Silver State Diamond Challenge
Introduction The '''Silver State Diamond Challenge''' is a Minor League Baseball rivalry between Nevada's two Triple-A baseball teams, the Las Vegas Aviators and the Reno Aces of the Pacific Coast League (PCL). The rivalry began in 2009 when the Aces joined the PCL as members of the Pacific Conference Southern Division along with the Aviators, who were known as the Las Vegas 51s at the time.The winner of the regular season series between Las Vegas and Reno receives the Silver Plate Trophy, a silver replica of a home plate with an image of the state of Nevada and markings of the locations of Las Vegas and Reno on the left, while the opposite side lists the winner of the series for each year.In the event of a tie series, the defending champion from the previous season retains the trophy. The only exception to this rule was in the first season, which ended in a tie. To determine the inaugural champion, the mayors of each city met to draw cards to break the tie. A card draw occurred at Aces Ballpark in downtown Reno with Las Vegas mayor Oscar Goodman drawing a 7, while Reno mayor Bob Cashell drew a 6, giving the 51s the Silver Plate Trophy for 2009.
All-time series results SeasonSeries winnerLas Vegas winsReno winsNotes200951s88Series tied; champion decided by card draw2010Aces511—2011Aces88Series tied; Aces retain trophy2012Aces88Series tied; Aces retain trophy201351s133—201451s88Series tied; 51s retain trophy201551s115—2016Aces79—2017Aces412—201851s106—2019Aviators115First season as Las Vegas Aviators2020''season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic''2021Aces10152022TBD'''Overall''''''Tied, 6–6'''10398——=== 2009 === Date Winning Team Score Location  June 15   Reno   5–3   Reno  June 16   Reno   4–2   Reno  June 17   Las Vegas   5–0   Reno  July 1   Las Vegas    12–6   Las Vegas  July 2   Las Vegas   2–0  Las Vegas  July 3   Reno   3–1   Las Vegas  July 8   Las Vegas   12–9 (10)   Reno  July 9   Las Vegas   5–4 (10)   Reno  July 10   Reno   10–9   Reno  July 11   Reno   9–5   Reno  July 12   Las Vegas   10–5   Reno  August 26   Reno   6–4   Las Vegas  August 27   Las Vegas   1–0   Las Vegas  August 28   Reno   6–0   Las Vegas  August 29   Reno   14–6   Las Vegas  August 30   Las Vegas   9–0   Las Vegas=== 2010 === Date Winning Team Score Location  May 3   Reno   8–7   Reno  May 4   Reno   6–3   Reno  May 5   Las Vegas   13–7   Reno  May 6   Reno    12–2   Reno  July 1   Reno   9–2  Las Vegas  July 2   Las Vegas   9–5   Las Vegas  July 3   Reno   11–9   Las Vegas  July 27   Las Vegas   7–5   Reno  July 28   Reno   8–0   Reno  July 29   Reno   11–3   Reno  July 30   Las Vegas   12–9   Reno  August 25   Reno   5–1   Las Vegas  August 26   Reno   4–2   Las Vegas  August 27   Reno   10–5   Las Vegas  August 28   Reno   12–10   Las Vegas  August 29   Las Vegas   12–8   Las Vegas=== 2011 === Date Winning Team Score Location  May 2   Reno   12–8   Las Vegas  May 3   Las Vegas  7–6    Las Vegas  May 4   Las Vegas   4–3    Las Vegas  May 5   Las Vegas   5–3    Las Vegas  June 17   Las Vegas   6–4    Las Vegas  June 18   Las Vegas   5–4   Las Vegas  June 19   Reno   12–9   Las Vegas  June 20   Reno   8–4   Las Vegas  June 21   Reno   13–6   Reno  June 22   Las Vegas   16–8   Reno  June 23   Reno   8–7   Reno  June 24   Reno   16–7   Reno  July 26   Reno   10–5    Reno  July 27   Las Vegas   7–3   Reno  July 28   Reno   8–6   Reno  July 29   Las Vegas   11–7   Reno
References
External links * Article about the rivalry including a picture of the Silver Plate Trophy