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Tim Tawa Named Texas League All-Star

Lone Amarillo Player to be Named Texas League All-Star
September 24, 2024

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

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

Amarillo Holds Off Wichita for Fourth Straight Win

Tawa and Vukovich Homer, File Spins Gem
July 27, 2024

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

Six Sod Poodles Tally Multi-Hit Nights in Route of Wichita
July 24, 2024

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

July 2, 2024

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

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

Percival Goes Seven Plus In Dominant Sod Poodles Win

May 18, 2024

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

May 9, 2024

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

Diaz Works Second Straight Quality Start
May 9, 2024

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

Sixth Shutout Loss at HODGETOWN in Team History
May 4, 2024

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

Tawa Ties Amarillo's Franchise Record for Career Home Runs
May 2, 2024

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

De Los Santos, Tawa, Roberts Add Multi-Hit Nights
May 2, 2024

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 Unable to Match Springfield's Six Run Extra Inning
April 20, 2024

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

Diaz Fans 8 over 5.0 IP in Loss
April 13, 2024

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

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.

Sod Poodles Drop Game Two, Face Travs in Winner-Take-All Game 144

The 2023 Season All Comes Down to Wednesday in Winner-Take-All Showdown
September 27, 2023

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

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

Sod Poodles Head Into Postseason With 11-5 Win

Robinson Has Back-to-Back Games With a Home Run
September 18, 2023

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

Sod Poodles Magic Number Down to 6
September 8, 2023

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

Sod Poodles Magic Number at 7
September 7, 2023

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 Leaves 15 Stranded as Midland Evens Series
August 31, 2023

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

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

Castillo Leads Charge In 17-6 Onslaught of Arkansas

Castillo Homers Twice, Melendez Makes it Three Straight
August 17, 2023

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

Second Career Multi-HR Game for Tawa
August 13, 2023

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