<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">DAYTON DRAGONS
HOMESTAND PREVIEW
May 18 - May 24, 2018
Fifth Third Field
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Dayton, <st1:state w:st="on">Ohio

Game and Radio Broadcast Schedule

• Friday, May 18 (Double Header) - Great Lakes Loons (Dodgers) at Dayton Dragons (Reds), 7:00 p.m.
• Saturday, May 19 - Great Lakes Loons (Dodgers) at Dayton Dragons (Reds), 7:07 p.m.
• Sunday, May 20 - Great Lakes Loons (Dodgers) at Dayton Dragons (Reds), 2:07 p.m.
• Monday, May 21 - Lake County Captains (Indians) at Dayton Dragons (Reds), 7:00 p.m.
• Tuesday, May 22 - Lake County Captains (Indians) at Dayton Dragons (Reds), 7:00 p.m.
• Wednesday, May 23 - Lake County Captains (Indians) at Dayton Dragons (Reds), 7:00 p.m.
• Thursday, May 24 - Lake County Captains (Indians) at Dayton Dragons (Reds), 7:00 p.m.

Scheduled Dragons starting pitchers for these games:
Friday: Hunter Greene
Friday: Tyler Mondile
Saturday: Andrew Jordan
Sunday: Adrian Rodriguez
Monday: Packy Naughton
Tuesday: Wendolyn Bautista
Wednesday: Hunter Greene
Thursday: Tyler Mondile
All games broadcast on Fox Sports 980 AM and streamed via the <st1:personname w:st="on">Dragons website at www.daytondragons.com. Broadcasts are also available on the Dragons app for Apple and Android devices.

<st1:personname w:st="on">Dragons On TV

• The games on Saturday and Sunday against Great Lakes will be televised on Dayton's CW (WBDT-TV). It is available on the following outlets: Cable Channels 13 and 1013, Direct TV and DISH Network Channel 26, and over the air channel 26.1.
• For Saturday's game, former Dragons pitcher Mark Armstrong with join Tom Nichols in the broadcast booth. On Sunday, WDTN Sports Director Jack Pohl will pair with Nichols to call the game. 

For Your Entertainment

• Friday, May 18

  <ul>
                              <li>Saturday is a Wendy's Friends and Family Night at the ballpark with special offers and entertainment. It's the best deal for fans!</li>
                              <li>Xpogo makes its return to Fifth Third Field performing high-flying stunts all on pogo sticks, presented by Wendy's Friends and Family.</li>
                              <li>The Dragons Drumline will perform on the main plaza pre-game as well as during and after the game.</li>
                              <li>All kids will have a chance to run the bases following the game.</li>
                              <li>The National Anthem will be performed by Joe Lipinski and the Knights of Columbus will serve as the Honor Guard.</li>
                          </ul>
                          </li>
                          <li><b>Saturday, May 19</b></li>
                          

• The Epilepsy Foundation is holding a walk at Fifth Third Field. Registration is at 8 a.m. and the walk begins at 8:45 a.m.
• The Downtown Dayton Partnership will have tents on the plaza with descriptions of summer activities and events going on around the Dayton area.
• The Mini Dugout Dancers will perform before and during the game.
• Youth baseball players from around the Miami Valley have the chance to participate in a pre-game parade around Fifth Third Field.
• Dayton Philharmonic Youth Strings will perform the National Anthem.

• Sunday, May 20

  <ul>
                              <li>Kettering Health Network presents Strike Out Stroke. There will be a booth on the plaza pre-game with information on spotting a stroke and what to do when one occurs.</li>
                              <li>Manual Bidaara, a 17-year-old stroke survivor, will throw out the first pitch.</li>
                              <li>Great Clips will have a booth on the plaza before the game with interactive games and free giveaways.</li>
                              <li>Pre-registered bike riders and carpoolers will receive exclusive VIP parking and tickets to the game along with Dragons goodies. Registration for the next Bike or Carpool Night opens on May 29.</li>
                              <li>The Mini Dugout Dancers are back to perform once again before and during the game.</li>
                              <li>Youth baseball players from the area will march in a pre-game parade around the stadium.</li>
                              <li>Jimmy Keys will be in the house to play organ music during the game.</li>
                              <li>All kids will have a chance to run the bases after the game.</li>
                              <li>The National Anthem will be performed by Cline Elementary.</li>
                          </ul>
                          </li>
                          <li><b>Monday, May 21</b>
                          <ul>
                              <li>All Dragons season ticket holders can begin picking up the <forge-entity title="Jose Siri" slug="jose-siri-642350" code="player">Jose Siri</forge-entity> Bobblehead through the remainder of the homestand. If ticket holders are not able to during this homestand, the bobbleheads are available to pick up at any future game.</li>
                              <li>The Dragons MVP Program will continue recognizing 4th and 5th grade MVP winners from Montgomery County by holding its 12th MVP Night of the 2018 season.</li>
                              <li>Normandy Elementary will perform the National Anthem and Ankeney Middle School will sing God Bless America.</li>
                          </ul>
                          </li>
                          <li><b>Tuesday, May 22</b>
                          <ul>
                              <li>The Dragons MVP Program will continue recognizing 4th and 5th grade MVP winners from Warren County by holding its 13th MVP Night of the 2018 season.</li>
                              <li>Bell Creek Intermediate will perform the National Anthem and FOP Lodge 58 will serve as the Honor Guard.</li>
                          </ul>
                          </li>
                          <li><b>Wednesday, May 23</b>
                          <ul>
                              <li>The Dragons MVP Program will continue recognizing 4th and 5th grade MVP winners from Montgomery County by holding its 14th MVP Night of the 2018 season.</li>
                              <li>Rushmore and Monticello Elementary will perform the National Anthem.</li>
                          </ul>
                          </li>
                          <li><b>Thursday, May 24</b>
                          <ul>
                              <li>Princess Jade returns to Fifth Third Field in her horse-drawn carriage on the main plaza before the game.</li>
                              <li>Roosters Road Show returns to Fifth Third Field for free wing sampling in the main plaza starting at 5:30 p.m. prior to the game.</li>
                              <li>The Great Clips booth is back on the plaza prior to the game with free giveaways and interactive games to play.</li>
                              <li>The Dragons MVP Program will continue recognizing 4th and 5th grade MVP winners from Miami County by holding its 15th MVP Night of the 2018 season.</li>
                              <li>Prior to the game, youth baseball players from the area will have the chance to participate in a pre-game parade around the ballpark.</li>
                              <li>The National Trail Middle School/High School Choir will perform the National Anthem.</li>
                          </ul>
                          </li>
                          

Dragons On The Field

• The Dragons continue the home portion of their 19th season at Fifth Third Field having sold out 1,264 consecutive games. The Dragons lead all franchises below Triple-A in total attendance and average attendance for the season at 140,646 and 7,814, respectively, through the first two and a half weeks of May.
• The Dragons have six players on Baseball America's Top 30 Reds Prospects list. This group is led by Reds number-two overall pick in the 2017 draft Hunter Greene. Greene is the second-rated prospect in the organization behind former Dragon Nick Senzel. Other top prospects on the Dragons roster include middle infielders Jeter Downs (#11 prospect) and Jose Garcia (#12). Outfielders Stuart Fairchild (#16) and Miles Gordon (#26) have shown versatility around the outfield this season. Packy Naughton (#28) is the lone left-handed pitcher on the Dragons roster.
• Former Dragons player and hitting coach Luis Bolivar returns for his second year as manager. Former major leaguers Daryle Ward and Kevin Mahar return for their second seasons as hitting coach and bench coach, respectively. Former major league pitcher Seth Etherton joins the staff as pitching coach after spending last season in that role with the Billings Mustangs, short-season affiliate of the Reds.

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