LAS VEGAS AVIATORS® HOST SALT LAKE BEES IN THREE-GAME HOMESTAND FROM FRIDAY-SATURDA-SUNDAY, JULY 19-20-21
AT LAS VEGAS BALLPARK®; HARRY POTTER NIGHT ON FRIDAY, JULY 19; CHRISTMAS IN JULY – ELF NIGHT/SPRUCE ELF BOBBLEHEAD GIVEAWAY ON SATURDAY, JULY 20
The Las Vegas Aviators® professional baseball team of the Pacific Coast League, Triple-A affiliate of the Oakland Athletics, will host the Salt Lake Bees, Triple-A affiliate of the Los Angeles Angels, in the opener of the three-game series on Friday, July 19 at 7:05 p.m. at Las Vegas Ballpark®. The eighth homestand will consist of three games: Saturday, July 20 at 7:05 p.m. and Sunday, July 21 at 6:05 p.m.
The opener of the homestand on Friday, July 19 will be broadcast on The Silver State Sports & Entertainment Network (SSSEN) on channel 5.2 and on Cox cable channel 125.
The 2024 season will feature six-game series against opponents from Tuesday-Sunday and off days on Monday for a total of 149 games (75-home; 74-away).
The Aviators are in their 41st season (42nd calendar season) in the Silver State and have the proud distinction of being Nevada’s longest enduring professional sports franchise.
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE: The Pacific Coast League (120 years, 1903-2020, 2022 -) will consist of two divisions for a total of 10 teams. Western Division: Las Vegas Aviators, Reno Aces, Sacramento River Cats, Salt Lake Bees, Tacoma Rainiers; Eastern Division: Albuquerque Isotopes, El Paso Chihuahuas, Oklahoma City Baseball Club, Round Rock Express, Sugar Land Space Cowboys.
HOMESTAND PROMOTIONS:
Friday, July19: Harry Potter Night
Saturday, July 20: Christmas In July – Elf Night/*Spruce Elf Bobblehead Night
*first 2,000 fans through the gates
NOTE: The Triple-A season will be split in two halves, with the first half concluded on Sunday, June 23 (75 games). The second half began on Tuesday, June 25. The first-half winners (PCL and International League) will serve as the hosts of the pair of best-of-three League Championship Series against the second-half winner from September 24-26.
The Sugar Land Space Cowboys, Triple-A affiliate of the Houston Astros, clinched the first half in the PCL (49-26, .653) and the Omaha Storm Chasers, clinched the first half in the IL (Triple-A best record of 49-24, .671).
Reno leads the second half with a record of 14-3 (.824) and 49-43 (.533) overall. The Aviators (9-8, .529 and 46-46 overall) trail the Aces by 5.0 games.
The Triple-A National Championship Game, which will follow the best-of-three LCS of the two leagues, will crown an overall winner of the highest level of the Minor Leagues. The winners of the IL and PCL will meet in a single-game format on Saturday, September 28 at Las Vegas Ballpark (Time, TBA).