Dayton Champions Baseball League - DCBL

Congratulations to Alex Schulke of the Xenia Scouts! On Wednesday night, he scored the game-winning run and reached the 100 mark for his career.

The Camden Redlegs picked up a crucial win over the Dodgers Thursday night, moving into a three-way tie for third place in the standings.

The Dodgers erased a 7-3 deficit with a four-run sixth inning, highlighted by a game-tying two-run double from Colin Clingman. The Redlegs responded immediately with a leadoff walk by Eric Becker and a go-ahead RBI double from Joey Watson in the bottom half of the inning. Evan Koogler closed out the game on the mound, earning the win with five innings of relief.

Watson added two singles to finish the day 3-for-4 at the plate. Zach Meyerson launched his first career home run, a three-run shot that gave the Redlegs the lead in the third inning. He finished 2-for-4 with two runs scored. Anthony Turner doubled to right field and scored two runs. Ben Schooler and Cody Saraco-Polner each recorded two hits and drove in a run.

For the Dodgers, Clingman finished the day with three RBIs. Roman Sarver went 2-for-3 with a run scored. Nathan Babin was 1-for-3 and drove in two runs.

July 8, 2026 Recap

SCOUTS TOP AVIATORS IN WALK-OFF FASHION

The Xenia Scouts moved into a tie for third place in the standings with a walk-off win Wednesday night. After carrying a 3-1 lead into the seventh inning, the Aviators rallied for three runs to take a one-run lead into the bottom half. Down to their final out with two runners on, Lou Ryan stole home on a throwback to the pitcher to tie the game. Keegan Hart followed with a single to drive in Alex Schulke for the game-winning run.

Hart was the starting pitcher for the Scouts, tossing four scoreless innings while allowing just one unearned run. Schulke picked up the win in relief, throwing three innings with four strikeouts. The Scouts overcame defensive miscues that led to four unearned runs. Schulke also helped himself at the plate, going 3-for-4 with an RBI. Hart finished 2-for-3, while Hayden Arndst went 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs.

Levi O’Connor took the ball for the Aviators and delivered four innings, striking out four while allowing three unearned runs. Caden Hargis made his debut in relief and struck out five over 2.2 innings. Braydon Black led the offense with a 2-for-3 performance and an RBI. Jackson Lightcap and Ben Fitch each added a hit and an RBI to round out the offense.

RANGERS HAND WOLVES THEIR FIRST LOSS OF THE SEASON

The Dayton Rangers picked up a huge victory over the previously unbeaten Wolves on Wednesday night behind a clutch outing from Casey Lippincott on the mound. Down 1-0 with the bases loaded in the top of the first inning, Lippincott was called upon and got the Rangers out of the jam. He went on to finish the game, tossing 6.2 innings while striking out five, allowing just two hits, and surrendering no earned runs.

The Rangers scattered seven hits on the day. Cooper Nolte led the way, going 2-for-3 with an RBI single and a deep double to the center-field wall. Jesse Jones added a double and an RBI of his own. Brandon Ward and Kyle Moyer rounded out the scoring with RBI singles.

Andrew Simones pitched well for the Wolves in a complete-game loss. Sean Phillips drove in the Wolves’ lone run with an RBI single to right, while Mark Barhorst lined a single into left-center field for the team’s other hit.

We are pleased to announce that the DCBL All-Star Game and Home Run Derby are set for August 5 at Nischwitz Stadium at Wright State University.

The league’s four non-board-member coaches will hold a draft to select the top players from across the league to form this season’s two All-Star teams.

The Home Run Derby will begin at 4:30 p.m., with first pitch for the All-Star Game scheduled for 7:00 p.m. under the lights.

Good luck to all the players competing for an All-Star selection. We look forward to seeing everyone on August 5!

After a 7-0 month of June, a trio of Dayton Wolves players take home Player of the Month honors.

Garrett Wissman was a consistent force at the plate, homering three times while scoring 12 runs behind a .550 batting average and a 1.790 OPS. His strong June vaulted him to the top of the league among qualified hitters in both home runs (4) and OPS (1.389).

Other Finalists: Kyle Markle, Josh Beavon, Preston Graves, Jeff Somuk

Andrew Simones and Jeff Sanders are Co-Pitchers of the Month after posting nearly identical numbers. Simones picked up three wins to improve his league-best record to 6-0, including five shutout innings against the Rangers’ league-leading offense in runs scored per game. Sanders compiled a dominant 21-to-1 strikeout-to-walk ratio on his way to two wins and one save.

Other Finalists: Levi O’Connor, Javin Zoolkoski

The Dayton Rangers earned their 10th win of the season with a 4-1 victory over the Camden Redlegs Wednesday night.

Recent Rangers signee from Kenyon College, Isaiah Vance, made his league debut as the opening pitcher. He went two innings and allowed one walk as his only baserunner while striking out two. Casey Lippincott finished the job to earn his third win of the season. He struck out five and walked none over five innings.

Redlegs starter Juan Espinosa kept it a tie ballgame over four innings, allowing one earned run while striking out five, but the Rangers broke through with a three-run fifth inning.

Kyle Moyer drove in Cooper Nolte with the go-ahead run, and Michael Seebock put the game out of reach with a two-run single to score Moyer and Nick Gilmore. Jaret Quinn went 2-for-3, and Jesse Jones doubled.

The Redlegs’ offense was led by the duo of Max Ramsey and Josh Beavon. Ramsey hit two doubles to left field and scored the Redlegs’ only run on a single by Beavon. Beavon added another single in his final at-bat to finish 2-for-3.

These teams will be off this weekend in celebration of the Fourth of July.

Congratulations to Daniel Barhorst of the Dayton Wolves for another milestone! On Sunday, he became just the sixth player to ever record 100 career doubles.

Players of the Week: June 22-28, 2026

A pair of Dayton Wolves take home players of the week after their 18-inning Sunday sweep.

Kyle Markle becomes the first 2-time Hitter of the Week winner after a Sunday that included a 5-5 game one. He hit his second homer of the season and added a double and four RBI.

Other Finalists: Jacob Shull, Tyler Renk, Eric Richards, Josh Beavon

Jeff Beall was the April Pitcher of the Month, but this is his first Pitcher of the Week award. In a nearly-flawless outing against the Scouts, he struck out 14 of the 24 batters he faced and allowed just three baserunners.

Other Finalists: Levi O’Connor

Congratulations to Evan Koogler of the Camden Redlegs! On Sunday, he became just the sixth player to ever record 400 strikeouts in his career.