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Dayton's Fifth Third Field on List of Nation's Top Parks

April 8, 2009 - Midwest League (MWL1)
Dayton Dragons News Release


DAYTON, OH-The home of the Dayton Dragons, Fifth Third Field, has been selected among the 10 Minor League Ballparks in the nation by Baseball America, the industry trade publication. Fifth Third Field was listed as the seventh best ballpark in America, the highest ranking of any Single-A facility.

"We are very pleased to be named one of the top 10 ballparks by Baseball America," noted Dragons General Manager, Gary Mayse. "We have a great architectural design, had a great construction team, and for the past nine seasons our staff has worked tirelessly to maintain Fifth Third Field to very high standards of operation. Mandalay continues to provide us with the resources to add and improve to the stadium each season, and our service and entertainment staffs continue to do an excellent job with our fans."

Dr. Pepper Ballpark in Frisco, Texas was listed at number five on the list. Like the Dragons, the Frisco RoughRiders are operated by Mandalay Baseball.

Baseball American listed the following explanation for the selection process:

"Ballpark experts from around the minors were polled when putting together our Top 10 Ballparks list. Minor league officials, club personnel, architects and promoters were among the many surveyed. Although no votes were tallied, the list below is based on their opinions."

Here is the top-10 list:

Ballpark Club Classification

1) Autozone Park (Memphis, Tennessee) Memphis Redbirds AAA

2) The Dell Diamond (Round Rock, Texas) Round Rock Express AAA

3) FirstEnergy Stadium (Reading, Pennsylvania) Reading Phillies AA

4) Fifth Third Field (Toledo, Ohio) Toledo Mud Hens AAA

5) Dr. Pepper Ballpark (Frisco, Texas) Frisco RoughRiders AA

6) Whataburger Field (Corpus Christi, Texas) Corpus Christi Hooks AA

7) Fifth Third Field (Dayton, Ohio) Dayton Dragons A

8) NewBridge Bank Park (Greensboro, North Carolina) Greensboro Grasshoppers A

9) Louisville Slugger Field (Louisville, Kentucky) Louisville Bats AAA

10) Brighthouse Field (Clearwater, Florida) Clearwater Threshers A

The Dragons open their 10th season in the Midwest League on Thursday night at 7:05 p.m. at Fifth Third Field against the Great Lakes Loons. A limited number of lawn tickets remain available for the game. Lawn tickets are $7.00. Lawn tickets can be purchased at the Fifth Third Field Box Office, by calling (937) 228-BATS (2287), or by emailing dragons@daytondragons.com. More information is available at www.daytondragons.com. The Box Office is open Monday through Friday, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

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