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Dayton Dragons Homestand Preview

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

Game and Radio Broadcast Schedule

Saturday, May 19 - Dayton Dragons vs. Great Lakes Loons (Los Angeles Dodgers), 7:00 PM

Sunday, May 20 - Dayton Dayton Dragons vs. Great Lakes Loons, 2:00 PM

Monday, May 21 - Dayton Dragons vs. Great Lakes Loons, 7:00 PM

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

Dragons On TV

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

National Baseball Hall-of-Fame writer Hal McCoy joins Tom Nichols for the television broadcast on Saturday

For Your Entertainment

Saturday, May 19

National Anthem performed by Senior Airman Cassandra Pittman, from the 178th Fighter Wing Air National Guard (Springfield, Ohio)

Hometown Heroes Celebration Night: In conjunction with the Dayton Development Coalition, the Dragons will pay tribute to the service men and women of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and the Springfield Air National Guard Base. Pittman will also perform God Bless America.. It is the first of two planned Hometown Heroes Celebration Nights.

Kroger Baseball Buddies

Sunday, May 20

National Anthem performed by Cline Elementary Choir (Centerville, Ohio)

Great Clips on the Plaza before the game will be cutting and spray painting hair for fans to raise money for the Children's Miracle Network

Kroger Baseball Buddies

Monday, May 21

National Anthem performed by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Choir (Dayton, Ohio)

Dragons On The Field

Pitcher Jacob Johnson returns to the Dragons after missing all of the 2011 season after recovering from shoulder surgery. Johnson pitched with Dayton in 2010, registering an 8-7 record and a 4.47 ERA in 25 starts. He was an 11th round draft pick of the Reds in the 2009 MLB Draft out of Trinity Christian Academy (Lake Worth, Fla.). He is scheduled to start Thursday night's ballgame against the Hot Rods in Bowling Green.

Though some of the names have changed, the Dragons pitching staff is building on last year's solid performance. The Dragons bullpen continues to throw well, even after logging almost six innings per game over the last nine days. Entering play on Thursday, four relief pitchers have earned run averages under 2.10 (Kyle McMyne, 1.27; Carlos Contreras, 1.89; Ryan Kemp, 2.08; and El'Hajj Muhammad, 2.08).

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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