SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Konrad Schmidt doubled, singled and drove ina run as the South Bend Silver Hawks defeated the Dayton Dragons 6-3 Friday, June 13, in the first of a three-game series.
The game featured the debut of Dayton (27-39) starting pitcherKyle Lotzkar, a first-round draft pick by the Reds in 2007.
The 18-year-old worked the first four innings and allowed fourhits and three runs with three walks and five strikeouts. He wascharged with the loss.
South Bend scored single runs in each of the first three inningsagainst Lotzkar to take a 3-0 lead. They added two more runs againstDragons reliever Joseph Krebs in the fifth to build their lead to 5-0.
Dayton's Zack Cozart drilled a solo home run leading off thesixth to get the Dragons on the board. It was Cozart's sixth homerof the season.
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