Dragons Announce 25-Game TV Broadcast Schedule on Dayton's CW

DAYTON, OHIO—The Dayton Dragons announced today that 25 Dragons home games will be televised live on Dayton’s CW from beautiful Day Air Ballpark in the heart of the Water Street District during the 2023 season. All games will be broadcast live and in high definition on the following outlets:

• Over the air Channel 26.1
• Spectrum Channels 13 and 1013
• Direct TV and DISH Network Channel 26.

The first two broadcasts of the season are Saturday, April 15 and Sunday, April 16, both against the Great Lakes Loons.

All Dragons television broadcasts are presented by AES Ohio. The TV Spotlight presenting sponsor is Enterprise Roofing.

Dayton’s CW reaches approximately 500,000 households and over 1.2 million potential viewers in a 10-county area.

Dragons Director of Broadcasting Tom Nichols will handle the play-by-play for each telecast. WDTN Sports Director Jack Pohl will serve as color commentator on most broadcasts. Mike Vander Woude, the original voice of the Dragons from 2000-2007, will handle the commentator duties for select games in 2023.

Tom Nichols returns for his 16th year with the Dragons and 36th year in Minor League Baseball. He will serve as the play-by-play announcer on all 25 television broadcasts. He has broadcast over 4,000 minor league games since beginning his career in 1988 and has worked at every level of Minor League Baseball. He is a Ball State University graduate and a native of Muncie, Indiana, where he was inducted into the Delaware County Athletics Hall-of-Fame in 2009.

Jack Pohl has served as WDTN-TV Sports Director and Anchor since 2002 and has been with WDTN-TV since August 1995. Jack is a Dayton native who attended Wright State University. He began his broadcasting career at Centerville High School station WCWT. He later moved on to work at various Dayton area radio stations but is best known for his time as the Z-93 morning show personality with Kim Faris. Jack is proud to have learned the TV business from WDTN’s legendary Omar Williams. Jack was honored with the Ohio High School Athletic Association’s Sportsmanship and Ethics Integrity Media service award.

Mike Vander Woude was the original voice of the Dragons in 2000 and remained with the team as radio/television broadcaster through the 2007 season, when he departed to become the voice of the Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees. He returned to the Miami Valley after five seasons with the Yankees in 2012 and has worked on select Dragons radio and TV broadcasts over the past nine seasons. Mike began his career as an announcer in Minor League Baseball in 1995.

Dragons 2023 Television Broadcast Schedule

Saturday, April 15, 1:00 p.m. vs. Great Lakes

Sunday, April 16, 1:00 p.m. vs. Great Lakes

Saturday, April 29, 1:00 p.m. vs. Lake County

Sunday, April 30, 1:00 p.m. vs. Lake County

Sunday, May 21, 1:00 p.m. vs. Fort Wayne

Friday, June 2, 7:00 p.m. vs. West Michigan

Saturday, June 3, 7:00 p.m. vs. West Michigan

Sunday, June 4, 1:00 p.m. vs. West Michigan

Saturday, June 10, 7:00 p.m. vs. Cedar Rapids

Sunday, June 11, 1:00 p.m. vs. Cedar Rapids

Friday, June 23, 7:00 p.m. vs. Lake County

Saturday, June 24, 7:00 p.m. vs. Lake County

Sunday, June 25, 1:00 p.m. vs. Lake County

Friday, July 7, 7:00 p.m. vs. Great Lakes

Saturday, July 8, 7:00 p.m. vs. Great Lakes

Friday, July 21, 7:00 p.m. vs. Wisconsin

Saturday, July 22, 7:00 p.m. vs. Wisconsin

Sunday, July 23, 1:00 p.m. vs. Wisconsin

Friday, August 4, 7:00 p.m. vs. Beloit

Saturday, August 5, 7:00 p.m. vs. Beloit

Friday, August 25, 7:00 p.m. vs. Lansing

Saturday, August 26, 7:00 p.m. vs. Lansing

Sunday, August 27, 1:00 p.m. vs. Lansing

Saturday, Sept. 9, 7:00 p.m. vs. Fort Wayne

Sunday, Sept. 10, 1:00 p.m. vs. Fort Wayne

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