
Dragons on TV Saturday and Sunday on Dayton's CW
June 8, 2023 - Midwest League (MWL)
Dayton Dragons News Release
DAYTON, OHIO - Dayton Dragons games on Saturday, June 10 and Sunday, June 11 will be televised live from Day Air Ballpark in the heart of the Water Street District on Dayton's CW. The Dragons will battle the Cedar Rapids Kernels, the High-A affiliates of the Minnesota Twins on both dates. The Saturday broadcast will start at 7:00 p.m. while the Sunday broadcast will begin at 1:00 p.m.
These broadcasts are part of a 25-game Dragons television package in 2023. All Dragons television broadcasts are presented by AES Ohio. The TV Spotlight presenting sponsor is Enterprise Roofing.
Dayton's CW reaches approximately 500,000 households and over 1.2 million potential viewers in a 10-county area. All games will be broadcast live and in high definition on the following outlets:
Over the air Channel 26.1
Spectrum Channels 13 and 1013
Direct TV and DISH Network Channel 26.
All game broadcasts include the performance of the national anthem by local singers, groups, and musicians. Connect III will perform the national anthem on Saturday. On Sunday, the Xenia Chorus will perform.
Dragons Director of Broadcasting Tom Nichols will handle the play-by-play. Mike Vander Woude, the voice of the Dragons from 2000-2007, will handle the color commentator duties on Saturday. WDTN Sports Director Jack Pohl will serve as commentator on Sunday.
Tom Nichols is in his 16th year with the Dragons and 36th year in Minor League Baseball. He will serve as the play-by-play announcer on all 25 television broadcasts. He has broadcast over 4,000 minor league games since beginning his career in 1988 and has worked at every level of Minor League Baseball. He is a Ball State University graduate and a native of Muncie, Indiana, where he was inducted into the Delaware County Athletics Hall-of-Fame in 2009.
Jack Pohl has served as WDTN-TV Sports Director and Anchor since 2002 and has been with WDTN-TV since August 1995. Jack is a Dayton native who attended Wright State University. He began his broadcasting career at Centerville High School station WCWT. He later moved on to work at various Dayton area radio stations but is best known for his time as the Z-93 morning show personality with Kim Faris. Jack is proud to have learned the TV business from WDTN's legendary Omar Williams. Jack was honored with the Ohio High School Athletic Association's Sportsmanship and Ethics Integrity Media service award.
Mike Vander Woude was the original voice of the Dragons in 2000 and remained with the team as radio/television broadcaster through the 2007 season, when he departed to become the voice of the Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees. He returned to the Miami Valley after five seasons with the Yankees in 2012 and has worked on select Dragons radio and TV broadcasts over the past nine seasons. Mike began his career as an announcer in Minor League Baseball in 1995.
Dragons 2023 Television Broadcast Schedule (remaining games)
Day Date Time Opponent
Saturday June 10 7:00 PM Cedar Rapids Kernels
Sunday June 11 1:00 PM Cedar Rapids Kernels
Friday June 23 7:00 PM Lake County Captains
Saturday June 24 7:00 PM Lake County Captains
Sunday June 25 1:00 PM Lake County Captains
Friday July 7 7:00 PM Great Lakes Loons
Saturday July 8 7:00 PM Great Lakes Loons
Friday July 21 7:00 PM Wisconsin Timber Rattlers
Saturday July 22 7:00 PM Wisconsin Timber Rattlers
Sunday July 23 1:00 PM Wisconsin Timber Rattlers
Friday August 4 7:00 PM Beloit Sky Carp
Saturday August 5 7:00 PM Beloit Sky Carp
Friday August 25 7:00 PM Lansing Lugnuts
Saturday August 26 7:00 PM Lansing Lugnuts
Sunday August 27 1:00 PM Lansing Lugnuts
Saturday Sept. 9 7:00 PM Fort Wayne TinCaps
Sunday Sept. 10 1:00 PM Fort Wayne TinCaps
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