Lugnuts Collect 19 Hits, Top Dragons 12-6 Despite Another Home Run by Dayton's Ariel Almonte

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Lugnuts Collect 19 Hits, Top Dragons 12-6 Despite Another Home Run by Dayton's Ariel Almonte

June 8, 2025 - Midwest League (MWL)
Dayton Dragons News Release


Dayton, Ohio - The Lansing Lugnuts collected 19 base hits including four each by Ryan Lasko and Nick Schwartz as they defeated the Dayton Dragons 12-6 on Sunday afternoon. Lansing won five of six games in the series.

A crowd of 7,701 was in attendance at Day Air Ballpark.

Game Summary:

The Lugnuts took advantage of a balk that brought a runner in from third base in the top of the second inning to give them a 1-0 lead.

The Dragons responded in the bottom of the second when Ariel Almonte lined a two-run home run to right field to give Dayton a 2-1 lead. The homer was Almonte's fourth of the year and his second in the last two games.

View the Almonte home run here: https://twitter.com/DragonsBaseball/status/1931768894127018444

Lansing jumped back in front in the top of the fourth, collecting four hits in the inning and scoring two runs to take a 3-2 lead while knocking Dragons starter Luke Hayden out of the game. Jonah Hurney replaced Hayden with the bases loaded and two outs and recorded the final out on a fly ball to right to keep the Dragons within a run.

Hayden (1-1) worked three and two-thirds innings, allowing seven hits and three earned runs with three walks and one strikeout while absorbing the loss.

The Lugnuts scored three runs on four hits against Hurney in the fifth to extend their lead to 6-2, and they tacked on four against Dayton reliever Will Cannon in the sixth to go ahead 10-2. Lansing added another run in the seventh against Joseph Menefee to extend their lead to 11-2.

The Dragons scored in the bottom of the seventh when Cam Collier singled and scored on a two-out double off the center field fence by John Michael Faile to make it 11-3. A pair of wild pitches brought Faile in to score to make it 11-4. Lansing added one more run in the eighth on a solo homer by Jared Dickey against Dayton reliever Easton Sikorski to make it 12-4.

Dayton closed out the scoring with two runs in the bottom of the ninth, getting a run-scoring single by Almonte and a sacrifice fly from Anthony Stephan to make it 12-6.

The Dragons finished the day with six hits. Almonte was 2 for 4 with a home run, single, and three runs batted in.

Notes: The 19 hits by Lansing marked the highest total by a Dayton opponent this season.

Up Next: The Dragons (18-39) do not play on Monday. They will travel to Eastlake, Ohio to open a six-game series with the Lake County Captains (28-28) on Tuesday at 7:00 pm. Brian Edgington (2-2, 4.57) will start for Dayton.

The next home game at Day Air Ballpark in the heart of the Water Street District is Tuesday, June 17 against the Fort Wayne TinCaps. For ticket information, go to daytondragons.com/tickets.

On the Air: All Dragons home and road games are broadcast on radio on FOX Sports 980 AM WONE. Games can be heard on smart phones, iPads, and other mobile devices via the free Dragons Mobile App, or on a computer at wone.com. Games are also available on HD Radio on 104.7 WTUI HD 2.

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