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Reno Sets Records in First Series Victory of 2026 Against Albuquerque

By Reno Aces
April 6, 2026

RENO, Nev. – Looking to rebound from their Opening Weekend series, the Reno Aces played a hard-fought six-game set against the Albuquerque Isotopes. Four of six games were decided by two runs or less (three by a single run), but in the end Reno came out on top while setting

RENO, Nev. – Looking to rebound from their Opening Weekend series, the Reno Aces played a hard-fought six-game set against the Albuquerque Isotopes. Four of six games were decided by two runs or less (three by a single run), but in the end Reno came out on top while setting some franchise history in the process.

Only two contests had final score gaps larger than two runs, which included the series opener on March 31. While that contest ended 8-1, it was a bit of a deceptive score as the game sat at just 2-1 in favor of the Aces heading into the eighth inning.

In that late frame Reno dropped six runs, which included a bases-clearing three-RBI double down the left-field line from Ryan Waldschmidt, which matched him with Wily Mo Peña for the most consecutive games to start a season with an RBI in team history (four). Oddly enough, the last time the Aces tallied a six-run inning was against this same Albuquerque squad, coming on Sept. 16, 2025.

Yet more team history was made in games two and four, as the Reno Aces earned a pair of shutout wins. That marked just the third time in franchise history that Reno has done so, the last coming on July 27 and July 29 in the 2018 campaign against Round Rock in Texas. The only other time it had happened was Aug. 9 (1-0) and Aug. 10 (5-0) in Reno’s inaugural season of 2009 on the road against Omaha.

The first of those two shutout victories was a close 1-0 affair, with Kristian Robinson scoring the only run of the contest. Robinson’s wind-aided triple led off the fifth and put him just 90 feet from home, scoring in the next at-bat on a Jacob Amaya sacrifice fly.

That marked just the third 1-0 shutout in Isotopes Park history. In another rare coincidence, the last nine-inning game that ended 1-0 in Albuquerque was another Reno victory on May 26, 2014, also the last Aces 1-0 win. The first 1-0 game in Isotopes Park history occurred five years prior in 2009.

Reno rocked the middle frames of game four for their 8-0 win, their largest shutout win since taking down Las Vegas at home on Sept. 14, 2025. Not only did the Aces receive an impressive rehab start from Merrill Kelly, tossing five scoreless frames with two strikeouts, but Reno as a squad also logged eight runs on 18 hits with only two going for extra bases.

It has not even been a full season since the Aces have logged 18 or more hits, last reaching that mark with 19 knocks against Sacramento at home on July 6, 2025. However, this was just the second time in franchise history that Reno has tallied 18 or more hits with just two extra-base hits (A.J. Vukovich home run and Aramis Garcia double), with the only other occasion on April 6, 2017 in a 13-6 win on the road at Fresno.

The Aces clinched their set win in the series finale, launching two homers in a game for the first time this season to snatch a 3-2 victory. The late solo home runs came from unlikely sources, as Jean Walters hit his first Triple-A dinger in the eighth while Garcia hit his first of the season in the top half of the ninth.

Starting pitching was excellent throughout, as Aces starters allowed just four runs on 16 hits in 27.0 innings for a 1.33 ERA. That mark was not only the best in the Pacific Coast League but also the best mark in all Triple-A (second: ABQ, 1.99).

Those numbers are boosted by five no-hit innings from Kohl Drake in Reno’s 3-1 loss in game three of the series, giving him a bit of history in the process. He is just the second visiting pitcher since at least 2005 to throw five innings without allowing a hit or run at Isotopes Park, and he is the seventh pitcher in Aces history to have a final stat line of at least five no-hit frames.

Drake is the first to reach those totals in a Reno uniform since teammate Bryce Jarvis did so for six innings at Round Rock on May 30, 2025. For his efforts, Drake was named the PCL Pitcher of the Week earlier today.

As a staff, Reno’s pitchers allowed just 11 runs (10 earned) on 38 hits in 52.0 innings for a 1.73 ERA. Again, that ERA was the best in all Triple-A last week, with the next closest in Sugar Land coming in at 2.25 (13 er, 52.0 ip).

The 11 runs allowed in the series match another franchise record for fewest runs allowed in a six-game series, with the only other instance coming from April 18-23, 2023 at Sugar Land. Reno surrendered just one home run during the series with the Isotopes, which is the fewest by Aces pitching in any six-game series and the fewest allowed in a series of any number of games since July 2024 against Round Rock (one home run allowed in five games).

Five different Aces logged seven hits or more, all of whom were led by the eight knocks from LuJames Groover as he closed his series batting .320 (8-for-25). That gives Groover 13 hits in the early campaign, which is tied for fourth in the PCL. He is the 17th Ace in team history to record 13 hits in Reno’s first nine games; however, he is the only to do it without an extra-base hit.

Robinson led the team in batting average for the week at .389 (7-for-18), and he did a little bit of everything with a double, a triple, a home run, three RBI and three runs scored. Vukovich drove in a team-high six runs on the strength of a triple and home run, and Waldschmidt totaled four RBI in the set.

Known more for his power, Luken Baker flexed his discipline as he worked four walks in game four of the series on April 3. That made him just the 14th Ace in team history to have a four-walk game, the first since Grae Kessinger matched a franchise record with five free passes on April 8, 2025 in Salt Lake.

Reno now returns to Greater Nevada Field for a 12-game homestand, the first six of which are against the Salt Lake Bees, Triple-A affiliate of the Los Angeles Angels. Game one of the series will get underway on Tuesday, April 7 at 6:05 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.