Lafayette Aviators Headlines

  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

The Lafayette Aviators took on the Danville Dans for a doubleheader, but were unable to come away with a win in either contest.   The first game was nearly a shutout, with Lafayette finally able to generate some offense in the 7th and final frame.   The Aviators kept the game within reach for the most part, facing only a two-run defic... Continue Reading

Lafayette suffered their second straight loss with a 9-7 defeat to the Springfield Sliders.   The game started well for the Aviators, as Jason Cryar got the scoring started with a two-run home run in the very 1st inning. They’d jump out to a 3-0 lead with a Matthew Patton RBI in the 3rd.   The Sliders, however, would begin their... Continue Reading

Lafayette’s third meeting with Champion City in two days got off to a slow start. Unfortunately, the Aviators couldn’t match when the Kings picked up the pace.   The first run of the night wasn’t scored until the top of the 4th by the visiting Kings. Starting pitcher Jacob Gilmore, along with the rest of the Aviator defense... Continue Reading

Game one was a comfortable win for Lafayette, who only trailed for less than an inning early on. Champion City struck first with a 1st inning run, but the Aviators bounced back immediately with three of their own.   A couple scoreless innings went by before the Aviators would light up the scoreboard again, bringing in three runs to gain a bi... Continue Reading

Right off the bat, the Aviators showed how much they wanted to win their series against the Rex. They put up 3 runs in the top of the 1st to get a jump start doing just that. The Rex weren’t going down easy; they started swinging as well and managed to put up 6 runs in the 1st on the Aviators defense.   When the Rex got on a scoring ru... Continue Reading

LAFAYETTE, IN – July 9, 2018 – The Lafayette Aviators and the Lafayette Police Department will be hosting "National Night Out" on Monday, July 30 at Loeb Stadium in Columbian Park, as the Aviators take on the Kokomo Jackrabbits at 6:35pm. National Night Out is a community event which focuses on continuously building the partnership betw... Continue Reading

The Lafayette Aviators split their doubleheader with the Terre Haute Rex, losing their first game but winning their second.   The first game was a rough outing for Lafayette, with a final score of 12-2, giving up multiple runs in each of the first three innings. The score ballooned to 8-0 after the 3rd inning, and while Lafayette would respo... Continue Reading

The Lafayette aviators lost a close game against Chillicothe that went to extra innings.Kevin Dobos scored the lone run for Lafayette in regulation during the third inning. This matched the run that the home team was able to post in the first inning.Chillicothe scores their walk off run with two outs in the 10th inning. Lafayette returns home for a... Continue Reading