MWL Dayton Dragons

Dragons Battle Back But Fall to Loons in 10 Innings on Friday

Published on July 7, 2023 under Midwest League (MWL)
Dayton Dragons News Release


Dayton, Ohio-The Great Lakes Loons scored three runs in the top of the 10th inning and went on to defeat the Dayton Dragons 8-5 on Friday night. The Loons have won the first four games of the six-game set.

A crowd of 7,864 was in attendance at Day Air Ballpark in the heart of the Water Street District.

The Dragons battled back from an early 5-1 deficit to tie the game in the bottom of the eighth inning. They scored one run in the fourth, two in the seventh, and one in the eighth to even the score at 5-5.

Austin Callahan went 3 for 5 for the Dragons including a double. He drove in a run with a single in the seventh to pull the Dragons within one. Then in the eighth, after Ashton Creal walked to start the inning and went to third on Edwin Arroyo's single, Austin Hendrick delivered a sacrifice fly to center field to score Creal and tie the game. The Dragons nearly took the lead in the inning. Arroyo was at third with two outs when Ruben Ibarra drilled a hard line drive directly at the third baseman to end the threat.

In the 10th, Jake Vogel delivered a one-out, two-run single for the Loons to highlight a three-run inning. The Dragons were retired in order in the bottom of the 10th as they lost their fifth straight game. The Dragons have gone to extra innings in five of their last 10 games including the last two nights against the Loons.

Dayton relievers Brooks Crawford and Dennis Boatman combined for five scoreless innings to allow the Dragons to erase a four-run deficit. Crawford tossed three innings, retiring all nine batters he faced including five on strikeouts. Boatman had his best game of the season, tossing two scoreless innings and striking out three.

Up Next: The Dragons (6-7, 39-40) host Great Lakes (9-4, 54-24) in the fifth game of the six-game series on Saturday at 7:10 p.m. at Day Air Ballpark in the heart of the Water Street District. Julian Aguiar (3-1, 2.10), the Midwest League leader in earned run average, is scheduled to start for Dayton.

For ticket information, go to daytondragons.com/tickets or call (937) 228-2287.

On the Air: Saturday night's Dragons game will be televised locally on Dayton's CW (Channel 26; Spectrum Cable channels 13 and 1013). All Dragons home and road games are broadcast on radio on FOX Sports 980 AM WONE. Games can be heard on smart phones, iPads, and other mobile devices via the free Dragons Mobile App, or on a computer at wone.com. Games are also available on HD Radio on 104.7 WTUI HD 2.

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