MWL1 Dayton Dragons

Dragons Preview Homestand

Published on May 21, 2013 under Midwest League (MWL1)
Dayton Dragons News Release


**Game and Radio Broadcast Schedule**

Wednesday, May 22 - Dayton Dragons vs. West Michigan Whitecaps, 7:00 PM

Thursday, May 23 - Dayton Dragons vs. West Michigan Whitecaps, 7:00 PM

Friday, May 24 - Dayton Dragons vs. West Michigan Whitecaps, 7:00 PM

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

**Dragons On TV** On Thursday May 23rd and Friday May 24th, the games will be televised on WHIO Digital Channel 7.2. It is available on Time Warner Basic Cable Channel 23 and Digital Channel 372. Former Dragons Manager and Reds First Baseman Todd Benzinger will join Tom Nichols on the broadcast Thursday, May 23rd. WHIO Radio's Larry Hansgen will be on the broadcast Friday, May 24th.

**For Your Entertainment**

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

Wednesday, May 22 National Anthem performed by Cline Elementary Choir (Centerville, OH)

Bob Ross Auto Group will be on the plaza with Fiat Happenings

Dragons MVP Night (Montgomery County)

Budweiser Black Crown Sampling, sponsored by Heidelberg Distributing. Free samples will be available on the first and third base concourses. There will also be a special on 12 oz Black Crown for $4.

Thursday, May 23 National Anthem performed by West Carrollton High School Varsity Choir (West Carrollton, OH)

Dragons Home Run for Life Night: 13-year-old Awa Onwudiwe will be honored for her perseverance battling sickle cell disease with a lap around the bases during the game. The Dragons Home Run for Life program is made possible by the generous support of Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield.

The Retirement Village People will perform throughout the game

Friday, May 24 National Anthem performed by St. Helen School Choir (Dayton, OH)

The Centerville High School Band will perform plaza before the game.

Local Boy Scouts will take part in an overnight campout on the field after the game.

**Dragons On The Field**

The Dragons are off to a 17-27 start in the 2013 campaign. Jesse Winker has been the hottest Dragon. He's hitting .383 over the past month with six home runs. Winker is the reigning Midwest League Player of the Week.

The Dragons took four of five games from the South Bend Silver Hawks over the weekend. Seth Mejias-Brean and Tanner Rahier each hit go-ahead homers to provide the difference in two of the four Dragons wins. Starting pitchers Robert Stephenson, Wandy Peralta, and Drew Cisco all posted at least six inning starts.

The Dragons have eight players on Baseball America's Top 30 Reds Prospects list. Baseball America rated starting pitcher Robert Stephenson as the top pitching prospect in the Reds farm system. He is ranked second in the organization behind former Dragon Billy Hamilton. Starting pitchers Ismael Guillon (#9), Pedro Diaz (#17) and Sal Romano (#30) are also 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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