Arizona Diamondbacks Advance to World SeriesÂ
Hillsboro, OR (October 25, 2023) – The Hillsboro Hops have been a proud Minor League affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks since 2013. On Tuesday night in game seven of the National League Championship Series at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, the Arizona Diamondbacks defeated the Phillies 4-2 to advance to
11 Former Hillsboro Hops on Diamondbacks’ NLCS Roster
Hillsboro, OR (October 16, 2023) – The Hillsboro Hops’ parent club, Arizona Diamondbacks, will square off against the Philadelphia Phillies in the National League Championship Series. The Diamondbacks released their 26-man roster for the series that includes 11 former Hillsboro Hops. In the Hops’ ten-year history, 50 former Hillsboro players
Vukovich Provides Game-Tying and Winning Runs in 6-2 Win
San Antonio, Texas - The Amarillo Sod Poodles earned their third straight win over San Antonio to start the season's final regular-season series. The club's playoff hopes remain alive for at least another game with the comeback win and a Frisco loss to Northwest Arkansas. A pitcher's duel transpired over
Late Inning Runs Not Enough In Sod Poodles 8-7 Loss
Amarillo, Texas - The Sod Poodles and Frisco RoughRiders battled back and forth on Saturday night as Amarillo aimed to secure at least a series split over the Texas League South Division foes. The top of the first inning was kept alive after a glove malfunction for first baseman Tristin
Sod Poodles Lose Series Finale, Split With Hooks
Corpus Christi, Texas - The Amarillo Sod Poodles dropped the finale of a 11-game road trip 6-5 on Sunday to the Corpus Christi Hooks. Tristin English hit a two-run home run in the top of the first inning as the Sod Poodles jumped in front of the Hooks. Corpus Christi
Cedeno Sets Single-Season Home Run Record In Win
Corpus Christi, Texas - Leandro Cedeño launched two home runs to set the single-season franchise HR record as the Sod Poodles shut out the Corpus Christi Hooks 8-0 on Tuesday night. Starter Slade Cecconi (7-5) earned the win after six dominant innings in Amarillo’s second consecutive shutout win. Both teams
Centeno Plates Five In Game-One Victory
Midland, Texas - Juan Centeno tallied five RBI and Blake Rogers made his 100th career appearance with Amarillo as the Sod Poodles (52-57) defeated the Midland RockHounds (56-53) on Tuesday night. Slade Cecconi (6-5) earned the win and the offense racked up 16 hits. The Soddies got things started with
Sod Poodles Tagged For 21 Runs In Loss
Amarillo, Texas – The Amarillo Sod Poodles (48-56) allowed a franchise-record 21 runs to the Springfield Cardinals in a 21-4 loss on Wednesday night. The 17-run loss was the largest margin of defeat suffered in franchise history and Springfield's 21 hits tied the most hit by an Amarillo opponent in
Amarillo Loses Fifth Straight
Frisco, Texas – The Amarillo Sod Poodles (15-15, 47-52) dropped their fifth game in a row on Thursday night after suffering a 4-3 loss to the Frisco RoughRiders (18-12, 54-45) at Riders Field. The losing streak is Amarillo's longest of the season and has dropped them to third place in
Sod Poodles Sink Hooks By 13
Amarillo, Texas – The Amarillo Sod Poodles collected 15 runs on 17 hits in a 15-2 victory over the Corpus Christi Hooks on Thursday night, their largest margin of victory in 2022. Amarillo scored in six different innings and recorded their second-highest hit total of the season. After a 59-minute
Cedeño’s 9th-Inning Double Wins Series For Amarillo
Wichita, KS – Leandro Cedeño hit a go-ahead, two-RBI double in the 9th inning to snatch a 4-3 victory from the Wichita Wind Surge on Sunday afternoon at Riverfront Stadium. With the win, Amarillo won the series four games to two and improved to 5-5-4 in series this year. Every
Cecconi Shines As Sod Poodles Blank Hooks
Corpus Christi, TX – The Amarillo Sod Poodles ended a three-game slide, sinking the Hooks in shutout fashion on Saturday night. Propelled by another dominant start on the mound, a two-run home run in the third inning would prove to be the only run support needed in a 3-0 win
Early Runs Enough In 6-2 Win To Open Series
San Antonio, TX – The Sod Poodles looked poised to score a plethora of runs in Nelson Wolff Stadium after using a four-run opening frame on Tuesday night. The four in the first and two more in the second would be all they would need or get to in a
Cecconi Goes Eight, Soddies Blanked As Series Evens
Amarillo, TX – The Amarillo Sod Poodles were defeated 4-0 by the Frisco RoughRiders on Wednesday night, the fifth time Amarillo has been shut out this season. Amarillo’s Slade Cecconi battled with Frisco’s Cole Ragans, but it was the RoughRiders that came on top in the 2-hour and 1-minute contest.
Late-Inning Home Runs Sink Sod Poodles
Amarillo, TX – The Amarillo Sod Poodles (22-26) were defeated 9-5 in game three against the Midland RockHounds (22-26) on Thursday night at HODGETOWN. RHP Slade Cecconi came into tonight’s game searching for his third consecutive quality start, and he kicked the game off with a perfect 1st inning. He
Three-Run 12th Lifts Sod Poodles To Victory
North Little Rock, AR – An RBI double from Nick Dalesandro and a two-run home run from Roby Enriquez in the 12th inning led Amarillo (20-23) to a 4-1 victory over the Arkansas Travelers (20-23) on Friday night at Dickey-Stephens Park. Amarillo scored a run in the 5th, Arkansas scored
Cecconi's Quality Start Overshadowed In Shutout LossÂ
AMARILLO, Texas – The Amarillo Sod Poodles (18-19) were shut out for the second time this season in a 3-0 defeat to the Tulsa Drillers (22-14) on Friday night. Slade Cecconi struck out a season-high seven batters in his first quality start of the year, but the Sod Poodles were
Sod Poodles Rack Up 11 Hits in Loss
Springdale, Ark – After taking the first game of the series in extras, the Sod Poodles dropped game two against the Royals Double-A affiliate 12-6 on Wednesday night to knot the series at a game apiece. Neither team scored in the opening frame from Arvest Ballpark but traded blows each
Three-HR 5th Propels Soddies To Third Straight Win
Amarillo, TX - The Amarillo Sod Poodles defeated the San Antonio Missions for the third straight game on Thursday night at HODGETOWN by a final score of 8-5. No. 11 Diamondbacks prospect RHP Slade Cecconi was on the mound for his third start of the year to face LHP Gabe
Sod Poodles Fall Late Friday In Tulsa
Tulsa, Oklahoma – The Sod Poodles controlled most of the game but dropped Friday night's contest after an eighth-inning comeback by the Drillers. For the first time all series, Amarillo plated the first run of the game. Corbin Carroll drew a leadoff walk and worked his way into scoring position
Five Run Fifth Elevates Sod Poodles To 6-4 Win
AMARILLO, Texas – The Amarillo Sod Poodles bounced back on Saturday night to even their three-game series against the Midland RockHounds. The offense carried over their heavy bats, adding double-digit hits for the second consecutive night. Arizona Diamondbacks No. 11 rated prospect Slade Cecconi made his Double-A debut, fanning six
Amarillo Sod Poodles Opening Day Roster Revealed
AMARILLO, Texas – Today, in conjunction with the Arizona Diamondbacks, The Amarillo Sod Poodles released their Opening Day roster for the 2022 season. The Sod Poodles begin the season with nine of the D-backs’ current Top 30 prospects (MLB Pipeline), including outfielder Corbin Carroll, who is the No. 2 rated