West Michigan's Josue Briceno Hits 3 Home Runs as Whitecaps Top Dragons, 14-1

West Michigan 14, Dragons 1

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West Michigan (R-H-E): 14-16-0; Dayton (R-H-E): 1-8-1

Win: Kenny Serwa (3-1); Loss: Brian Edgington (2-2); Save: None

HR: Dayton: None HR: West Michigan: Josue Briceno, 3 (9^th, 0 on base in first inning; 10^th, 0 on base in fourth inning; 11^th, 1 on base in seventh inning); Peyton Graham (2^nd, 1 on base in fifth inning); Patrick Lee (2^nd, 0 on base in fifth inning).

Dayton, Ohio—West Michigan’s Josue Briceno blasted three home runs as the Whitecaps topped the Dayton Dragons 14-1 on Thursday night. West Michigan has won the first three games of the six-game series.

Briceno became the first West Michigan player to hit three home runs in a game since 2006 as he took over the Midwest League lead in homers on the year with 11.

Game Summary:

West Michigan hit five home runs in the game, starting with a solo shot by Josue Briceno in the top of the first inning. Briceno hit his second homer of the night with the bases empty in the fourth to give West Michigan a 2-0 lead.

The two home runs by Briceno were the only two base runners against Dragons starting pitcher Brian Edgington over the first four innings, but the Whitecaps broke the game open with six runs in the fifth inning. Peyton Graham hit a two-run home run to get them started. The next batter, Patrick Lee, also homered to give the Whitecaps back-to-back home runs and push the score to 5-0. Briceno drilled a double off the wall later in the inning as West Michigan extended their lead to 8-0.

The Dragons loaded the bases with no outs in the sixth inning on a double off the left-center field fence by Myles Smith, a hit batsman, and a single to right by Leo Balcazar. Smith scored from third on a wild pitch to make it 8-1.

But the Whitecaps scored four more runs in the top of the seventh as Briceno hit his third home run of the night, a two-run shot to right-center field. West Michigan added two more runs in the ninth to close out the scoring

The Dragons collected seven hits including two each by Balcazar and Yerlin Confidan.

Up Next: The Dragons (17-31) host West Michigan (33-15) in the fourth game of a six-game series at Day Air Ballpark in the heart of the Water Street District on Friday at 7:05 pm. Adam Serwinowski (0-3, 5.46) will start for Dayton. For ticket information, go to daytondragons.com/tickets.

On the Air: Friday’s game will be televised over-the-air in the Dayton market on Dayton’s CW (Channel 26; Spectrum Cable channels 13 and 1013). 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.