Grand Rapids, Mich.—Dayton starting pitcher Tony Santillan and relievers Andy Cox and Ryan Hendrix combined to scatter nine hits as the Dragons defeated the West Michigan Whitecaps 4-3 on Fridaynight. With the victory, the Dragons not only pulled to within two games of the first place Whitecaps, but they also gained a game on the South Bend Cubs. The Dragons (37-23) took a one game lead on the Cubs for the wildcard slot in the Midwest League East Division with 10 games to play in the first half. The top two teams in the East Division first half standings will earn playoff spots.
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COLUMBUS, OH – The Columbus Blue Jackets have signed goaltender Joonas Korpisalo to a two-year contract extension through the 2018-19 National Hockey League season, club General Manager Jarmo Kekalainen announced today. As is club policy, terms were not disclosed.
Lansing, Mich.—Lansing’s J.B. Woodman collected three hits including two doubles to lead the Lugnuts to an 8-2 victory over the Dayton Dragons on Tuesday night. The game was the start to a seven-game road trip for the Dragons and the opener to a three-game series in Lansing.
The Dragons did not lose any ground to the teams closest to them in the Midwest League East Division playoff race. First place West Michigan and third place South Bend both lost on Tuesday. The second place Dragons remain two games out of first and one game ahead of the third place club. The Dragons have 13 games to play in the first half season. The top two teams in the East Division first half standings will earn playoff spots.
Dayton Dragons left-handed pitcher Scott Moss has been selected as the Midwest League Pitcher of the Week for the week ending June 4.
Moss made two starts during the week (1-0) and did not allow a run in 11 innings, surrendering just three hits with five walks and 13 strikeouts.
For the year, Moss is 8-1 with a 2.14 earned run average. He leads the Midwest League in both wins and strikeouts.
Moss is a 21-year-old native of Deltona, Florida. He was the Reds fourth round draft pick in 2016 out of the University of Florida.
Moss is the second Dayton player to earn a MWL Player of the Week honor in 2017. Ryan Olson was the league’s Pitcher of the Week for the first week of the season.
URBANA, Ohio – The Urbana University Department of Athletics announced Nick Dials has been named head men’s basketball coach. Dials officially began his new role on Monday, June 5. He becomes the 10th head coach in program history, replacing Rob Summers who departed after three seasons for an assistant job at the Division 1 level.
“I’m very pleased that Nick Dials will be our next men’s basketball coach,” UU executive director of athletics Larry Cox said. “He is an ‘Ohio guy’ who is used to the environment that we offer at Urbana. I fully expect that Nick will build on the foundation here and bring even greater prominence to the Blue Knight basketball program.”
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