In their first year of existence, the Amarillo Sod Poodles are headed to the Texas League Finals.Second-ranked Padres prospectTaylor Trammell went 2-for-3 with a walk and a run scored as Amarillo built an early lead and held on to beat Midland, 7-5, in the deciding Game 5 of the semifinals

The last time the Arkansas Travelers had a midseason manager change, the team advanced all the way to the Texas League Championship Series.Eight years after that loss to the San Antonio Missions, the Travelers are in a similar position: entering the playoffs after a bit of unease brought on by

Four of MLB.com's top 100 prospects were honored by the Florida State League on Wednesday, but it was two players outside their respective farm systems' top 30 that took home the biggest awards in the Class A Advanced circuit.Clearwater outfielder Jose Pujols was named the FSL Player of the Year

RubberDucks Game RecapRubberDucks 7 SeaWolves 5WP: Justin Garcia (1-0) LP: Adam Ravenelle (0-5) Save: Leandro Linares (3) SummaryAkron's Luigi Rodriguez delivered a clutch three-run double with the bases loaded, and reliever Justin Garcia threw 2.2 innings of scoreless baseball in his Akron debut to help the RubberDucks defeat the Erie SeaWolves

RubberDucks Game RecapThunder 8 RubberDucks 7WP: Raynel Espinal (2-0) LP: D.J. Brown (1-6) Save: James Reeves (1) SummaryTrenton's Ryan McBroom crushed a two-run homer to center field to complete a four-run rally in the seventh inning as the Thunder edged the Akron RubberDucks, 8-7, Wednesday afternoon at ARM & HAMMER Park

Tanner Tully turned in five scoreless innings in his Advanced-A debut and struck out four during that time, but a four-run sixth inning sent Potomac on its way to a 5-2 win at Pfitzner Stadium Monday night.

Willi Castro posted a season high four RBIs and finished a single shy of the cycle, while Ivan Castillo went 4-5 with a pair of doubles in his return to the lineup after more than a month on the Disabled List. As a team, the Hillcats matched a season high

Seven innings apparently became old hat for Shao-Ching Chiang. After going that distance in each of his previous three starts, Chiang went eight innings Friday night to earn his fourth consecutive victory in a 6-2 Hillcats win at Pfitzner Stadium.

Brock Hartson went 6 2/3 innings and tied a career high with seven strikeouts to earn the win in his first start of the year. Meanwhile, the Lynchburg offense used six extra-base hits, including a pair of home runs, to take the rubber match against Winston-Salem Wednesday afternoon, 6-1.