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April 17, 2012 - Midwest League (MWL) Dayton Dragons

Game and Radio Broadcast Schedule

Thursday, April 19 - Dayton Dragons vs. Quad Cities River Bandits (St. Louis Cardinals), 7:00 PM

Friday, April 20 - Dayton Dragons vs. Quad Cities River Bandits, 7:00 PM

Saturday, April 21 - Dayton Dragons vs. Quad Cities River Bandits, 7:00 PM

Sunday, April 22 - Dayton Dragons vs. Cedar Rapids Kernels (Los Angeles Angels), 4:00 PM

Monday, April 23 - Dayton Dragons vs. Cedar Rapids Kernels, 7:00 PM

Tuesday, April 24 - Dayton Dragons vs. Cedar Rapids Kernels, 7:00 PM

All games broadcast on WONE 980 AM and streamed via the Dragons website at www.daytondragons.com.

Dragons On TV

The games on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday will each be televised on WHIO Digital Channel 7.2. It is available on Time Warner Basic Cable Channel 23 and Digital Channel 372.

Former Cincinnati Reds first baseman and Dragons manager Todd Benzinger will join Tom Nichols on the telecast on Thursday, April 19th.

Former Reds pitcher Doug Bair joins the broadcast on Friday, April 20th

WHIO-TV Sports Director Mike Hartsock will be on the telecast on Saturday, April 21st

For Your Entertainment

Thursday, April 19

National Anthem performed by Holmes Elementary (Wilmington, Ohio)

Dragons MVP Night (Greene County)

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Home Run for Life - Jayden Norvell

Friday, April 20

o National Anthem performed by Shaw Elementary (Beavercreek, Ohio)

o Dragons MVP Night (Clark County)

o Retirement Village People

Saturday, April 21

National Anthem performed by St. Luke School Choir (Beavercreek, Ohio)

Mini Dugout Dancers

Friends and Family game: Fans can purchase a ticket package which includes a lawn ticket to the Dragons game, a free Dragons hat and a voucher for a free Extra Value Meal (r) at any Miami Valley McDonald's location. This package valued at $30 is available for just $11 per ticket.

Sunday, April 22

National Anthem performed by Connect III (Springfield, Ohio)

Public Safety Day co-hosted by Kettering Health Network on the Plaza from 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Great Clips Haircuts on the Plaza

Monday, April 23

National Anthem performed by the Dayton Philharmonic Youth Strings (Dayton, Ohio)

Dragons MVP Night (Montgomery County)

Tuesday, April 24

National Anthem performed by KidzFam (Dayton, Ohio)

Dragons MVP Night (Montgomery County)

Dragons On The Field

Dragons RHP Justice French has emerged as one of the top starters on the team in the early part of the season. The Suwanee, Ga. native started on opening day an allowed no runs on two hits in the Dragons win over West Michigan. French's third start was on the road yesterday against Ft. Wayne, where he picked up his second win of the season. He gave up two runs on four hits in six innings, and moved to 2-1 in 2012.

After getting one hit in his first 14 at-bats, Kyle Waldrop emerged as an offensive stalwart on the Dragons recent road trip. He has a hit in each of his last five games, and three straight multi-hit games (entering play on Tuesday). In that time, Waldrop's batting average has risen 250 points (from .071 to .321) and he's amassed four extra-base hits and five runs batted in.

Former major leaguer Delino DeShields is in his second season as manager for Dayton in 2012. He enters his fourth season in the Reds organization, having served as the manager of the Billings Mustangs in 2010 and as the hitting coach in Billings in 2009. Cincinnati Reds Hall of Famer Tom Browning joins the staff as the pitching coach, and Alex Pelaez begins his second year as the team's hitting coach.

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