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Thursday, June 30, 2011

Reds Farmhand Sets Strikeout Record for the Dayton Dragons

In tonight's Dayton Dragons game at Fifth Third Field vs. the Lansing Lugnuts, Dayton pitcher Daniel Renken has enjoyed a record-tying night.
Renken struck out 10 consecutive Lansing batters to tie a Midwest League record set in 1966.  The league mark was set by Art Groza of Burlington on May 22, 1966 against Dubuque.  Tonight, Renken struck out the final batter in the first inning and then struck out the side in order in the second, third, and fourth innings before allowing an infield single to start the fifth.
Renken finished the night with 14 strikeouts to tie the Dragons club record set by Josh Hall on August 7, 2001 vs. Cedar Rapids.


The 21-year old righthander from Orange, California was the Reds 25th round selection in the 2010 draft.  He is 3-8 with a 3.05 ERA with 106 strikeouts and 27 walks in 84 1/3 innings.

The Dragons defeated the Lansing Lugnuts 7-1 on Wednesday night.  A crowd of 8,399 saw the Dragons 811th consecutive sell-out at Fifth Third Field, three short of the all-time sports record.


  
Posted by Gary Schatz at 1:11 AM

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