Lafayette Aviators Headlines

The Lafayette Aviators took a big loss to the Danville Dans at home Wednesday, 10-3.   Lafayette scored early for once, notching the night’s first run in the 1st inning via Kam Smith double. The score held at 1-0 for five full innings as starting pitcher Connor Schultz played a solid game, striking out six batters and giving up just on... Continue Reading

The Aviators played the type of game that every team loves to play against the Springfield Sliders. In the first inning, the Aviators saw 2 home runs courtesy of Kam Smith and Bryce Ball. Three RBI led the Aviators to a 5-0 lead before Trevor Pittman could start the night on the mound.   The Sliders tried to build a comeback in the fourth i... Continue Reading

The Lafayette Aviators, in their first home game in a week, lost to the Kokomo Jackrabbits Monday 5-3.   To open the evening, Kokomo registered three runs in the first two innings. The pace of the game’s scoring then slowed for a while with three consecutive scoreless innings for both sides.   A Bryce Ball RBI got the Aviators t... Continue Reading

The Aviators and the West Virginia Miners spent the whole night back and forth in a nail-biter of a game. Both teams got on the board in the first inning and continuously scored throughout the game.   The Aviators took a 4-2 lead in the second, only to lose it in the third. They regained the lead in the fifth, and it was under a 3 run ga... Continue Reading

The Lafayette Aviator’s 1-game home stand before a five-game road trip was a disappointing one, ending in an 8-5 loss.   The two teams kept it close for the first half of the game, with only one run scored by the end of the 4th inning. The Dans started to pick up on the offensive end around this time, registering triples in back-t... Continue Reading

In the last 7 days the Aviators have played 9 games, winning only 2. Today in Champion City, Lafayette used the past week to fuel themselves towards a win. Today’s game began neck-in-neck, tied 1-1 through the first and second innings. In the top of the third the Aviators pulled away consistently having multiple players on base, resultin... Continue Reading

After last night’s close loss to the Gems, the Aviators sprung into action for tonight’s rematch. Likewise, the Gems wasted no time working to defeat the Aviators. A Gems home run, due in part to force and in part to wind, created an early 3 run deficit for the Aviators. The Aviators got to work immediately in front of a season record c... Continue Reading

In a tight battle at Loeb Stadium, the Lafayette Aviators could not seal the deal against the Quincy Gems, losing 9-8.   The game at first seemed as if it would go the Aviators’ way, as they began with a 3-0 lead after three innings. Through the first four innings, Quincy had only registered one hit. After the 5th inning the game had f... Continue Reading

  The Lafayette Aviators’ second doubleheader of the week yielded drastically different results from the first one that took place on Tuesday. The Aviators came away from Thursday’s pair of games against the Kokomo Jackrabbits with two wins.   Game 1 remained relatively close throughout, but saw the home team win by four ru... Continue Reading

The Lafayette Aviators lost 14-1 to the Springfield Sliders Wednesday, continuing a four-game losing streak.  The game did not go well for Lafayette from the outset, giving up four multiple-run innings. The only score for the Aviators came in the form of Kevin Raisbeck double that brought home Milo Beam In the 7th inning.   T... Continue Reading