It’s the second straight season WSU will have played a game at the home of the Dayton Dragons.
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“We’re very excited about our partnership with the Dayton Dragons and the opportunity to play at Fifth Third Field,” WSU Director of Athletics Bob Grant said in a release on Wednesday. “Our baseball program has a terrific national reputation and has achieved great success and we’re excited to showcase our program and our student-athletes in a great environment in downtown Dayton.”
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May 12 also is Mother’s Day. The first 500 mothers to attend the game will receive a special pink Dragons hat.
WSU was 39-17 last season and qualified for the NCAA Tournament. Three Raiders off that team were selected in last summer’s MLB draft.
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Wright State was scheduled to play at Xavier on Wednesday. The Raiders will host Oakland at WSU’s Nischwitz Stadium at 3 p.m. Friday, 2 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m. Sunday.
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