LAS VEGAS AVIATORS® HOST DEFENDING PCL & TRIPLE-A CHAMPIONS, SUGAR LAND SPACE COWBOYS IN A SIX-GAME HOMESTAND FROM TUESDAY-SUNDAY, APRIL 15-20; SCHOOL DAY GAME/JACKIE ROBINSON DAY AT 11:05 A.M. (TUESDAY, APRIL 15); OHANA/ $2.00 BEER NIGHT (THURSDAY, APRIL 17); POST GAME FIREWORKS (FRIDAY, APRIL 18); MEET BLIPPI AND MEEKAH NIGHT (SATURDAY, APRIL 19)
The Las Vegas Aviators® professional baseball team of the Pacific Coast League, Triple-A affiliate of the Athletics, will host the defending PCL & Triple-A champions, the Sugar Land Space Cowboys, Triple-A affiliate of the Houston Astros, in the opener of the six-game series on Tuesday, April 15 at 11:05 a.m. at Las Vegas Ballpark®. The second homestand will consist of six-game games from Tuesday-Sunday, April 15-20. Game times: Wednesday-Thursday at 6:35 p.m.; Friday-Saturday at 7:05 p.m. and the series finale on Easter Sunday (April 20) at 12:05 p.m.
The Silver State Sports & Entertainment Network (SSSEN) on channel 5.2, Cox cable channel 125, YoutubeTV and Fubo will broadcast two games on Wednesday, April 16 and Sunday, April 20. A total of 30 home games will be broadcast by SSSEN during the 2025 season.
The Aviators, under manager Fran Riordan, are currently on a six-game road trip against the El Paso Chihuahuas, Triple-A affiliate of the San Diego Padres. The series will conclude on Sunday, April 13.
The Aviators are in their 42nd season in the Silver State and have the proud distinction of being Nevada’s longest enduring professional sports franchise.
The 2025 season will feature six-game series against opponents from Tuesday-Sunday and off days on Monday (with one exception, May 26 at Sugar Land) for a total of 150 games (75-home; 75-away).
PACFIC COAST LEAGUE: The PCL is in its 122nd season (1903-2020, 2022 -) and consists of two divisions for a total of 10 teams. West Division: Las Vegas Aviators, Reno Aces, Sacramento River Cats, Salt Lake Bees, Tacoma Rainiers; East Division: Albuquerque Isotopes, El Paso Chihuahuas, Oklahoma City Comets, Round Rock Express, Sugar Land Space Cowboys. The 10-team league in 2021 was named Triple-A West and returned as the PCL in 2022!
HOMESTAND PROMOTIONS:
Tuesday, April 15: School Day Game/ Jackie Robinson Day at 11:05 a.m.
Wednesday, April 16: Bark on the Berm/Doodle Night
Thursday, April 17: Ohana Night/$2.00 Beer Night
Friday, April 18: Post-game Fireworks/Princess Night
Saturday, April 19: Meet Blippi and Meekah Night
2025 AVIATORS PROMOTIONAL SCHEDULE/THEME NIGHTS:
For the complete list of Aviators Promotions/Theme Nights, please click on SCHEDULE on the Aviators website, then the dropdown menu under Promotional Giveaways & Theme Nights.
2025 LAS VEGAS BALLPARK ATTENDANCE: In 9 dates, Las Vegas total is 60,427 for an average of 6,714 with two sellouts. The season-high crowd was 11,148 vs. Sacramento on April 5. The all-time attendance total now stands at 14,646,811. The Las Vegas franchise has reached the 300,000 mark in “home” attendance in all 41 seasons (1983-2019, 2021-24).
The Las Vegas Ballpark regular season attendance total over six seasons (2019, 2021-25) is 2,645,800 which includes 95 sellouts.
In 36 seasons at Cashman Field (1983-2018), the attendance total was 12,001,011.
2025 AVIATORS TICKET INFORMATION: Individual game tickets are on sale through aviatorslv.com and the Las Vegas Ballpark Box Office.
BOX OFFICE HOURS:
Game Days:
Tuesday through Saturday from noon – 9:30 p.m.
Sunday 12:05 p.m. games (April 20, May 4, May 18, June 1, June 15) from 10 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Sunday 6:05 p.m. games (June 29, July 20, August 3, August 17, August 31, September 21) from 3 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Non-Game Days:
Monday – Sunday: Closed
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and ADA accessible seats will also be available to purchase at the box office and through ticketmaster.com. The Aviators will also be offering a military discount (active duty and retired) of $5.00 off each ticket purchased and is available through GovX.com or at the box office.
The individual game tickets for the 75-game home season are subject to availability and dynamic pricing.
Tickets starting at:
Home Plate Diamond: $50.00 + Fees
Home Plate Prime: $45.00 + Fees
Home Plate Box: $38.00 + Fees
Dugout Prime: $30.00 + Fees
Dugout Box: $26.00 + Fees
Outfield Box: $19.00 + Fees
Party Corners, Section 101 &121: $50.00 + Fees
Home Run Porch: $55.00 + Fees
Berm/Social: $14.00 + Fees
Club Seats: Sections 209-214, Rows 2-6: $50.00 + Fees Pricing is subject to change
Minor League Baseball™ (MiLB™): Copa de la Diversión® (Fun Cup™): The Aviators have transformed to the Las Vegas Reyes de Plata (“Silver Kings”) for eight seasons (2017-19, 2021-25). The Reyes de Plata will take the field celebrating the city and state’s pioneering history at the forefront of the precious metal mining business that continues to define the Silver State today. In 2025, Reyes de Plata will be featured in 11 Tuesday home games.
2024 Sugar Land: The Space Cowboys compiled a Triple-A best 93-56 (.624) record and captured the PCL championship against Reno and defeated Omaha, 13-6, in the Triple-A National Championship game on September 28 at Las Vegas Ballpark.
Sugar Lands’s roster features five of the Top 10 prospects in the Astros organization, according to Baseball America, entering the 2025 season: outfielder Jacob Melton (top prospect), infielder Brice Matthews (No. 2), right-handed pitcher Miguel Ullola (No. 5), outfielder Shay Whitcomb (No. 7) and right-handed pitcher A.J. Blubaugh (No. 8).
Infielder Luis Guillorme is also a member of the Space Cowboys roster. He was a member of the Las Vegas 51s (Triple-A affiliate of the New York Mets) in 2018. He appeared in 69 games and batted .304 (75-for-247) with 15 doubles, three home runs, 33 RBI. Guillorme has played in parts of seven Major League seasons with the Mets (2018-2023), Los Angeles Angels (2024), Atlanta (2024) and Arizona (2024).
Sugar Land Hitting Coach Joe Thurston: He is one of the top players in Triple-A Las Vegas franchise history (1983 – present). Thurston played from 2002-05 for the 51s (Triple-A affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers) and holds many franchise records: games played (453), hits (516), at bats (1,699), triples (24), HBP (50) and second all-time in total bases (744). In 2002, he led the PCL with 196 hits in 587 at bats (.334 average in 136 games), which are individual season franchise records.
Thurston played in parts of seven Major League seasons with the Dodgers (2002-04), Philadelphia (2006), Boston (2008), St. Louis (2009) and Miami (2011).
Following the homestand, the Aviators will then travel to Round Rock, Texas to face the Express, Triple-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers, in a six-game series from Tuesday-Sunday, April 22-27 at Dell Diamond.
Aviators on Radio in 2025: Russ Langer will broadcast the 150 games on Raider Nation Radio 920 AM (selected games on Fox Sports 1340 AM and 98.9 FM) on www.aviatorslv.com. Langer is in his 25th season broadcasting baseball to the Las Vegas Valley and 38th year overall in the business. Over his career, Langer has received numerous awards, including being named 1993 Minor League Broadcaster of the Year by the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues. In 1995 and 2016, he broadcast the Triple-A All-Star game; in 1999, he was named the New Mexico Sportscaster of the Year; and in 2002, he was named Minor League Broadcaster of the Year by Minor League News.com. Langer also is a 12-time recipient (13 overall and seven consecutive years from 2007-13) of the Nevada Sportscaster of the Year award (2003, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2021, 2023), which is presented by the National Sports Media Association (NSMA). Langer’s inaugural season in Las Vegas was in 2000, the final year the franchise was known as the Stars. Prior to arriving in Las Vegas, Langer called Pacific Coast League games for the Albuquerque Dukes (1996-99) and Phoenix Firebirds (1992-95). Began his broadcasting career with Single-A Springfield Cardinals in 1987 and 1989, sandwiched around a year in Vero Beach (1988). Moved up the ranks to Double-A, calling games for the Midland Angels in 1990 and ’91 before advancing to Triple-A Phoenix. He realized his longtime goal of broadcasting Major League baseball when he worked a total of 30 Montreal Expos games during the 2003 and 2004 seasons, followed by nine games for the Baltimore Orioles in 2006. Has also broadcast selected spring training games for the Los Angeles Dodgers (2006-08), Toronto Blue Jays (2009-10) and Chicago White Sox (2012-20). On April 6, 2023, marked his 3,000th broadcast for the Triple-A Las Vegas Stars/51s/Aviators franchise. Served for 12 seasons (2012-23) as the radio play-by-play voice for the UNLV football team on the UNLV Sports Properties/ Learfield Network.
Matt Neverett will also serve as the play-by-play voice for home games and selected road games. In his sixth season as game entertainment specialist with the Aviators, and his fifth in the broadcast booth. Named 2024 Nevada Sportscaster of the Year and marked the first time that he received this award. He returned to his birthplace of Las Vegas in 2020 after spending two years with the Bradenton Marauders, Single-A Affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates, as the play-by-play broadcaster and media relations director. After graduating from Appalachian State University in Boone, N.C. in 2017, he spent one season with the Birmingham Barons, Double-A Affiliate of the Chicago White Sox, as a media relations manager and pre/post-game host. Also broadcast selected UNLV Runnin’ Rebel basketball games, UNLV baseball and UNLV football on SSSEN. On July 10, 2024, he was named the radio play-by-play broadcaster for UNLV football for the ‘24 season. Also named the radio play-by-play broadcaster for UNLV Runnin’ Rebels basketball for the 2024-25 season on UNLV Sports Properties/ Learfield Network. His father, Tim, is a former play-by-play voice of the Las Vegas 51s and current play-by-play voice of the Los Angeles Dodgers.
2025 Las Vegas Aviators season ticket information and group hospitality packages are available by calling the Aviators administrative offices at (702) 943-7200 or emailing [email protected].
Official licensed Aviators team merchandise is available on the “Team Shop” section of the website at www.aviatorslv.com.
About Las Vegas Aviators®
The Las Vegas Aviators® have the proud distinction of being Nevada’s longest enduring professional sports franchise.
The 2025 campaign will mark the 43rd calendar season in the Silver State as a proud member of Triple-A professional baseball of the Pacific Coast League and the sixth season in Las Vegas Ballpark (8,196).
The Aviators led all minor league baseball in 2019 attendance with a total of 650,934 for an average of 9,299. Las Vegas recorded 47 sellouts and 23 crowds of 10,000+.
In 2021, Las Vegas led Triple-A West in home attendance with a total of 428,369 for an average of 6,590.
The Aviators were the recipient of the 2021 Baseball America Triple-A Freitas Award, given to the organization of the year at each level of the Minor Leagues.
In 2022, Las Vegas led the PCL in home attendance with a total of 518,221 for an average of 6,910. It marked the second-highest attendance total for a single season in franchise history.
In 2023, Las Vegas recorded back-to-back seasons with 500,000+ home attendance (506,047 for an average of 6,838).
In 2024, Las Vegas home attendance was 481,802 in 74 dates for an average of 6,511 with 12 sellouts. In five seasons at Las Vegas Ballpark, the Aviators have recorded 93 sellouts.
The Stars (1983-2000)/51s (2001-18)/Aviators (2019 – present) have reached 300,000+ in “home” attendance in all 41 seasons (36 seasons at Cashman Field, 1983-2018; Las Vegas Ballpark, 2019, 2021-24). The Aviators completed their fifth season in 2024 as the Triple-A affiliate of the Athletics and the franchise won the PCL championship in 1986 and 1988.