_sast.This article originally appeared on San Angelo Standard-Times: Angelo State pitcher Dax Dathe signs with Blue Jays