LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — The Las Vegas Aviators are heading back to the playoffs.
The team, who are the 2025 PCL Champs, clinched the first half of the Pacific Coast League title Saturday, punching their ticket to the 2026 playoffs with a 10-6 victory over the Round Rock Express at Las Vegas Ballpark.
This will be the Aviators 13th playoff appearance in franchise history and the second back to back appearances.
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The team will now wait to see who emerges from the second half of the season, which opens Tuesday, June 23. They’ll then host that team in a best-of-three PCL League Championship Series in September.
Over on the other side in the International League, the Memphis Redbirds, Triple-A affiliates of the St. Louis Cardinals, also locked up their first-half title, defeating the Nashville Sounds 10-8 to finish with a 47-28 record.
The Aviators now sit at 44-28 on the year, capping a strong first half that included winning four of six games against Round Rock in their final homestand.
From here, the team heads out on a season-long, two-week road trip to face the Tacoma Rainiers and Reno Aces before returning home on Tuesday, July 7 for a six-game series against the Rainiers before the All-Star break.
The Triple-A National Championship Game is slated to be held at the Las Vegas Ballpark for the fifth straight year on Saturday, September 26.
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