Dayton Dragons Homestand Preview

August 1 - August 6, 2014

Fifth Third Field

Dayton, OH

 

Game and Radio Broadcast Schedule

• Friday, August 1 - Dayton Dragons (Reds) vs. South Bend Silver Hawks (Diamondbacks), 7:00 P.M.
• Saturday, August 2 - Dayton Dragons (Reds) vs. South Bend Silver Hawks (Diamondbacks), 7:07 P.M.
• Sunday, August 3 - Dayton Dragons (Reds) vs. South Bend Silver Hawks (Diamondbacks), 2:00 P.M.
• Monday, August 4 - Dayton Dragons (Reds) vs. Great Lakes Loons (Dodgers), 7:00 P.M.
• Tuesday, August 5 - Dayton Dragons (Reds) vs. Great Lakes Loons (Dodgers), 7:00 P.M.
• Wednesday, August 6 - Dayton Dragons (Reds) vs. Great Lakes Loons (Dodgers), 7:00 P.M.

All games broadcast on WONE 980 AM and streamed via the Dragons website at www.daytondragons.com. Broadcasts are also available on the Dragons app for Apple and Android devices.

Dragons on TV

• Saturday's games will all be televised on WHIO Digital Channel 7.2. (Time Warner Basic Cable Channel 23 and Digital Channel 372).
• On Saturday evening, former Reds Assistant Director for Player Development Grant Griesser will join Tom Nichols for color commentary.

For Your Entertainment

• Friday, August 1
  • National Anthem performed by Rachel Hoover (Middletown, OH)
  • YMCA Adventure Guides and Indian Princesses are invited to spend the night camping on the Fifth Third Field outfield grass.
  • Dragons Drumline will be entertaining fans throughout the night.
  • Clear Sky Enterprises will be having a popcorn sampling on the plaza before the game.
• Saturday, August 2
  • National Anthem performed by Tom Beery (Miamisburg, OH)
  • Kroger Baseball Buddies will run out on the field before the game with Dragons players.
  • Cohen Recycling is collecting used electronics from 2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. on the plaza
  • There will be a Boy Scout Clinic held at Fifth Third Field at 2:00 p.m.
• Sunday, August 3
  • National Anthem performed by Jerome Stueart (Vandalia, OH)
  • Casper & Casper will have a tee-ball inflatable set up on the plaza before the game.
  • Kroger Baseball Buddies will run out on the field before the game with Dragons players.
  • Kids will be given the chance to run the bases after the game.
• Monday, August 4
  • National Anthem performed by Spencer Sharp (Morrow, OH)
• Tuesday, August 5
  • National Anthem performed by The Day Tones (Dayton, OH)
  • Heiner's Bread will have a food sampling on the plaza before the game
  • Vectren teams up with the Dragons to recognize a local Community All-Star at the end of the third inning.
  • Donatos will have a sampling of their meatball subs on the plaza before the game
• Wednesday, August 6
  • National Anthem performed by The Valley Horns (Dayton, OH)
  • Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield team up with the Dragons for a Home Run for Life Night, with the ceremony taking place at the end of the third inning.
  • Mini-dugout dancers will be here to entertain fans during the game.
  • Great Clips will be giving charity haircuts on the plaza prior to the game.
  • Ohio Lottery's "Multiply Your Fun" promotion returns to Fifth Third Field, where fans can win upgrades and prizes around the ballpark.

Dragons on the Field

• The Dragons have seven players on Baseball America's Top 30 Reds Prospects list. The Dragons roster features four #1 draft picks by the Cincinnati Reds for the first time in club history in right-handed pitcher Nick Travieso (2012), outfielder Phillip Ervin (2013), right-handed pitcher Nick Howard (2014) and shortstop Alex Blandino (2014). Travieso was a 2014 Midwest League All-Star, along with shortstop Carlton Daal and right-handed pitcher Sal Romano.
• The Dragons had a streaky month of July, but they enter August among the playoff contenders in the Eastern Division standings. In fact, all six teams that could qualify for the post-season in the second half are within three games of each other. Dayton plays 15 home games and 16 road games in the month of August.

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