MWL1 Dayton Dragons

Dragons Homestand Preview

August 30, 2013 - Midwest League (MWL1)
Dayton Dragons News Release


August 31, 2013 - September 2, 2013

Fifth Third Field

Dayton, Ohio

**Game and Radio Broadcast Schedule**

* Saturday, August 31 - Dayton Dragons vs. South Bend Silver Hawks, 7:00 PM

* Sunday, September 1 - Dayton Dragons vs. South Bend Silver Hawks, 2:00 PM

* Monday, September 2 - Dayton Dragons vs. South Bend Silver Hawks, 2:00 PM

All games broadcast on WONE 980 AM and streamed via the Dragons website at www.daytondragons.com.

**Dragons On TV**

* On Saturday, August 31st the game will be televised on WHIO Digital Channel 7.2. They are available on Time Warner Basic Cable Channel 23 and Digital Channel 372.

* Former Reds Director of Player Development Grant Griesser will join Tom Nichols on the broadcast.

**For Your Entertainment**

* Dragons Mascots Heater and Gem and the Green Team will be performing skits throughout each game of the three-game homestand.

* Saturday, August 31

* National Anthem performed by Yolanda Byrd (Dayton, OH).

* Friends of the Dragons will be raffling off a bat before the game on the Fifth Third Field Plaza.

* Rumpke will have a truck and its mascot Binny on the plaza before the game.

* Provost Academy will have an information booth on the plaza before the game.

* DP&L will inform consumers about retail energy on the Fifth Third Field Plaza.

* Sunday, September 1

* National Anthem performed by Jessica Watkins (Dayon, OH).

* Great Clips will be giving free hair cuts on the plaza at Fifth Third Field.

* DP&L will inform consumers about retail energy on the Fifth Third Field Plaza.

* Kids can run the bases after the game.

* Monday, September 2

* National Anthem performed by Mary Carter (Lebanon, OH).

* Friends of the Dragons will be raffling off a bat before the game on the Fifth Third Field Plaza.

* Provost Academy will have an information booth on the plaza before the game.

* DP&L will inform consumers about retail energy on the Fifth Third Field Plaza.

* Kids can run the bases after the game.

**Dragons On The Field**

* The Dragons were eliminated from the playoff race yesterday with a loss to Great Lakes, but the club needs just one more win to guarantee a winning record in the second half. Seth Mejias-Brean is fourth in the league with a .310 batting average.

* The Dragons have eight players on Baseball America's Top 30 Reds Prospects list. Starting pitchers Nick Travieso (#6), Ismael Guillon (#9), Amir Garrett (#14) and Sal Romano (#30) are ranked by Baseball America. Meanwhile, Baseball America touts outfielder Jesse Winker as the "best pure hitter" in the Reds system and the number seven prospect. Outfielder Jeff Gelalich ranks 14th in the system, third baseman Seth Mejias-Brean is rated as the Reds 19th best prospect, and third baseman Tanner Rahier is tabbed as the number 20 prospect in the Reds organization.

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