The Aviators benefited from a strong first half of the Pacific Coast League season.

They went 49-26 and finished first in the overall league standings to win the first-half championship. The first half included winning streaks of 12 and 10 games.

Securing the first-half championship clinched Las Vegas a spot in the PCL championship series against the second-half champion Tacoma Rainiers.

Game 1 of the best-of-three series will begin at 7:05 p.m. Tuesday at Las Vegas Ballpark. The winner of the series will advance to Saturday’s Triple-A national championship game at 7:05 p.m. at Las Vegas Ballpark against the International League champion.

But Las Vegas now has a much different club from the one that captured the first-half title and secured the team’s first postseason appearance since

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