MWL1 Dayton Dragons

Dragons on TV Thursday, Friday, and Saturday

Published on June 6, 2012 under Midwest League (MWL1)
Dayton Dragons News Release


DAYTON, OHIO-Dayton Dragons games on Thursday, June 7; Friday, June 8; and Saturday, June 9 will be televised from Fifth Third Field. Games will be seen on WHIO Digital Channel 7.2 (Time Warner Basic Cable Channel 23 and Digital Channel 372) at 7:00 p.m. as the Dragons host the Lake County Captains Thursday and Friday and the Bowling Green Hot Rods on Saturday.

Sponsors of the telecast include Texas Roadhouse, Friendship Village, John Morrell Food Group, Drake Heating and Air, Bathroom Alternatives, Greater Ohio Virtual School, Dave & Busters, DP&L, IUE-CWA, and Smoothie King.

Former Reds first baseman and Dragons manager Todd Benzinger will serve as the commentator on the Thursday and Friday telecasts. WHIO TV Sports Director Mike Hartsock will handle commentator duties on Saturday. Dragons Director of Broadcasting and Media Relations Tom Nichols handles the play-by-play on all telecasts, which are produced by the Dragons' in-house production crew. The Dragons will televise 25 games from Fifth Third Field this season.

Benzinger was the Dragons manager for the 2009 and 2010 seasons and a key member of the Cincinnati Reds 1990 World Series champions. He recorded the final out of the '90 World Series when he caught a foul pop off the bat of Oakland's Carney Lansford in the ninth inning of game four. He spent nine years as a player in the major leagues with the Reds, Red Sox, Royals, Dodgers, and Giants, playing in 924 major league games.

In 1990, he appeared in nine of the Reds' 10 post-season games including all four World Series games after playing in 118 regular season games for Cincinnati and batting .253. He concluded his major league playing career in 1995. Benzinger is a Cincinnati-area native. He was an All-American at New Richmond (Ohio) High School and now resides in West Chester. Following his playing days, Benzinger enjoyed a highly-successful career coaching girls' high school basketball in the Cincinnati area from 1999-2009.

Hartsock has served as Sports Director at WHIO TV since 1989. He has covered the Miami Valley for nearly 35 years, first as a news reporter for WHIO Radio before moving to the news beat for WHIO TV and then moving into sports there in 1982. He has covered three Super Bowls, the 1990 World Series, and the 1996 Olympics. He is a native of Waynesville.

Among others who have or will appear as guest commentators this season are:

* Hall-of-Fame writer Hal McCoy

* Former Reds pitcher and Dragons pitching coach Doug Bair

* Former major league star second baseman Bill Doran

* Former Reds infielder Chris Sexton

* Former Dragons pitcher Matt Klinker

* Former Reds Assistant Director of Player Development Grant Griesser

* Reds Assistant Director of Media Relations Jamie Ramsey (author of the blog "Better Off Red")

* Ohio State University head baseball coach Greg Beals

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