Dragons Gameday for June 7
June 7, 2012 - Midwest League (MWL1)
Dayton Dragons News Release
Thursday, June 7, 2012 l Game # 60
Fifth Third Field l Dayton, Ohio l 7:07 p.m.
Radio: WONE-AM 980 l TV: WHIO 7.2 (23, 372); MiLB.com
Lake County Captains (28-30) at Dayton Dragons (24-35)
LH Shawn Morimando (1-1, 4.67) vs. RH Stalin Gerson (3-4, 4.07)
Today's Game : The Dayton Dragons (affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds) meet the Lake County Captains (affiliate of the Cleveland Indians) in the second game of a three-game series. Streaks : Dayton has won three straight games.
Individual Notes
- Ryan Wright is batting .426 over his last 14 games (23 for 54) with eight doubles and a triple to raise his average from .273 to .313. He has had at least two hits in nine of the 14 games.
- Kyle Waldrop is batting .346 over his last 14 games to raise his average from .244 to .273.
- Sean Buckley is batting .347 over his last 14 games with a home run and seven doubles. He has raised his batting average from .153 to .218.
- Steve Selsky is batting .314 over his last nine games.
- Mike Dennhardt over his last six relief appearances: 11.1 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 SO.
Team Notes
- The Dragons have won three straight games for the first time in 2012. They would earn their third straight series victory with a win tonight or Friday night. They have won two-out-of-three in each of the last two sets (vs. South Bend, at Bowling Green).
- The Dragons have won five of their last six home games.
- The Dragons are 10-8 over their last 18 games after going 2-16 over the previous 18 games. They were 12-11 prior to that 18-game stretch.
- The Dragons are batting .274 as a team over their last 16 games (146 for 533).
- The Dragons are batting .327 (48 for 147) with runners in scoring position over their last 14 games (4 for 10 last night).
All-Star : Dragons second baseman Ryan Wright has been selected to play in the Midwest League All-Star Game on June 19 at Kane County.
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Midwest League Stories from June 7, 2012
- Silver Hawks' Rally in Ninth - Great Lakes Loons
- Casali Leads Whitecaps To Fifth Straight Win - West Michigan Whitecaps
- Whitecaps Wash over TinCaps, 11-2 - Fort Wayne TinCaps
- Clinton cracks Rattlers - Wisconsin Timber Rattlers
- Chiefs Win 2-0 Thursday - Peoria Chiefs
- Bees Can't Hold On, Lose 4-3 to Snappers - Burlington Bees
- Muller's Game-Winning Hit Lifts Dragons to Fourth Straight Win - Dayton Dragons
- Dragons Walk Off in Extras 4-3 - Lake County Captains
- Lugnuts Clinch Playoff Berth in Split with Hot Rods - Lansing Lugnuts
- River Bandits' Offense Goes Cold in 4-1 Loss to Cougars - Quad Cities River Bandits
- Cougars Rock River Bandits - Kane County Cougars
- Cougar Added to All-Star Roster - Kane County Cougars
- Western All-Star Roster Revised - MWL1
- Hot Rods and USA Cares Partner to Benefit Kentucky's Military Families - Bowling Green Hot Rods
- Dragons Gameday for June 7 - Dayton Dragons
- Dragons and Vectren Present 2012 "Community All-Stars" - Dayton Dragons
- Wright, Kemp Are Dragons May Players of the Month - Dayton Dragons
- Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Announce Major Stadium Renovations for 2013 Season - Wisconsin Timber Rattlers
- Kernels shut out at Peoria, 4-0 - Cedar Rapids Kernels
- Captains Change Sunday July 1 Game Time to 7:00, Add Fireworks Show - Lake County Captains
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