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Lin Goes Eight Quality Innings in Loss to Frisco

September 13, 2024

Amarillo, Texas (September 11, 2024) – The Sod Poodles saw their final series of the year evened up at a game a piece with the Frisco RoughRiders taking a 3-1 win on Wednesday night. The Sod Poodles only run of the game came in the first inning and was unable

Amarillo Slugs Their Way to Victory

Six Sod Poodles Hit Home Runs for Franchise First
August 11, 2024

Amarillo, Texas (August 20, 2024) – The Sod Poodles hit a season-high six home runs on Tuesday night to earn an 11-6 win over the Corpus Christi Hooks. Six different players got in on the action with the 2 through 7 hole hitters in the lineup all doing damage. Dylan

Ray's No-Hit Bid Leads the Way

Trio of Homers Lift Sod Poodles Past Naturals
August 9, 2024

Amarillo, Texas (August 8, 2024) – Dylan Ray took a no-hitter into the sixth inning as the Sod Poodles held on late for an 8-7 win Thursday night over Northwest Arkansas. Dylan Ray earned his first quality start of the season, giving up three runs across six innings. He retired

Roberts Plays Hero, Walks Off Naturals in Extras

Fourth Walk-Off Win for Amarillo This Season
August 7, 2024

Amarillo, Texas (August 6, 2024) – The Sod Poodles won a thriller on Tuesday night to take down the Naturals in the first game of the series. After trailing by two entering the bottom of the eighth, the Sod Poodles scored two over the final two innings to send the

Wind Surge Steal Christmas In July Win

Corcoran Fires Eighth Quality Start in the Loss
July 26, 2024

Amarillo, Texas (July 26, 2024) – Amarillo and Wichita each finished with six hits for the game, but the Wind Surge made the most of theirs. Half of Wichita's hits went for extra bases, including a pair of homers to steal a 4-1 win over Amarillo on Friday night. Luke

Amarillo Takes Weekend Series From Springfield

Melendez Clobbers Texas League-Leading 18th Home Run
July 23, 2024

Amarillo, Texas (July 21, 2024) – Amarillo won the weekend rubber match, and season series, against the North Division-leading Springfield Cardinals with a 6-5 win on Sunday night. Amarillo was sparked by a four-run fifth inning to take the lead and held on to win the series finale in a

Caleb Roberts Brings Home Texas League Honors

Roberts' Three Home Runs Tied for Most in the League, Carried 1.375 OPS
June 24, 2024

Amarillo, Texas (June 24, 2024) – Today, Minor League Baseball announced Players and Pitchers of the Week for June 18-23 for all 14 leagues in Minor League Baseball. Amarillo C/DH Caleb Roberts was named the Texas League Player of the Week, the sixth weekly award by an Amarillo player in

Amarillo Homers Their Way to Friday Night Win

Five Home Runs Sets Single-Game High in 2024 for Amarillo
June 21, 2024

Amarillo, Texas (June 21, 2024) – The Amarillo Sod Poodles used a season-high five home runs to overpower the San Antonio Missions on Friday night. The Sod Poodles also got another quality start from Billy Corcoran as the team cruised to a 10-2 win and a 3-1 series lead. Corcoran

Five-Run First Enough to Carry Amarillo to Victory

Spencer Giesting Spins Quality Start in Double-A Debut
June 19, 2024

Amarillo, Texas (June 19, 2024) – The Amarillo Sod Poodles jumped out to an early lead in the first and never looked back on Wednesday night. A five-run bottom of the first inning was enough run support for Spencer Giesting and the rest of the Sod Poodles pitching staff to

Sod Poodles End Slide With Offensive Outburst

Single-Game High 16 Runs and 21 Hits Powers Offense past Missions
June 19, 2024

Amarillo, Texas (June 18, 2024) – Amarillo broke out of their offensive drought in a big way to open the series against the San Antonio Missions on Tuesday night. Amarillo racked up a season-high 16 runs and 21 hits in the 16-4 victory. Seven players ended with multi-hit games, led

Corcoran Spins Another Quality Start in Sod Poodles Win

Roberts, Tawa Combine to Drive In All Six Runs
June 9, 2024

Amarillo, Texas (June 9, 2024) – The Sod Poodles took a series lead over the visiting Tulsa Drillers on a blustery Saturday night at HODGETOWN. Consistent offense and another dominant start on the mound propelled the Sod Poodles in their 6-3 win. A leadoff walk issued by Billy Corcoran came

Amarillo Bounces Back to Split Doubleheader

June 8, 2024

Amarillo, Texas (June 7, 2024) – After having their Thursday night game postponed, the Amarillo Sod Poodles and Tulsa Drillers took the field on Friday for a doubleheader at HODGETOWN. The two teams split the two games on Friday night to keep the overall series even heading into the final

Roberts Walks Off Riders 

Ninth Walk-Off Homer in Franchise History
May 19, 2024

Amarillo, Texas (May 18, 2024) – The Amarillo Calf Fries weathered a late surge from the Frisco RoughRiders on Saturday night to stake claim to a series lead. Caleb Roberts delivered the knockout blow in the bottom of the ninth inning with a two-out walk off home run for a

Offense Explodes for 12 Runs in Win 

Deyvison De Los Santos Homers, Leads all Double-A in HR
May 8, 2024

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (May 7, 2024) – The Amarillo Sod Poodles started their road trip in south Texas with a 12-5 win over the Corpus Christi Hooks on Tuesday night. Amarillo's offense was paced by the heart of the order in an overall balanced effort. The 2-5 hole hitters combined

Sod Poodles Even Series in Midland

Tawa Collects Three Hits, De Los Santos Provides Late Home Run
April 13, 2024

MIDLAND, Texas (April 12, 2024) – Multiple hit efforts by four Amarillo batters did a majority of the work as the Soddies took down the Midland RockHounds 7-6 to even the series on Friday night. Tim Tawa and Deyvison De Los Santos paced the lineup, collecting three hits a piece.

Late Lead Slips Away From Sod Poodles Thursday Night

Lin Has 10 Strikeouts, Graham Adds Three Hits
April 12, 2024

MIDLAND, Texas (April 11, 2024) – A back-and-forth contest for most of Thursday's game against the Midland RockHounds ended in an 8-5 Amarillo loss. Sod Poodles outfielder Kevin Graham delivered a go-ahead RBI in the top of the eighth inning but Midland snatched the lead and a 2-1 series lead

Lawlar, Saalfrank lead D-backs' Organization All-Stars

Duo dominated in Minors before helping team reach World Series
@benweinrib
December 14, 2023

Each offseason, MiLB.com goes position by position across each organization and honors the players -- regardless of age or prospect status -- who had the best seasons in each farm system. Next up in our 2023 Organization All-Stars series are the Arizona Diamondbacks. 2023 organization summary: Triple-A Reno: 88-62 Double-A

Roberts, Lawlar, Bliss Named Texas League Postseason All-Stars

Trio of Sod Poodles Named Texas League Post-Season All-Stars
September 26, 2023

San Antonio, Texas (September 26, 2023) – Earlier today, Major League Baseball announced full Texas League Postseason All-Stars. Votes were cast by all 10 Texas League Managers with the final decisions determined by the Commissioner’s Office. Caleb Roberts was named an All-Star as an outfielder, Jordan Lawlar was named the

Sod Poodles Force Game Three, Even Series Behind 7-4 Win

Sod Poodles Keep Season Alive
September 22, 2023

San Antonio, Texas (September 21, 2023) – The Amarillo Sod Poodles forced a winner-take-all game three of the Texas League South Division Championship Series on Thursday night in San Antonio. The Sod Poodles jumped out to a six-run lead and were able to fend off a late-inning rally by the

Game of the Year Ends in 12-11 Extra Innings Defeat for Amarillo

Teams Combine for 10 Home Runs, 23 Runs, and 31 Hits to Start Playoffs
September 20, 2023

Amarillo, Texas (September 19, 2023) – Game one of the Texas League South Division Championship Series was one for the ages at HODGETOWN. After battling back from down five, the Sod Poodles tied the game in the sixth, traded runs late, and were on the short end of nine combined

Beer Plates Two, Lin Spins Quality Start to Beat Frisco 2-1

Sod Poodles Earn 75th Win of the Season
September 15, 2023

Amarillo, Texas (September 14, 2023) – Amarillo earned their 75th victory of the season behind a quality start from Amarillo left-hander Yu-Min Lin. Lin Matched his career-high for innings while Seth Beer delivered the only two runs Amarillo would need to take down the RoughRiders on Thursday night. Scoreless through

Hill Dominates, Beer & Roberts Have Multi-HR Games in 10-0 Win

September 2, 2023

Amarillo, Texas (September 1, 2023) – A night after being held to five hits and zero runs, Amarillo bounced back to win 10-0 on Friday night. Amarillo was paced by a dominant start by Jamison Hill and five home runs combined coming off the bat of Seth Beer and Caleb

Sod Poodles Take Series Over Travs

Tawa, Castillo Each Homer
August 21, 2023

Amarillo, Texas (August 20, 2023) – Amarillo once again jumped out to an early lead over the Arkansas Travelers and this time went wire-to-wire to close out the series with a 7-5 win. Tim Tawa and Neyfy Castillo each homered to cap excellent weeks at the plate while the Sod

Series Evened as Sod Poodles Fall 5-1 on Friday Night

Caleb Roberts Notches Two of Amarillo's Three Hits
August 12, 2023

Tulsa, Okla. (August 11, 2023) – The Sod Poodles were held to just three hits in their 5-1 loss on Friday night as the series evened at two games a piece in Tulsa. One of the three hits came in the top of the first when Caleb Roberts hit a

Melendez Homers, Sod Poodles Drop Game One in Tulsa

Melendez Now Tied For Second in MiLB With 27 Home Runs
August 8, 2023

Tulsa, Okla. (August 8, 2023) – Amarillo jumped out to an early lead in game one in Tulsa but was toppled in the series opener 7-4. Ivan Melendez added to his season home run total in the loss. A.J. Vukovich reached via an infield single with two outs to extend