Dragons Add Robert Maddox to Roster

April 19, 2012 - Midwest League (MWL1)
Dayton Dragons News Release

Dayton, Ohio-The Dayton Dragons announced the following roster moves today:

First baseman Sean Buckley has been placed on the disabled list with a sprained ankle, retroactive to April 14.

First baseman Robert Maddox has been promoted to Dayton from extended spring training in Goodyear, Arizona.

The Dragons roster remains at the Midwest League limit of 25 players.

A new roster is attached.

Buckley suffered the ankle injury on Friday, April 13 in the Dragons game at South Bend. He has played in eight games with the Dragons this season, batting .250 with a home run and three runs batted in.

Maddox is a power-hitting native of Euclid, Ohio near Cleveland. He finished second in the Pioneer League in home runs in 2011 when he blasted 16 long balls in 63 games for the Billings Mustangs, averaging a homer every 16 at-bats. He batted .282 and also drove in 51 runs to tie for fifth in the league. Maddox played at Villa Angela-St. Joseph High School, the same school that produced former Ohio State basketball star David Lighty and current Washington Redskins All-Pro linebacker London Fletcher. Maddox was drafted by the Atlanta Braves after high school, but instead went on play at Ohio University. With the Bobcats, he led the Mid American Conference in home runs with 21 in 2010 and set a school record with 74 RBI in a 55 game season, the fourth highest total in the history of the conference.

The Dragons host the Quad Cities River Bandits at Fifth Third Field tonight (Thursday), Friday, and Saturday at 7:05 p.m. For information on lawn tickets and group seating options, call (937) 228-2287.

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