Tim Tawa Named Texas League All-Star
Amarillo, Texas (September 24, 2024) – Today, Minor League Baseball announced League Awards and All-Star Teams for each of the three leagues in Double-A. Sod Poodles INF/OF Tim Tawa was named a Texas League All-Star as a utility player. He was the only Amarillo player to be voted an All-Star
Roberts Plays Hero, Walks Off Naturals in Extras
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
Amarillo Holds Off Wichita for Fourth Straight Win
Amarillo, Texas (July 25, 2024) – The Amarillo Sod Poodles carried a shutout bid into the ninth inning and held off a late Wind Surge rally to win their fourth straight game. Three early runs were enough in a 3-2 win as the Sod Poodles have now taken the first
Sod Poodles Run Away From Wind Surge
Amarillo, Texas (July 23, 2024) – Amarillo put together one of their best all-around performances of the season in a 12-3 victory over the Wichita Wind Surge. Six different Sod Poodles had multi-hit games in the offensive explosion. A.J. Vukovich and Tim Tawa both finished one leg short of the
Amarillo Unable to Keep Pace With RockHounds
Amarillo, Texas (July 1, 2024) – Within striking distance entering the sixth inning, Amarillo could not match Midland's late-inning bevy of runs as the RockHounds took the series opener 14-4 on Monday night at HODGETOWN. Midland used a couple of runs in the first inning off Spencer Giesting to take
Sod Poodles End Slide With Offensive Outburst
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
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
Percival Goes Seven Plus In Dominant Sod Poodles Win
Amarillo, Texas (May 17, 2024) – The Amarillo Sod Poodles bounced back from their doubleheader defeat on Thursday to throttle the Frisco RoughRiders 9-1 on Friday night at HODGETOWN. Cole Percival worked into the eighth inning on the mound and limited the Riders to just one run as he earned
File Tosses Seven Scoreless in Amarillo Win
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (May 9, 2024) – A day after being shut out, the Amarillo Sod Poodles nearly returned the favor to the Corpus Christi Hooks on Thursday night. Dylan File tossed his second quality start of the year, going seven scoreless innings while scattering just five hits without a
Diaz Strikes Out 10, Allows One Hit in Loss
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (May 8, 2024) – Playing a morning matinee in Corpus Christi, the Amarillo Sod Poodles dropped their Wednesday contest 1-0 to the Hooks. Yilber Diaz backed up his Texas League Pitcher of the Week start by working six innings and allowed just one hit with 10 strikeouts
Amarillo Held to Three Hits in 8-0 Loss Friday Night
AMARILLO, Texas (May 3, 2024) – The Sod Poodles and Midland RockHounds continued their series at HODGETOWN on Friday night. A pitcher's duel through the first four innings where neither team was able to crack the scoreboard ended in a lopsided 8-0 shutout loss for Amarillo. After working a scoreless
Sod Poodles Open Series in Defeat
AMARILLO, Texas (April 30, 2024) – Back at HODGETOWN for the start of a six-game series against the Midland RockHounds and playing as los Pointy Boots de Amarillo for the first time in 2024, Amarillo fell 14-4 on Tuesday night. Midland plated 11 runs in the middle frames, proving too
Percival Strikes Out Eight as Sod Poodles Even Series
AMARILLO, Texas (May 1, 2024) – Amarillo evened the series against the Midland RockHounds Wednesday night at HODGETOWN. Cole Percival had his complete pitch mix working on the mound as he struck out a season-high eight batters en route to helping the Sod Poodles earn a 7-3 win over their
Calf Fries Fall in Extras
AMARILLO, Texas (April 19, 2024) – Playing as the best alternate identity in baseball for the first time in the new season, the Amarillo Calf Fries dropped their first extra innings game of 2024. The bats powered the offense in the early going but went cold as the temperature dropped
Amarillo Blanked, Held to Two Hits in Loss
MIDLAND, Texas (April 13, 2024) – Amarillo suffered its first shutout loss of the season after a 2-0 defeat to the Midland RockHounds on Saturday night. RockHounds pitchers sat down 19 straight at one point, and 23 of the final 25 batters to secure the win and a 3-2 series
Sod Poodles Even Series in Midland
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.
Sod Poodles Drop Game Two, Face Travs in Winner-Take-All Game 144
Amarillo, Texas (September 26, 2023) – The Amarillo Sod Poodles returned to HODGETOWN for Game 2 of the Texas League Championship Series against the Arkansas Travelers. After a back-and-forth affair that saw the Sod Poodles erase a four-run deficit, the Arkansas Travelers forced a winner-take-all game three of the Texas
Game of the Year Ends in 12-11 Extra Innings Defeat for Amarillo
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
Sod Poodles Head Into Postseason With 11-5 Win
Amarillo, Texas (September 17, 2023) – The Amarillo Sod Poodles finished the 2023 regular season with an 11-5 victory over the Frisco RoughRiders on Sunday afternoon. Amarillo powered their way to the win behind 15 hits including six from the bottom three hitters in the lineup. Frisco jumped out to
Pitchers Blank Travs, Tawa Delivers Game-Winning RBI
Little Rock, Arkansas (September 7, 2023) – For the second time in three games to begin the series, Amarillo pitchers held the Arkansas hitters to just three hits. Scoreless into the top of the seventh, Tim Tawa delivered the game-winning RBI as the Sod Poodles blanked the Travs 1-0 on
Amarillo Drops Game Two in Arkansas
Little Rock, Arkansas (September 6, 2023) – The Sod Poodles fell into an early deficit and were unable to climb back as the Arkansas Travelers secured the 15-3 game-two win in Little Rock. Amarillo was paced by four players who each recorded multi-hit efforts to go along with 14 strikeouts
Tawa Collects Four Hits in Sod Poodles 7-3 Loss
Amarillo, Texas (August 30, 2023) – Amarillo and Midland each tallied 15 hits on Wednesday night in a game the RockHounds took 7-3. The series levels at a game apiece as the two teams continue their push for the final playoff spot in the Texas League South. Tim Tawa started
Sod Poodles Take Series Over Travs
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
Castillo Leads Charge In 17-6 Onslaught of Arkansas
Amarillo, Texas (August 16, 2023) – Los Pointy Boots de Amarillo exploded for a season-high 17 runs on 15 hits to take control of the series against Arkansas on Wednesday night. All nine in the Amarillo order recorded hits and scored with seven of the nine crossing the plate multiple
Tawa Sparks Comeback With a Pair of Home Runs in 10-9 Win
Tulsa, Okla. (August 12, 2023) – After falling behind by six runs on Saturday night, the Amarillo Sod Poodles battled back to beat the Tulsa Drillers 10-9. Amarillo hit four home runs on the night, highlighted by a pair of long balls from Tim Tawa. Amarillo left the bases loaded