Gone but not Forgotten

Coastal Bend Aviators (2003-2007)

Corpus Christi, Texas
Last Part of the American Association

The Coastal Bend Aviators were an independent minor league baseball team. Based in Corpus Christi, Texas, they were last a member of the American Association. The team played from 2003 to 2007.

For more information, including yearly records and statistics, view the Coastal Bend Aviators on StatsCrew.com.

Coastal Bend Aviators Legacy Page on OSC.

Coastal Bend Aviators News from OSC's Archives

Aviators Grounded by Diablos, 6-2 (August 18, 2007)
Aviators Sweep Pensacola 8-4 (August 16, 2007)
Aviators Pounce on Pelicans (August 15, 2007)
Aviators Score 9th Inning Win Over Pelicans, 3-2 (August 14, 2007)
Aviators Swept by Sports (August 12, 2007)
Aviators Drop Second Straight to Sports, 8-6 (August 12, 2007)
Sports Win Second Straight Over Coastal Bend (August 12, 2007)
Aviators Stumble, Lose Late in Shreveport (August 10, 2007)
Aviators Pull Out Extra Inning Comeback over Pelicans (August 10, 2007)
Lewis and Morales Lift Aviators to 4-1 Win (August 8, 2007)
Aviators Drop Twin Bill to Pelicans (August 8, 2007)
Morales Sweeps Away Shreveport (August 6, 2007)
Aviators Win Third Straight Over Shreveport 6-5 (August 5, 2007)
Flores Strong in 3-0 Win Over Shreveport (August 3, 2007)
Aviators Win on Walkoff by Lewis (August 3, 2007)
Aviators Tame Cats 10-8 in Extra Inning Thriller (July 31, 2007)
Aviator Pitchers Fan Fourteen, Top Lincoln 3-1 (July 27, 2007)
Aviators Gain Altitude (July 25, 2007)
Aviators Free Fall Continues with Doubleheader Loss (July 24, 2007)
No Relief for Aviators, Streak at 10 (July 22, 2007)
Aviators Score a Few Runs but Fall 12-7 (July 21, 2007)
Aviators Fall to Diablos, 6-1 (July 19, 2007)
Aviators All Stars Shine in 6-4 South Victory (July 18, 2007)
Losing Streak Reaches Six with 3-1 Loss (July 15, 2007)
Losing Streak Reaches Six with 3-1 Loss (July 14, 2007)
Aviators Lose Fifth Straight (July 13, 2007)
Offensive Woes Persist as Aviators Fall (July 12, 2007)
Aviators Suffer Second Straight Shutout (July 11, 2007)
Cats Cool Aviators Bats (July 10, 2007)
After Delay, Aviators Rally But Fall Short (July 10, 2007)
Richardson, Smith Lead Aviators (July 8, 2007)
Aviators Sweep Doubleheader, Off to 3-0 Start (July 5, 2007)
Figueroa, Flores Lead Aviators Past Canaries (July 3, 2007)
Aviators Split Doubleheader to Close First Half (July 1, 2007)
Aviators Can't Hang On, Lose Slugfest 10-9 (June 30, 2007)
Aviators suspended (June 29, 2007)
Aviators Split Doubleheader with Fort Worth (June 26, 2007)
Aviators Put Away Pelicans with Five-Run 10th (June 24, 2007)
Sputtering Offense, Double Plays lead to 7-1 loss (June 23, 2007)
Winning Streak Ends in Pensacola 13-9 (June 23, 2007)
Haines, Richardson Lead Aviators to Fourth Straight Win (June 20, 2007)
Van Dusen Strikes Out 10 as Aviators Defeat Fort Worth (June 19, 2007)
Aviators Rally Late, Stun Diablos 10-9 (June 17, 2007)
Aviators hold off Diablos (June 17, 2007)
Aviators Drop Doubleheader to Diablos (June 15, 2007)
Aviators Rally Falls Short 6-4 (June 14, 2007)
Fryer, Aviators Slam Pelicans 10-5 (June 13, 2007)
Aviators Pummel Pelicans, 8-1 (June 12, 2007)
Van Dusen, Morales Lead Aviators to 2-1 Victory (June 10, 2007)
Aviators Drop First of Three to Explorers, 3-0 (June 9, 2007)
Aviators Win 14-9, Take Three of Four From Blacksnakes (June 8, 2007)
Aviators Soar Past St. Joe, 8-5 (June 6, 2007)
Aviators Get Ahead Early, Top Blacksnakes 6-5 (June 6, 2007)
Blacksnakes Nip Aviators 6-5 (June 4, 2007)
Resilient Aviators Avoid Sweep, Win 6-1 (June 3, 2007)
Saints Sweep Double Header From Aviators (June 1, 2007)
Sports Smash Aviator Pitching, 17-5 (May 31, 2007)
Aviators' Rally Falls Short 8-7 (May 26, 2007)
Aviators Bats Go Cold in 5-2 Loss (May 25, 2007)
Aviators Slam Sports 14 -3 (May 24, 2007)
Van Dusen Stellar Again as Aviators Stifle Sports (May 22, 2007)
Aviators Swept in Extra Inning Thriller, 13-12 (May 20, 2007)
Diablos Down Aviators 6-5 (May 19, 2007)
After Rain, Aviators Rally Falls Short (May 19, 2007)
Aviators Suffer Sloppy Defeat to Diablos (May 17, 2007)
Van Dusen fans 10 as Aviators Top Pelicans (May 16, 2007)
Aviators Announce All New Radio Team for 2007 (March 7, 2007)
Aviators Add a Little Local Flavor (January 26, 2007)
Aviators Announce First Signings For 2007 Season (January 18, 2007)
2007 Field Management Team Named (November 8, 2006)
Aviators Announce 2007 Field Management Team (November 7, 2006)
Flanagan stays for 2007 season (October 17, 2006)
Aviators come from behind to win (June 21, 2006)
Fort Worth takes game one (June 20, 2006)
Pelicans win rubber match 3-1 (June 15, 2006)
Pelicans take game one against Aviators (June 13, 2006)
Aviators steal series from St. Paul (June 4, 2006)
St. Paul evens series (June 3, 2006)
Aviators complete the sweep (May 28, 2006)
Coastal Bend guarantees series win (May 27, 2006)
Aviators down division foe Diablos (May 26, 2006)
Sports take series (May 25, 2006)
Shreveport evens series (May 24, 2006)
Ontiveros comes through in the clutch (May 23, 2006)
Aviators bring out the brooms (May 19, 2006)
Coastal Bend keeps Pelicans winless (May 18, 2006)
Aviators take another from Pelicans (May 17, 2006)
Aviators take first from El Paso (May 16, 2006)
Aviators take series from El Paso (May 15, 2006)
Murray Wilson to return as field manager in 2006 (November 28, 2005)
Aviators tab Chad Tredaway as director of baseball operations for 2006 (October 24, 2005)
Aviators JJ Trujillo selected to join Team USA (August 29, 2005)
Aviators end season at home (August 20, 2005)
Aviators end season at home (August 20, 2005)
Aviator bats pound Senators (August 19, 2005)
Citgo sponsors charity softball event (August 14, 2005)
Aviators drop home series opener in 10 (August 10, 2005)
Aviators open series with home loss (August 9, 2005)
Aviators drop 6-3 decision (August 3, 2005)
Aviators continue to slide (August 2, 2005)
Homefield not a factor (August 1, 2005)
Aviators drop series finale (July 31, 2005)
Aviators lose three consecutively (July 30, 2005)
Aviators lose back to back (July 29, 2005)
Coastal Bend comes up short in comeback (July 28, 2005)
Coastal Bend will bring out the brooms (July 11, 2005)
Aviators fight back in opener (July 10, 2005)
Aviators drop rubber match (July 9, 2005)
Aviators rally in bottom of ninth (July 8, 2005)
Aviators endure back-to-back losses (July 7, 2005)
El Paso evens series against Coastal Bend (July 6, 2005)
Homestand begins with a win (July 5, 2005)
Coastal Bend wins second straight (June 30, 2005)
Avaiators run over the Roadrunners (June 29, 2005)
Aviators lose game one at home (June 27, 2005)
Aviators pick up second straight vs. Jackson (June 24, 2005)
Aviators open against Jackson with decisive win (June 23, 2005)
Coastal Bend splits series with Pelicans (June 21, 2005)
Aviators take 2-1 advantage in four games series (June 20, 2005)
Aviators take game two, 6-3 (June 19, 2005)
Aviators win rubber match against Senators (June 16, 2005)
Senators even series against Aviators (June 15, 2005)
Aviators take game one against Sens (June 15, 2005)
Cats top Aviators in series finale, 6-5 (June 12, 2005)
Henry hits walk-off homer for Aviators win (June 11, 2005)
Aviators drop Game One to Fort Worth (June 10, 2005)
Edinburg tops Aviators to close series (June 9, 2005)
Edinburg takes first game against Aviators (June 8, 2005)
El Paso takes game against Aviators (June 6, 2005)
Lopez, Aviators blank El Paso (June 5, 2005)
El Paso evens up series with Aviators (June 4, 2005)
Mann's four RBI lead Aviators to extra innings win (June 3, 2005)
Aviators take series against Pensacola (June 2, 2005)
Henry's three-run bomb lifts Aviators to win (June 1, 2005)
Aviators fall in ninth (May 31, 2005)
Aviators pound El Paso, 16-5 (May 31, 2005)
Aviators win 4-3 at El Paso (May 29, 2005)
Aviators fall to El Paso (May 29, 2005)
Aviators drop opener at El Paso (May 28, 2005)
Aviators win 4-3 to take series at San Angelo (May 26, 2005)
San Angelo evens up series with Aviators (May 26, 2005)
Aviators score five in ninth to win (May 24, 2005)
Aviators split double header with Edinburg (May 23, 2005)
Aviators fall in pitchers duel (May 22, 2005)
Bats come alive; Aviators even-up series (May 21, 2005)
Aviators lose opener to Shreveport (May 20, 2005)
Aviators announce roster move (May 20, 2005)
Aviators swept by Fort Worth (May 18, 2005)
Aviators' rally falls short (May 17, 2005)
Fort Worth takes game one from Aviators (May 16, 2005)
Shreveport wins to avoid sweep (May 15, 2005)
Aviators come from behind to win again (May 15, 2005)
Aviators rally, win in 10 innings (May 14, 2005)
Aviators win big in game three (May 12, 2005)
Aviators score run in ninth to win (May 11, 2005)
Aviators fall in game one to San Angelo (May 10, 2005)
Rain stops game in second inning (May 9, 2005)
Aviators come from behind to win (May 7, 2005)
Aviators open exhibition play with win (April 30, 2005)
Aviators Re- Acquire OF Matt Mann for 2005 (December 3, 2004)
Murray Wilson named Aviators new field manger (December 3, 2004)
Aviators set for takeoff in 2005 (November 11, 2004)
Aviators name Shane Tritz General Manager (November 4, 2004)
Aviators drop 8-4 decision to Dillas (August 21, 2004)
Dillas win 6-2, eliminate Aviators from playoff contention (August 19, 2004)
Aviators keep playoff hopes alive with doubleheader sweep of Dillas (August 19, 2004)
Edinburg hangs on to top Aviators, 4-3 (August 17, 2004)
Edinburg hangs on to top Aviators 4-3 (August 17, 2004)
Grand slam powers Colts to 8-5 win over Aviators (August 14, 2004)
Aviators lose 2-1 heartbreaker to Colts (August 14, 2004)
Four-run first inning paves the way for Aviators' 5-3 win over Colts (August 12, 2004)
Aviators win third straight, top Sports, 6-1 (August 9, 2004)
Aviators top Sports, 4-3, in thrilling extra inning affair (August 9, 2004)
Persails pitches Aviators to 3-1 win over Sports (August 8, 2004)
Aviators return home, drop 8-3 decision to Sports (August 7, 2004)
Aviators loose lead late, Fall to Edinburg 4-3 (July 29, 2004)
Ruiz throws one-hitter as Edinburg tops Aviators, 3-0 (July 29, 2004)
Smith just misses shutout, Aviators top Cats 8-1 (July 14, 2004)
Error-filled seventh dooms Aviators (July 14, 2004)
Aviators win, 7-3, to hand Cats fourth straight loss (July 13, 2004)
9th inning rally falls short, Aviators fall 7-6 to Pelicans (July 11, 2004)
Aviators even series with 6-4 win over Pelicans (July 10, 2004)
Pelicans beat Aviators 7-5 in wild series opener (July 10, 2004)
Aviators-Senators series finale rained out (June 30, 2004)
Aviators run win streak to four (June 29, 2004)
Aviators use long ball to sink Senators, 7-3 (June 29, 2004)
Aviators doubles up Jackson (June 27, 2004)
Aviators and Dillas split doubleheader to end first half (June 27, 2004)
Aviators- Dillas game rained out (June 25, 2004)
Smith makes CBL history in 6-3 Aviators win (June 25, 2004)
Aviators outlast Dillas, 10-7, in series opener (June 24, 2004)
Henry, Colts Blank Aviators, 9-0 (June 16, 2004)
Smith Makes History In Win Over Colts (June 15, 2004)
Aviators Soar To Win Over Shreveport (June 13, 2004)
Sports slip past Aviators 2-1 in 10 innings (June 13, 2004)
Sports defeat Aviators 10-6 (June 12, 2004)
Aviators drop second straight to Edinburg, 7-3 (June 2, 2004)
Aviators edge Pelicans, 2-1, to take series (May 20, 2004)
Aviators score three in eighth to beat Pelicans, 5-2 (May 20, 2004)
Aviators come back from six runs down to edge Pelicans, 7-6 (May 19, 2004)