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Dayton Dragons Homestand Preview

May 10, 2012 - Midwest League (MWL) Dayton Dragons

Game and Radio Broadcast Schedule

Saturday, May 12 - Dayton Dragons vs. Lansing Lugnuts (Toronto Blue Jays), 7:00 PM

Sunday, May 13 - Dayton Dragons vs. Lansing Lugnuts, 2:00 PM

Monday, May 14 - Dayton Dragons vs. Lansing Lugnuts, 7:00 PM

Tuesday, May 15 - Dayton Dragons vs. Lansing Lugnuts, 7:00 PM

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

For Your Entertainment

Saturday, May 12

National Anthem performed by Oakview Elementary Fifth Grade Chorus (Kettering, Ohio)

Beavercreek Middle School Band on the Plaza before the game

Appearance by the Bud Girls

Sunday, May 13

o National Anthem performed by St. Maximilian Kolbe Parish (Liberty, Ohio)

o Mini Dugout Dancers

o Kettering Health Network Women's Health and Breast Cancer Awareness booths on the Plaza before the game

Monday, May 14

National Anthem performed by Incarnation Muse Performing Group (Centerville, Ohio)

Dragons MVP Night (Greene County)

Tuesday, May 15

National Anthem performed by Schuster Center Celebration Chorus (Dayton, Ohio)

Dragons MVP Night (Greene County)

Iams Pet Parade - Adoptable dogs will be featured at the game and take a parade lap around the warning track before the game starts

Madison High School Band on the Plaza before the game

Dragons On The Field

Though some of the names have changed, the Dragons bullpen continues to shine. Three Dragons relief pitchers have earned run averages under 2.00 (Brooks Pinckard at 0.00, Ryan Kemp at 0.98, and Kyle McMyne at 1.72), and the entire bullpen ERA is 2.90. McMyne was named the Dragons Pitcher of the Month for April. Carlos Contreras is near the top of the league in opponent's batting average, holding hitters to a .130 mark.

Because of the recent promotion of Dragons opening day starter Justice French, Centerville native Dan Jensen was moved into the starting rotation. He began the season as a reliever and compiling a 1.69 earned run average in ten appearances out of the bullpen. In his first start, Jensen threw four innings and gave up one unearned run on two hits. He didn't factor into the decision in his longest outing of the year. The start was Jensen's fourth in his professional career, though he was a starter at the University of Cincinnati during his junior and senior season. He is scheduled to start the first game of the homestand on May 12th.

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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