Dayton Dragons Homestand Preview, June 18 - 20

Published on June 16, 2010 under Midwest League (MWL1)
Dayton Dragons News Release

**Game and Radio Broadcast Schedule**

Friday, June 18 - Dayton Dragons vs. Great Lakes, 7:00 PM - WING 1410 AM

Saturday, June 19 - Dayton Dragons vs. Great Lakes, 7:00 PM - WING 1410 AM

Sunday, June 20 - Dayton Dragons vs. Great Lakes, 2:00 PM - WING 1410 AM

**For Your Entertainment**

Friday, June 18 - "Taste of Bob Evans" 5:30 - 7 pm Bob Evans will offer fans FREE samples of delicious favorites like their chicken salad, peach ice tea, peach cobbler, mac & cheese, mashed potatoes, and the new Dragons drink, National Anthem performed by Meredith Mannier (Kettering), Mini Dugout Dancers

Saturday, June 19 - Kroger Baseball Buddies, National Anthem performed by Tom Beery (Miamisburg), Retirement Village People

Sunday, June 20 - "Litter Free Day", Kroger Baseball Buddies, National Anthem Performed by Aunna Neighbarger (Homer), Mini Dugout Dancers

**Dragons On TV**

Both Friday's game and Saturday's game will be televised on WHIO Digital Channel 7.2. It is available on Time Warner Basic Cable Channel 23 and Digital Channel 372 to over 400,000 households.

Hall-of-Fame baseball writer Hal McCoy will join Tom Nichols on the TV broadcast on Friday, June 18, and Former Reds Assistant Director of Player Development Grant Griesser on Saturday, June 19.

**Dragons On The Field**

* The Dragons have split the first 32 home games at Fifth Third Field this season. Dayton split six total games against Kane County and Clinton during their last homestand to begin the month of June.

* The Dragons have received strong contributions from their outfielders this season. Cameron Satterwhite returns to Dayton swinging a red-hot bat; Satterwhite enjoyed a 13-22 stretch at the plate that includes two homeruns in five games. Reds 2010 second-round draft pick Ryan LaMarre joined the Dragons on the road this week after being selected out of the University of Michigan in this month's Major League Baseball Draft.

* The Dragons are in their 11th season of professional baseball in Dayton. Former Reds first baseman Todd Benzinger has returned for his second season with the Dragons. Joining him on the coaching staff are hitting coach Ken Griffey, Sr., a member of the Reds Hall of Fame, and pitching coach Tony Fossas, a veteran of 12 Major League seasons as a player.

Midwest League Stories from June 16, 2010

• Great Lakes Loons Playoff Bound - Great Lakes Loons
• Cougars Pound Bandits, Even Set - Kane County Cougars
• Bandits Fall 8-2 in Loss to Kane County - Quad Cities River Bandits
• Lugnuts Outpace Hot Rods, 8-5 - Lansing Lugnuts
• Playoff Hopes End as Slide Hits Four - Clinton LumberKings
• Bees Mount Ninth-Inning Charge in Loss - Burlington Bees
• Rattlers Crack Clinton - Wisconsin Timber Rattlers
• McNutt Dominates Bees with Ten Strikeouts in Chiefs Win - Peoria Chiefs
• TinCaps Top Dayton, 5-4 - Fort Wayne TinCaps
• Dragons Winning Streak Ends with 5-4 Loss - Dayton Dragons
• Wiegand, Cohen Lead Two-Out Barrage in Lansing - Bowling Green Hot Rods
• Loons Rally Late to Clinch Playoff Spot - South Bend Silver Hawks
• Soto's Three-Hit Shutout Snaps Losing Streak - West Michigan Whitecaps
• Kernels give up big inning in 11-2 loss to Beloit - Cedar Rapids Kernels
• Mike Kenney Added to All-Star Team, Trout in HR Derby - Cedar Rapids Kernels
• Silver Hawks Broadcaster Teams up with CCFA for Fundraising Walk at the Cove - South Bend Silver Hawks
• Rattlers Outfielder in Home Run Derby in Midwest League All-Star - Wisconsin Timber Rattlers
• Dayton Dragons Homestand Preview, June 18 - 20 - Dayton Dragons
• Morales Promoted - Beloit Sky Carp
• Dragons Gameday for Wednesday, June 16 - Dayton Dragons
• Jordan Smith Becomes 43rd Dragons Player in Major Leagues - Dayton Dragons
• Playoff Bound Captains Return Home to Wrap up First Half Play - Lake County Captains
• Pitcher Promotion Prompts Another All-Star Revision - MWL1
• Hot Rods bowl over Lugnuts in twinbill sweep - Lansing Lugnuts
• Schneider Receives Deserving All-Star Bid - Quad Cities River Bandits
• Indiana Outdoor News' "Casting at the Cove" Set For June 30 - South Bend Silver Hawks
• Cedar Rapids Sees 19 Game Home Winning Streak End - Cedar Rapids Kernels

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