
June Dragons Players of the Month
Published on June 29, 2007 under Midwest League (MWL1)
Dayton Dragons News Release
DAYTON, OH - For the second consecutive season, the Dayton Dragons and 1410 ESPN Radio WING AM have teamed up to honor the Dayton Dragons 1410 ESPN Radio Hitter and Pitcher of the Month. Fans can log on to www.daytondragons.com upon the completion of each month and vote for who they feel were the best Dragons players over the past 30 days.
Chris Valaika (April) and Justin Turner (May) have already won Dragons hitter of the month honors, while Daryl Thompson (April) and Rafael Gonzalez (May) took home the award for the pitchers. Valaika is nominated for the third month in a row, along with Chris Heisey and Logan Parker. The three pitching nominees for June are Ramon Geronimo, Daniel Guerrero, and Lee Tabor.
The winning players for the month of June will be honored on Friday, July 13 th during an inning break of the game against the Clinton Lumber Kings. Fans can vote right now on daytondragons.com for the June Player of the Month nominees.
Below are the nominees for May, with their stats through June 28 th:
Hitter of the Month Nominees:
PLAYERS AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO SB CS OBP SLG OPS SF SAC HBP
Heisey, Chris .311 24 90 14 28 7 0 1 6 6 0 12 2 0 .354 .422 .776 0 1 0
Parker, Logan .328 19 64 6 21 6 1 1 9 11 1 9 1 0 .416 .500 .916 2 0 0
Valaika, Chris .311 23 90 9 28 6 0 3 11 3 0 23 0 2 .340 .478 .818 2 0 2
Pitcher of the Month Nominees:
PITCHERS W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV SVO IP H R ER HR HB BB IBB SO WP DP WHIP AVG
Geronimo, Ramon 2-0 2.57 8 0 0 0 2 3 14.0 8 5 4 2 1 4 0 7 1 0 0.86 .163
Guerrero, Daniel 0-0 2.66 5 5 0 0 0 0 23.2 22 9 7 2 2 9 0 16 0 7 1.31 .259
Tabor, Lee 3-1 1.50 8 0 0 0 0 0 18.0 9 3 3 0 2 8 1 15 0 2 0.94 .155
Individuals and groups seeking information about 2007 tickets, the season ticket wait list, sponsorship opportunities or booking a Dragons speaker are encouraged to contact the Dragons by calling at (937) 228-2287, or find the Dragons on the Web at daytondragons.com.
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