MWL1 Dayton Dragons

Dragons on TV Thursday

Published on April 30, 2014 under Midwest League (MWL1)
Dayton Dragons News Release


DAYTON, OHIO-The Dayton Dragons game vs. the Lansing Lugnuts on Thursday, May 1 will be televised from Fifth Third Field on WHIO Digital Channel 7.2 (channel 23 and digital channel 372 on most Time Warner Cable systems in the Miami Valley). Dragons telecasts are available to more than 500,000 households.

Reds relief pitcher Aroldis Chapman is expected to pitch in this game for the Dragons on an injury rehabilitation assignment.

Chick Ludwig, radio host on the Dragons flagship station, WONE 980 AM, will provide commentary on the telecast.

Sponsors for Dragons television broadcasts include Dayton Power & Light, IUE-CWA, Smoothie King, Alliance for Consumer Education, Greater Ohio Virtual School, Gamin' Ride, Buffalo Wild Wings, Cohen Recycling, IWORKS, Coldwell Banker Heritage Realtors, Courtyard by Marriott Dayton South, and Voss Auto.

The Dragons will televise 25 games from Fifth Third Field this season. The telecasts are produced by the Dragons' in-house production crew. Each telecast will feature a special guest commentator who will work with Dragons play-by-play announcer Tom Nichols. Among those expected to appear on telecasts are:

* Ron Oester, former Reds infielder (2014 inductee into the Reds Hall-of-Fame)

* Bill Doran, former Houston Astros star and current Reds Minor League Field Coordinator

* Tommy Helms, former Reds player, coach, and manager (member of the Reds Hall-of-Fame)

* Todd Benzinger, former Reds player and former Dragons manager

* Doug Bair, former Reds player and former Dragons pitching coach

* Joe Price, former Reds pitcher

* Chris Sexton, former Reds infielder

* Jeff Reboulet, former Major League infielder and Dayton native

* Hal McCoy, Hall-of-fame baseball writer

* Paul Keels, Ohio State University broadcaster

* Mike Hartsock, WHIO TV-7 Sports Director

* Mike Vander Woude, the voice of the Dragons from 2000-2007

* Larry Hansgen of WHIO Radio

* Mo Egger, WLW Radio Sports Talk host

* Grant Griesser, former Reds Assistant Director of Player Development

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

* Brad Del Barba, Major League Baseball scout and former Reds executive

* Daryl Smith, Baseball Author

* Greg Rhodes, Reds team historian

Dragons 2014 Television Broadcast Schedule (remaining games)

Thursday, May 1 - Lansing Lugnuts

Thursday, May 8 - Fort Wayne TinCaps

Friday, May 9 - Fort Wayne TinCaps

Saturday, May 10 - Fort Wayne TinCaps

Thursday, May 22 - West Michigan Whitecaps

Friday, May 23 - West Michigan Whitecaps

Saturday, May 31 - Lansing Lugnuts

Thursday, June 12 - Bowling Green Hot Rods

Friday, June 13 - Lake County Captains

Saturday, June 14 - Lake County Captains

Saturday, June 28 - Lake County Captains

Thursday, July 3 - Fort Wayne TinCaps

Thursday, July 10 - South Bend Silver Hawks

Friday, July 11 - West Michigan Whitecaps

Saturday, July 12 - West Michigan Whitecaps

Thursday, July 24 - Quad Cities River Bandits

Friday, July 25 - Quad Cities River Bandits

Saturday, July 26 - Cedar Rapids Kernels

Saturday, August 2 - South Bend Silver Hawks

Saturday, August 16 - Bowling Green Hot Rods

Wednesday, August 27 - Lansing Lugnuts

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