Aviators outfielder Mark Payton has earned Pacific Coast League Player of the Week honors for July 8-14 to capture this award for the second time this season.
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Nick Martini’s three-run homer in the sixth inning helped the Aviators pull away Sunday night in an 11-4 Pacific Coast League victory over the Salt Lake Bees before 8,472 at Las Vegas Ballpark.
Mark Payton homered three times and drove in five runs as the Las Vegas Aviators beat the Salt Lake Bees 13-9 in a Pacific Coast League game before 9,340 fans Saturday night at Las Vegas Ballpark.
Salt Lake rallied for four runs in the ninth inning and the Bees beat the Aviators 10-7 on Friday night in front of 8,905 people at Las Vegas Ballpark.
The Aviators launched six homers, including two each by Corban Joseph and Eric Campbell, in a 13-3 Pacific Coast League rout of the Salt Lake Bees on Thursday before 9,538 at Las Vegas Ballpark.
It was decided during a Pacific Coast League executive committee conference call that league members should consider extending safety netting to protect fans from foul balls.
Sheldon Neuse and Cameron Rupp each clubbed two-run homers as the Las Vegas Aviators managed a split of a doubleheader against the Albuquerque Isotopes on Sunday with a 4-1 second-game victory at Isotopes Park in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Brian Mundell and Drew Weeks each delivered two-run hits in the first inning Thursday night as the Albuquerque Isotopes downed the Las Vegas Aviators 8-2 in a Pacific Coast League game at Isotopes Park in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Beau Taylor’s two-out walk wit
Aviators infielder Franklin Barreto was awarded the Player of the Month by the Pacific Coast League for the month of June for the first time in his seven-year career.
Jorge Mateo’s two-run homer keyed a three-run fifth inning as the Aviators held on Tuesday night for an 8-7 Pacific Coast League victory over the Reno Aces before 7,276 at Las Vegas Ballpark.
Jonah Heim homered, singled and drove in three runs as the Las Vegas Aviators beat the Reno Aces 8-7 in a Pacific Coast League game Monday before 6,951 fans at Las Vegas Ballpark.
A record that stood for almost 30 years came crashing down at the Las Vegas Ballpark last weekend as the Aviators broke the franchise’s single-season home attendance record.
Skye Bolt singled home the winning run as the Aviators rallied for two in the ninth to beat the Reno Aces 4-3 on Sunday night in Pacific Coast League play before 9,247 at Las Vegas Ballpark.