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Dragons on TV Thursday, Friday, and Saturday

Published on May 18, 2011 under Midwest League (MWL1)
Dayton Dragons News Release


DAYTON, OHIO-The Dayton Dragons games on Thursday, May 19; Friday, May 20; and Saturday, May 21 will be televised from Fifth Third Field on WHIO Digital Channel 7.2 (Time Warner Basic Cable Channel 23 and Digital Channel 372). All three games begin at 7:00 p.m. The Dragons meet the Great Lakes Loons on Thursday and the Lake County Captains on Friday and Saturday.

Former Cincinnati Reds first baseman and Dragons manager Todd Benzinger will serve as the guest commentator on Thursday's telecast. Former Reds infielder Chris Sexton will work Friday's game. Reds Assistant Director of Media Relations Jamie Ramsey will work Saturday's game. Dragons Director of Broadcasting and Media Relations Tom Nichols will handle the play-by-play on all three telecasts.

Benzinger was the Dragons manager for the 2009 and 2010 seasons and a key member of the Cincinnati Reds 1990 World Series champions. He has handled color commentator duties on several telecasts so far in 2011.

Sexton starred at St. Xavier High School in Cincinnati before going on to Miami University in Oxford, where is one of only two players in school history to have earned the Mid American Conference Player of the Year award (former Red Sox infielder Tim Naehring is the other). Sexton still holds the Miami record for both single season batting average (.429 in 1993) and career batting average (.382). He played for the Rockies in 1999 and the Reds in 2000. He also spent 10 years in the Minor Leagues, batting a combined .290. He hit over .300 at the Triple-A level in three different seasons. He has worked on Dragons telecasts since 2008.

Ramsey is the author of the blog, "Better Off Red" at www.reds.com . He is in his 11th season in the Reds Media Relations Department and his 15th year as part of the Reds organization. He is a native of Hamilton, Ohio and a graduate of Miami University.

"Better Off Red" is loaded with photos and provides an insider's view into Reds baseball in traditional as well as off-beat themes. The blog includes a daily offering of baseball information mixed with fun photos and interesting tidbits.

The Dragons will televise 25 games from Fifth Third Field this season. The telecasts are produced by the Dragons' in-house production crew. Among others scheduled for appearances as guest commentators are:

* Hall-of-fame baseball writer Hal McCoy

* WHIO TV-7 Sports Director Mike Hartsock

* Former Reds player and coach Tommy Helms

* Former Houston Astros star and current Reds Assistant Coordinator of Instruction Bill Doran

* Former Reds pitcher/former Dragons pitching coach Doug Bair

* Former Reds Assistant Director of Player Development Grant Griesser

* Ohio State University head baseball coach Greg Beals

* Miami University head baseball coach Dan Simonds

Dragons 2011 Television Broadcast Schedule (remaining games)

Thursday, May 19 - Great Lakes Loons

Friday, May 20 - Lake County Captains

Saturday, May 21 - Lake County Captains

Thursday, June 2 - Beloit Snappers

Friday, June 3 - Wisconsin Timber Rattlers

Saturday, June 4 - Wisconsin Timber Rattlers

Friday, June 17 - Lansing Lugnuts

Saturday, June 18 - Lansing Lugnuts

Thursday, June 30 - Bowling Green Hot Rods

Friday, July 1 - Bowling Green Hot Rods

Thursday, July 21 - Peoria Chiefs

Friday, July 22 - Peoria Chiefs

Saturday, July 23 - Burlington Bees

Thursday, July 28 - Fort Wayne TinCaps

Friday, July 29 - Fort Wayne TinCaps

Thursday, August 4 - West Michigan Whitecaps

Friday, August 5 - West Michigan White Caps

Thursday, August 18 - Great Lakes Loons

Friday, August 19 - Great Lakes Loons

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