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Dragons on TV Saturday and Sunday

May 26, 2017

DAYTON, OHIO-Dayton Dragons games on Saturday, May 27 and Sunday, May 28 will be televised live from Fifth Third Field on Dayton's CW. The Dragons host the West Michigan Whitecaps on both dates. Both game broadcasts will begin at 7:00 p.m. (note special Sunday start time).This weekend's games are part

DAYTON, OHIO-Dayton Dragons games on Saturday, May 27 and Sunday, May 28 will be televised live from Fifth Third Field on Dayton's CW. The Dragons host the West Michigan Whitecaps on both dates. Both game broadcasts will begin at 7:00 p.m. (note special Sunday start time).
This weekend's games are part of a 25-game television package this season, sponsored by Dayton Power & Light. All games will be broadcast live and in high definition on the following outlets:

  • Over the air Channel 26.1
  • Spectrum Channels 13 and 1013
  • Direct TV and DISH Network Channel 26

Dayton's CW reaches approximately 500,000 households and over 1.2 million potential viewers in a 10-county area.
Dragons Director of Broadcasting Tom Nichols will handle the play-by-play for each telecast. Mike Vander Woude, the voice of the Dragons from 2000-07, will serve as the commentator on both Saturday and Sunday. The games are produced by the Dragons in-house production crew and feature six camera angles, replays, and informative graphics.
Tom Nichols returns for his 10th season with the Dragons and 30th year in Minor League Baseball. He has broadcast over 3,600 minor league games since beginning his career in 1988 and has worked at every level of Minor League Baseball. 
Mike Vander Woude was the original voice of the Dragons in 2000 and remained with the team as radio/television broadcaster through the 2007 season, when he departed to become the voice of the Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees. He returned to the Miami Valley after five seasons with the Yankees in 2012 and has worked on select Dragons radio and TV broadcasts over the past four seasons. Mike began his career as an announcer in Minor League Baseball in 1995. 
Dragons 2017 Television Broadcast Schedule (Remaining Games)
Saturday, May 27                       West Michigan               7:00pm
Sunday, May 28                         West Michigan               7:00pm
Friday, June 2                           Fort Wayne                   7:00pm
Saturday, June 3                        Fort Wayne                    7:00pm
Sunday, June 4                          Fort Wayne                    2:00pm
Friday, June 23                           Lake County                  7:00pm
Saturday, June 24                      Lake County                  7:00pm
Sunday, June 25                        Lake County                  2:00pm
Friday, June 30                         Fort Wayne                   7:00pm
Saturday, July 1                          Fort Wayne                  7:00pm
Sunday, July 2                            Fort Wayne                   2:00pm
Saturday, July 8                         South Bend                    7:00pm
Sunday, July 9                            South Bend                    2:00pm
Friday, July 21                           Peoria                           7:00pm
Saturday, July 22                        Burlington                      7:00pm
Sunday, July 23                          Burlington                      2:00pm
Friday, August 4                         Great Lakes                   7:00pm
Saturday, August 5                     Lansing                        7:00pm
Sunday, August 6                       Lansing                        2:00pm
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