DAYTON DRAGONS

HOMESTAND PREVIEW

June 29 - July 3, 2015

Fifth Third Field

Dayton, Ohio

**Game and Radio Broadcast Schedule**

• Monday, June 29 -- Great Lakes Loons (Dodgers) at Dayton Dragons (Reds), 7:00 p.m.
• Tuesday, June 30 -- Great Lakes Loons (Dodgers) at Dayton Dragons (Reds), 7:00 p.m.
• Wednesday, July 1 -- Great Lakes Loons (Dodgers) at Dayton Dragons (Reds), 7:00 p.m.
• Thursday, July 2 -- Fort Wayne TinCaps (Padres) at Dayton Dragons (Reds), 7:00 p.m.
• Friday, July 3 -- Fort Wayne TinCaps (Padres) at Dayton Dragons (Reds), 7:00 p.m.

All games broadcast on Fox Sports 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**

• Thursday's game will be televised on WHIO Digital Channel 7.2. It is available on Time Warner Basic Cable Channel 23 and Digital Channel 372.
• Mike Hartsock joins Tom Nichols on the television broadcast Thursday. Hartsock has served as WHIO TV's Sports Director since 1989.

**For Your Entertainment**

• Monday, June 29
  • Pregame Little League Parade -- Midwest Ohio Baseball
  • National Anthem performed by St. Maximilian Kolbe Parish
• Tuesday, June 30
  • Pregame Little League Parade -- Rookie Success League
  • National Anthem performed by Waves of Mercy
  • Mini Dugout Dancers
• Wednesday, July 1
  • Pregame Little League Parade -- Sailfish Swim Club
  • National Anthem performed by We Are Sparta
• Thursday, July 2
  • Pregame Little League Parade -- Donnelsville Baseball & Softball Association
  • Pregame/in-game/postgame Drumline
  • National Anthem performed by Dayton Philharmonic Chorus
  • Buffalo Wild Wings "Dragons Win, You Win!" -- If the Dragons win, each fan can download a voucher for $2 off a $10 order from Buffalo Wild Wings. If the Dragons do not win, fans can still download an online coupon for 10% off. Fans can download either voucher at daytondragons.com after the game. This event will occur during every Thursday Dragons game from May 21-July 23
  • Spotlight on Dayton -- Richens/Timm Academy of Irish Dance
  • City of Dayton Lights in Flight Fireworks Show -- 10 p.m. following the game
• Friday, July 3
  • Pregame dove release
  • Our nation's colors presented by WPAFB
  • National Anthem performed by Shannon Young
  • Mini Dugout Dancers

**Dragons On The Field**

• The Dragons continue the home portion of their 16th season at Fifth Third Field having sold out 1,086 consecutive games. Over 35 home games, the Dragons average attendance is 8,346. Total attendance is 292,110, the highest in the Midwest League and highest throughout Single-A and Double-A.

• The Dragons completed the first half of the season 39-31, finishing in third place in the Eastern Division. Their 39 wins marks the third highest win total in a first half in franchise history.

• The 2015 roster features 16 players that won a Pioneer League Championship with the Billings Mustangs last season including Brian O'Grady, Jimmy Pickens, and star reliever Brennan Bernardino.

• The Dragons have four players on Baseball America's Top 30 Reds Prospects list. Infielder Gavin LaValley (#17) is the lone position player in the Top 30. Wyatt Strahan (#23), a right-handed pitcher, joins Tyler Mahle (#26) in the starting rotation while Jeremy Kivel (#29) brings his powerful fastball out of the bullpen.

• Former major leaguer Jose Nieves remains in Dayton to manage the Dragons for a third consecutive year. Tom Browning returns to the staff as the pitching coach, and former Dragon Luis Bolivar will serve as the hitting coach. Former Reds catcher Corky Miller joins the coaching staff as a catching instructor.

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