[1] He also was a pitcher for the Australian national team, spent four seasons in the minor leagues, reaching AA.

After which, he traveled to the US and pitched for Georgia Southern University, the first Australian baseball player to win a 4-year scholarship to a USA college.

He tied John Tanner for the Gulf Coast League lead in saves and made the GCL All-Star team that year.

Dale then moved on to work as a minor league coach in the Reds and Atlanta Braves chain following the end of his playing career in the USA.

Dale went 4–5 with five saves and a 2.72 ERA in 1993–1994, and in the 1994–1995 ABL, he returned to rotation, but giving up managing to concentrate on playing, which worked, going 12–2 with 2 saves and ended up winning Pitcher of the Year honours for the second time, then picked up the championship round MVP award as the Reds won their second pennant.

Back on the international scene, Dale pitched for Australia in the 1998 Baseball World Cup, going 1–1 with a 4.76 ERA.

Dale is also a scout for the Atlanta Braves, covering South Korea and Taiwan in addition to Australia.