What a memorable 2024 it was for your Flyboys! Not only did we set the record for highest single game attendance on July 19, when 2,455 fans attended the game, but an Aviators all-time record 47,530 fans came through the gates at Loeb Stadium Thank you, fans!
#takeflight
🚨Record Alert🚨
With a double in the 3rd inning today,
@diesel_32
(
@Baseball_UIS
) has set a new Aviators single-season hits record with 74! Monroe has also tied the Aviators single-season doubles record with 22.
#TakeFlight
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Former Aviator Trey Sweeney is selected by the New York Yankees 20th overall in this year’s MLB Draft! Congrats
@treysweeney3
, from the Aviators
#takeflight
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After an incredible and historic season, the Aviators fall to the Catfish 10-8. Congratulations to the flyboys on a great season and an Eastern Conference Championship! This team will forever hold a special place in Lafayette. Flyboys forever! ✈️
The
@City_Lafayette
and
@LafayetteParks
Board are pleased to announce that the Lafayette Aviators have been named the baseball team to play in Loeb Stadium.
The new Loeb Stadium is slated for substantial completion in December 2020!
Full story here:
The Aviators season comes to a close with a heartbreaking defeat to the Terre Haute rex 11 - 10. Jacob Walker tied the all time Aviators record for triples in a season. Congratulations to Jacob!
Thank you fans for another wonderful season at Loeb.
#takeflight
#flyboysforever
Another day, another player announcement! The Aviators are excited to announce RHP Reece Rodabaugh from your very own Purdue University! Reece was ranked 29th overall for pitching in the state of Indiana by Perfect Game. Welcome, Reece!
#TakeFlight
Aviators 2021 Season Recap:
* First Half Division Champs ☑️
* Second Half Division Champs ☑️
* Best Record in the League ☑️
* Most wins in Aviators history ☑️
* Highest attendance in Aviators history ☑️
But wait, WE ARE NOT DONE YET!
Tomorrow - First playoff game against Danville
All the hard work the flyboys have put in this season has paid off as they make their way to Cape Girardeau, Missouri for Game 1 of the Championship Series. Let’s wish them luck vs the Catfish at 8:05 PM ET tomorrow!
#takeflight
#lafayettevseveryone
#flyboys
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🚨Record Alert🚨
@diesel_32
has now broken the Aviators single season doubles record! Chris has now broken two Aviators records during the summer, as he broke the hits record earlier in the season! The record was previously held by
@Dougie_parks
from 2017!
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We’re not done yet! Aviators win the Divisional Championship and advance to the Conference Championship which will take place at home on Saturday at 7 pm vs Champion City
#takeflight
#lafayettevseveryone
#flyboys
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#FinallyFriday
! The Aviators are excited to announce we are bringing back OF Zach Schwartzenbeger from Toledo University! Last season, Schwartzy led the team with 12 stolen bases and had 25 RBI's. Welcome back!
#TakeFlight
2019 Hitting Coach,
@BAMontgomery8
, has been promoted to Field Manager for the 2020 season!
Bailey helped lead the Aviators to team records in AVG, OPS, OBP, Runs, Hits, and RBIs, as well as several individual records set by players.
Read more:
We were honored to have legendary coach Spider Fields help us sing tonight’s seventh inning stretch! Spider was present at the first every game at Loeb stadium, and now the last!
#TakeFlignt
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Aviators shuck CornBelters 2-0 on behind Von Tobel player of the game Graham Kollen’s 7 NO HIT INNINGS!! The best pitching in Aviators history!
The Aviators will be back in action tomorrow for our Father’s Day Special as we take on Terre Haute at 3pm.
#takeflight
#bolierup
46,142 fans attended Aviators games in 2023. A new single season record for the Aviators. Thank you fans! We can’t wait to see you back here in 2024!
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Purdue Night is TONIGHT! With SPECIAL GUESTS Fletcher Loyer and Will Berg! Presented by Star City. 7pm on Saturday! GATES OPEN AT 5pm! We will have a tailgate on the concourse with cup pong, cornhole and a DJ! First 250 kids will get a white replica jersey presented by IU Health!
Here's some
#MotivationMonday
. The Aviators are thrilled to announce RHP John Cheatwood from Marshall University. John played one year at Lincoln Trail College where he chalked up a 5-3 record with a 2.24 ERA, 67 strikeouts. Welcome, John!
#TakeFlight
The wait is OVER!
“Ladies and gentlemen, your attention please. We have just received clearance from air traffic control. So fasten your seatbelts, we are ready for takeoff!”
See you all at Loeb on June 1st! 😏
#unfinishedbusiness
We're excited to announce that
@zschwartzy
will be back with us for our 2020 season! Welcome back, Schwartzy!
Who else do you want to see back from our 2019 roster?
Our next Aviators player annoncement is shortstop Cruz Aranda, who recently committed to play at Campbell.
"Cruz comes from a top notch NJCAA program and had a heck of a freshman year against tough competition starting 59 games at SS and batting lead off. " -
@BSMc23
🚨PLAYER SIGNING🚨
Aviators fans, we have another player signing. Please welcome to our team Cam Howard!
Cam is a Right Handed Pitcher out of Western Illinois University and is from Fishers, Indiana.
Welcome to the Aviators, Cam! ✈️
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We welcome back a familiar face in 2019 with INF
@tyler_powers2
.
"Tyler is a Lafayette native who is a starting MIF at Purdue returning to play for us again this summer. Tyler is a very solid defender at SS or 2B & has a great eye at the plate giving quality at bats." -
@BSMc23
Sabermetric of the night: If the Aviators (5-0) keep up this winning pace for the rest of the year, they will finish with a record of 60-0 🤷♂️✈️
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Joining the Aviators this season from
@HCC_Hawks
is southpaw Dylan Levesque!
"Dylan is a Lafayette Harrison HS native who is in his freshman year at a top JUCO. Dylan will provide a different look out of the pen from the left side for us." --
@BSMc23
MONDAY MINUTE - Media Intern
@mike_folta
sat down with Prospect League Player of the Month,
@diesel_32
, to talk about his success so far, The Aviators walk-offs so far, and how he plans to stay 🔥 for the rest of the season!
#TakeFlight
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Congratulations to 2023 Aviator
@joe_olsavsky
for signing with the Atlanta Braves today! Joe becomes the 14th former Aviators player to sign a pro contract! We wish Joe great success at the next level and can’t wait to see him in Atlanta, wearing a Braves uniform.
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Top 4 - Touch them all
@B_Blackford7
! He drives in two more with a home run to add the Aviator lead! The Aviators bats=🔥🔥🔥
✈️Aviators 6
Dans 0
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As we reflect on a great 2021 season we realize we couldn’t have done it without YOU (the fans). Thank you the best Aviators season ever! None of the memories, HR’s, and wins would’ve meant anything without you there to share it with us. We can’t wait to see you all next season.
For today’s
#MondayRosterMoves
, please help us in welcoming catcher from the University of Texas at Tyler, Ethan Bedgood! Ethan is a big RBI hitter, tying his school record last season with seven RBIs in one game
#unfinishedbusiness
#flyboys
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Thank You Fans for a great night to close out Loeb Stadium! It was a historic evening as we broke our single-game attendance record with 1,854 fans!
We can't wait to team up with
@PurdueBaseball
for the 2020 season as we wait for the exciting opening of our new ballpark in 2021.
The Aviators are happy to announce that Jamie Sailors will be returning in 2024 to pilot our Flyboys again next summer! Please join us in welcoming back Jamie
#takeflight
#flyboys
🧹🧹🧹 It’s a sweep! The Flyboys complete the two-game sweep of the Terre Haute Rex and finish off a perfect 3-0 homestand to begin the season.
Von Tobel player of the game Kendall Anthes picked up the win in relief for the Flyboys.
#takeflight
#flyboyfriday
AVIATORS LOG - Lafayette signs, LHP Dylan Levesque, a Harrison HS grad and freshman at Heartland CC. The 6'1", 185 LB lefty is expected to be a quality arm out of the bullpen. Named to two All-Tournament Teams 2015/2017) for the Indiana Bulls. Plays 1B & OF, plus contact hitter.
2021 AVIATORS - Where are they now? SIX Aviators players have signed to play pro ball. Here’s where they are at, and their upcoming schedules.
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The Aviators are excited to officially announce signed players for the season. Each day we will be posting one, so stay tuned and turn on your notifications! Starting off, the RETURNING RHP from Southeast Missouri State, Bryce Grossius! Last season, Bryce threw for 42 Strikeouts.
😂
@treysweeney3
(
@EIU_Baseball
) with a grand slam. That's about par for the course in Champion City tonight.
The Boys have cranked 6⃣ homers today. Sweeney has 2 of them. Who's got next?
M5 | ✈️Aviators: 11 | 👑Kings: 4
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The Clubhouse it set. This one…this one is for all the marbles. All the hard work all season has prepared us for this game. Tonight. First pitch 7pm. Get your tickets now, and come cheer on the Fly Boys for the absolute last game of the 2021 season.
#takeflight
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🚨Record Alert🚨....again
With an RBI-single in the 2nd inning of Loeb's final game,
@diesel_32
(
@Baseball_UIS
) has set a new Aviators single-season RBI record!
E3 | ✈️Aviators: 4 | 👑Kings: 3
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Today, we profile 2019 Aviator
@CoryBrooks15
, who comes from
@PurdueBaseball
"He is coming off TJ surgery but will be fresh and ready to go for us come summer. Our goal for him this summer is to let him get comfortable and find what role he excels at most." - Brent McNeil
“Just told myself to stay relaxed, don’t try & do too much, put a good swing on it. I found a fastball & delivered.”
@Dilly_Dally12
not only ‘delivered’ a game winner, but a priceless souvenir for a young fan as well!
Joining the Aviators pitching staff this season from
@WIUBaseball
is RHP
@cheeko_34
.
"With his big frame, 87-90mph fastball & solid offspeed he is going to continue to get better with experience." -- Aviators coach
@BSMc23
Last Friday of April and we are adding another player to our roster for this summer!
Please help us welcome OF from Lincoln Land CC, Grant Thoroman!
#unfinishedbusiness
#flyboys
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The Aviators get their first win of the
season by a final score of 11-7 over Chillicothe! The final score is presented by Proxurve Solutions. Tonight's player of the game, Eli Hickman, was 2-5 including the game winning 3-run double in the bottom of the 8th inning.
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