Dayton Dragons Make Roster Moves

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Dayton, Ohio—The Dayton Dragons announced the following roster move today:
 

Catcher Frankie Meade has been promoted to Dayton from Billings of the Pioneer League.
 

Meade, a college teammate of former Dragon Todd Frazier at Rutgers University, was a 24th round selection by the Cincinnati Reds in the 2007 draft.  
 

Meade has played in six games with Billings this season, batting .200 with four runs batted in.
 

The Dragons’ roster is back to the Midwest League limit of 25 players.
 

The Dragons continue a four game series with the Fort Wayne Wizards tonight (Thursday) at Fifth Third Field at 7:00 p.m.  The Dragons and Wizards are currently battling for the Midwest League Eastern Division wildcard playoff slot.  The Dragons lead the Wizards by five games with 25 games to play.  The two clubs also play on Friday.

 The Dragons also announced the following roster moves today:
 

Left-handed pitcher Mace Thurman has been promoted to Dayton from Billings of the Pioneer League. 
 

Left-handed pitcher Steven Otterness has been promoted from Dayton to Sarasota of the Florida State League.
 

Thurman was outstanding at Billings, pitching in nine games out of the bullpen.  He allowed just one run in 16 and two-thirds innings, going 1-0 with a 0.54 earned run average.  He allowed just eight hits and four walks with 18 strikeouts.  Opposing batters combined to hit just .143 against him.
 

Thurman played college baseball this spring at Baylor University before being selected in the 19th round of the June draft by the Reds.  At Baylor, Thurman went 3-1 with a 3.18 ERA in 20 games and led the team in ERA.  Thurman is 21 years old and a native of Austin, Texas.
 

Otterness pitched in eight games for the Dragons and posted no wins or losses with a 10.03 ERA.  He enjoyed his best outing with the Dragons on Wednesday, tossing three scoreless innings.
 

The Dragons’ roster remains at the Midwest League limit of 25 players. 

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