Space Cowboys blank Aviators behind five-run third inning

SUGAR LAND, Texas (Interstat) — Sugar Land beat Las Vegas 7-0 on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026, as the Space Cowboys used a five-run third inning and added single runs in the fourth and sixth for a Triple-A Pacific Coast League victory at Constellation Field. Jackson Nezuh earned the win, improving to 4-3, after allowing one hit and striking out three over two scoreless innings. Jackson Finley took the loss, falling to 4-3. Trevor Austin homered and drove in two, Lucas Spence homered and had two hits, and Jason Schiavone added two hits and an RBI. Mike Burrows threw two scoreless innings with two strikeouts, while Kai-Wei Teng, Christian Roa, Nic Swanson and Trey McLoughlin each worked a scoreless inning. Nathan Dettmer allowed one earned run in 2 1/3 innings with three strikeouts for Las Vegas. The Aviators had six hits, and the Space Cowboys had 10. Attendance at Constellation Field was 5,102. The game lasted 2 hours, 28 minutes. Las Vegas dropped to 85-59, while Sugar Land improved to 73-73.