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Few hits haunt Dragons
Saturday, May 17, 2008
DAYTON — Two runs, scored without the benefit of a hit, nearly stood up for the Dayton Dragons on Friday night, May 16.
Alas, the Dragons hardly had any hits at all, as Great Lakes piled them up to score three runs in the final two innings of a 5-3 victory in front of 9,111 at Fifth Third Field.
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"It was pretty weird," said Dragons second baseman Kevyn Feiner of the third inning in which he scored the first of two runs as the Dragons took a 3-1 lead. "You're always happy to get a run, no matter what."
Feiner led off the inning, reaching second on the shortstop Justin Fuller's throwing error. He went to third on a flyout and scored on a wild pitch. Justin Reed followed Feiner with a walk, scoring on Zack Cozart's groundout.
Even with the lead, Dragons manager Donnie Scott was not happy.
"That's not going to get it done," Scott said of the Dragons' two hits, a Logan Parker homer in the second and a Brandon Waring single in the fourth. "But these guys are going to be alright."
Dragons tales
• Josh Ravin, a 20-year-old right-hander and fifth-round draft pick of the parent Reds in 2006, has been called up from extended spring training to start today's first game of a split doubleheader with the Loons.
To make room for Ravin, the Dragons placed right-hander Luis Montano on the extended spring training roster.
Tickets from the rained out May 11 game are good for today's noon game. Tickets dated for today are good for tonight's game at 7.
•Chris Sexton, a 10th-round draft choice by the Reds in 1993 from Cincinnati St. Xavier High School and Miami University, did color commentary with Dragons broadcaster Tom Nichols on Time Warner Cable.
Sexton, a shortstop who eventually played parts of two seasons in the majors with Colorado and Cincinnati in 1999 and 2000, started his pro career playing for Scott in rookie Billings, Mont., in 1993.
"He was great for us at that level," Sexton said. "In college, we didn't have games every day, and at Billings, we'd be tired. He'd say, 'I know you're tired, but you're going to play, anyway.' I liked playing for him."
Sexton hit .333 at Billings, so Scott liked him, too. Sexton now works in a family business in his hometown of Cincinnati.
•Reds roving pitching coordinator Mack Jenkins expects right-hander Kyle Lotzkar to be in Dayton soon. Lotzkar, only 18, was a supplemental first-round pick by the Reds last summer. He was 0-2 with a 3.86 earned-run average with the rookie Gulf Coast League Reds, then 0-0 with a 1.13 ERA in two games with Billings.
Contact this reporter at (937) 225-2157 or mkatz@DaytonDailyNews.com.
