The 2019 season came to a close Monday afternoon with an Aces 7-1 victory in Salt Lake City. Braden Shipley was sharp on the mound from start to finish. The Nevada righty went four innings, did not allow a hit and stuck out three. The Reno pitching staff took a no-hitter into the sixth. Bryan Menendez allowed an RBI single to Bees slugger Caleb Cowart with two outs that … [Read more...]
Aces Split with Sacramento; Final Homestand this Week
The Reno Aces dropped the series finale against the Sacramento River Cats Sunday afternoon by a score of 8-1. Reno fell to 59-66 overall on the season and sat seven games back of Sacramento as of Sunday night after the four-game split with the first place club. Braden Shipley got the start for manager Chris Cron and was sharp from start to finish. The right-hander went five … [Read more...]
Aces Win Streak Ends
RENO – The Omaha Storm Chasers squeaked out a 12-11 victory in game three of the four-game series this afternoon at Greater Nevada Field. Jon Duplantier was tagged with four runs in the top of the first inning in his third Triple-A game since returning from injury. The right-hander went 2.2 innings, allowed seven runs on seven hits and struck out two. Reno responded with … [Read more...]
Cron, Tomas to take part in home run derby
Reno Aces infielder Kevin Cron and outfielder Yasmany Tomas have committed to participate in the Triple-A Home Run Derby on July 8 at Southwest University Park in El Paso, Texas. The derby kicks off three days of festivities during Minor League Baseball’s premier event - the 2019 Triple-A Baseball All-Star Game - hosted by the El Paso Chihuahuas. Cron is the Pacific Coast … [Read more...]
Aces ride hot bats to 4-3 week
Just when everyone thought the Aviators were grounded for the third consecutive game on Monday, Las Vegas rallied in the top of the ninth to beat the Aces 9-7 in the afternoon contest. Aces right-hander Stefan Crichton had Las Vegas down to their final strike when Seth Brown roped a two-out double scoring Jorge Mateo to cut the deficit to one. Sheldon Neuse drove Brown in … [Read more...]
Aces game suspended due to curfew rules Monday
Due to Pacific Coast League travel rules, Monday’s game between the Reno Aces and El Paso Chihuahuas was suspended and scheduled for completion July 15. Prior to the curfew, Reno and El Paso were locked in an extra-inning contest tied at five. Taylor Widener made the start for Chris Cron. Widener went five innings, allowed three runs on three hits and struck out six. Cron … [Read more...]
Aces Finish out Slate This Weekend After Missing out on Postseason
Despite splitting six games last week, the Reno Aces have been eliminated from postseason contention after a strong week by Fresno. The Grizzlies (77-55) clinched the PCL Northern Division and were nine games ahead of second place Reno (68-64) Monday morning with just a handful of games remaining. The Aces finished 3-3 for the week of Aug. 20-26 after dropping two of three … [Read more...]
Reno Trails Fresno by Seven Games with Two Weeks Left in the Season
Despite finishing with a 4-3 record last week (Aug. 13-19), time is starting to run out on the Reno Aces season. With just 14 games remaining on the schedule, the Aces are 65-61, seven games behind Fresno in the PCL Northern Division. The two teams don’t have any head-to-head games left against one another. The Aces are still playing good baseball entering their final road … [Read more...]