27/08/2026
This week we interrogated our Sponsorship Co-Ordinator Dan Snape!
Another one of the infamous “Tee-ball Dads” Dan has been around for 5 years now, and just so happens to be due to play his 100th game for the club this weekend. He has been heavily involved in the club since his arrival with an array of coaching and committee duties, where he currently resides as this year’s very successful Sponsorship Co-Ordinator.
Away from the diamond Dan supports West Coast, and enjoys mountain biking, fishing, camping, chasing crays, and generally being out on or near the water. He loves pulling up a decent Baldchin Grouper, which he reckons is the tastiest fish out there. It’s no surprise he rates Waroora Station as his favourite getaway, and you can hear him pumping Groove Armada’s Superstylin’ from a mile away.
Dan rates winning that first premiership with the other tee ball dad’s (aka The Mighty Ducks) as one of his greatest sporting achievements, but his favourite memory so far is watching his young fella Cam and his fellow U/14 teammates, of which there were plenty of Vikings, take out the National Championship.
When we asked Dan what it is he most enjoys about being at the Vikings he said “Watching the younger generation grow into the sport from humble beginnings, many have become superstars and or play at a highly competitive level at the club and the connection it brings, dads having a go or rejoining the sport. Softball and the Vikings has a lot to offer, especially mateship with a sprinkle of softball.”
So if you’ve got some hot tips for willing sponsors next year, grab the craftiest beer available for Dan and go let him know!
