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Dragons Homestand Preview for Games Starting Wednesday

May 28, 2012 - Midwest League (MWL) Dayton Dragons

Game and Radio Broadcast Schedule

Wednesday, May 30 - Dayton Dragons vs. South Bend Silverhawks (Arizona Diamondbacks), 7:00 PM

Thursday, May 31 - Dayton Dragons vs. South Bend Silverhawks, 7:00 PM

Friday, June 1 - Dayton Dragons vs. South Bend Silverhawks, 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 and Friday will 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

Former Cincinnati Reds infielder Chris Sexton will provide color commentary on Friday's broadcast

For Your Entertainment

Wednesday, May 30

National Anthem performed by Forte (Cincinnati, Ohio)

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Home Run for Life - Alex Bean

Centerville High School Band on the Plaza before the game

Thursday, May 31

National Anthem performed by Bella a Cappella Chorus (Dayton, Ohio)

Friday, June 1

National Anthem performed by Dr. John Hole Elementary (Centerville, Ohio)

Mini Dugout Dancers

Dragons On The Field

Centerfielder Kurtis Muller rejoined the Dragons at the end of the last homestand and quickly sparked the Dragons offense. He homered in his first at-bat, and had two more hits in the win over Great Lakes. The 22nd round draft pick of the Reds in 2010, Muller became the second Dragons hitter to homer in his first at-bat with the team this season. Muller is batting .400 in his first seven games with the Dragons.

Second baseman Ryan Wright has keyed the Dragons offensive turnaround throughout the past week with an 11-game hitting streak that is still alive. Wright put together a stretch in which he had multiple hits in five straight games starting with the series finale in Bowling Green on May 18th and extending through the road trip. He raised his batting average above .300 for the first time since the first week of May and is currently hitting .318. Baseball America's 23rd best prospect in the Reds organization, Wright was drafted in the fifth round of the 2011 MLB Draft.

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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