Aces Start 2026 Second Half with Second Series Against Oklahoma City

RENO, Nev. – The Reno Aces are starting fresh in the second half of the 2026 season, and they will begin the last 75 games in friendly confines with six contests at Greater Nevada Field against the Oklahoma City Comets, Triple-A affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers.

During last week’s series in which the Aces welcomed a number of returning faces while also saying hello to several new players, there were eight different Aces that hit above .300 in the series. Highest among those with 10 or more plate appearances was A.J. Vukovich, who sat right at the .400 mark. In addition to his six hits, he had 10 total bases thanks to a double and a homer to go with three RBI and three walks.

Tyler Locklear’s four RBI were a team-high for the week, while Ryan Waldschmidt ended the first week of his second stint batting .300 with five runs scored, one double, two homers, two RBI, and three walks.

Reno and Oklahoma City met just once during the first half, a six-game set at the home of the Comets from May 19-24. That series ended 4-2 in favor of the Comets as the Aces managed to take games four and five but were denied the set split in the finale on May 24.

That first set of six has helped Oklahoma City maintain their edge in the all-time series between the two teams, as the Aces now trail the Comets by a 46-58 (.442) margin. Of the eight teams that have faced Reno on 100 or more occasions, Reno’s 6.00 ERA is the highest of all eight while their 852 strikeouts are the fewest.

At the dish its much the same, as Reno’s .267 batting average is the lowest against the Comets of those eight opponents, and they have hit just 101 home runs in the 104 shared games together.

Since these two teams last met, the Comets have gone 13-11 (.541) which is tied for the third-most wins in the Pacific Coast League in that time. However, they failed to keep pace with Las Vegas and Sacramento down the stretch, as a series split with the River Cats last week handed Las Vegas the first half title.

Oklahoma City was one of the top teams in the first half, as their 4.81 ranked third in the PCL while their 640 strikeouts ranked second most behind the 685 of Las Vegas. The Comets allowed just 398 runs in the first half, one of four teams to yield less than 400.

After a hot start to the season, hitting was unusually slow for an Oklahoma City squad as they batted just .271 in the first half, a mark that ranked seventh in the PCL directly behind the Aces (.277). Despite the average, the Comets’ 252 extra-base hits ranked third in the league while their 94 home runs were second. Oklahoma City struck out just 600 times, third fewest in the PCL.

Three-RBI night for Ryan Fitzgerald! pic.twitter.com/8aKLbKbGKr

— Oklahoma City Comets (@OKC_comets) June 21, 2026

Of PCL hitters with 100 plate appearances in the first half, the top among the Comets was Ryan Fitzgerald checking in at 26th place with a .310 average. In 71 games Fitzgerald has scored 51 runs, tallied 18 doubles and seven homers, and driven in a total of 52 runs. Those 52 RBI (sixth in PCL) are not even the most on Oklahoma City, as Jack Suwinski leads that category with 54 (fourth in the PCL) while Zach Erhard slots in between with 53 (fifth in PCL).

Left-hander Cole Irvin has been one of the best starters in the PCL this season, working to a 7-5 record and 3.77 ERA. The seven wins stand as the most of any player with seven or more starts, while the ERA is fourth lowest under the same criteria despite tying for the most starts in the league with 15.

There are just four of Los Angeles’ top-30 prospects with Oklahoma City, but tops among them is right-hander No. 6 prospect River Ryan who has so far logged a 3-1 record with a 4.46 ERA and 43 strikeouts to eight walks. Meanwhile, James Tibbs III checks in as the top position player and ranked No. 10. Tibbs has crushed 20 homers in the first half, most in the PCL and second most in Triple-A, and done so while batting .291 with 64 runs scored and a 1.000 OPS.

It's a one-run game thanks to James Tibbs III👀 pic.twitter.com/h0S2WGrHGf

— Oklahoma City Comets (@OKC_comets) June 14, 2026

This six-game set begins on Tuesday night at Greater Nevada Field beginning at 6:35 p.m. PT.

Single-game and season tickets are currently on sale for the 2026 season. For more information, fans can visit RenoAces.com or call the ticket office at (775) 334-7000.