MWL Dayton Dragons

Dragons Fall to Lake County, Finish First Half at 33-33

June 22, 2023 - Midwest League (MWL)
Dayton Dragons News Release


Dayton, Ohio - Lake County's Will Bartlett hit a home run and drove in four runs to lead the Captains to an 8-3 victory over the Dayton Dragons on Thursday night, the final game of the first half.

The Dragons finished the first half season with a record of 33-33, in second place in the East Division. The second half in the Midwest League's split-season format will begin on Friday night. The win-loss record for all teams will revert to 0-0 to start the second half.

A crowd of 8,509 was in attendance at Day Air Ballpark in the heart of the Water Street District.

Dayton's Jack Rogers had a big night in a losing effort. He went 4 for 5 with two doubles and extended his hitting streak to 12 straight games, the longest of the year by a Dayton player.

Lake County took the lead in the third inning on Bartlett's two-run home run, and the Captains added two more runs in the fifth and three in the top of the seventh to jump ahead 7-0.

Meanwhile, the Dragons had their chances but could not capitalize. Three times in the first five innings, the Dragons advanced a runner to third with only one out, but in each case, they could not score.

The Dragons did score in the bottom of the seventh, getting a run-scoring double from Rogers and an RBI single by Edwin Arroyo to make it 7-2. After Lake County scored one run in the top of the eighth, the Dragons closed out the scoring with one run in the bottom of the eighth on a single by Rogers to drive in Justice Thompson from second base.

Dragons starting pitcher Thomas Farr (1-4) was charged with the loss. He worked five innings, allowing four runs on five hits with two walks and seven strikeouts.

The Dragons finished with 10 hits. In addition to the four-hit night by Rogers, Tyler Callihan had two hits including a double.

Up Next: The Dragons (0-0, 33-33) will open the second half on Friday night against Lake County (0-0, 31-34) at 7:10 p.m. at Day Air Ballpark in the heart of the Water Street District. Chris McElvain, a product of V Vanderbilt who was promoted to the Dragons earlier this week, is scheduled to start for Dayton. McElvain ranked second in the Florida State League in earned run average with Daytona at the time he was moved up. For ticket information, go to daytondragons.com/tickets or call (937) 228-2287.

On the Air: Dragons games Friday, Saturday, and Sunday will be televised 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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