SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Life as a Minor League reliever has thin margins. Your ERA can be torpedoed by one bad outing. There’s also the obvious caveat that the fewer innings you throw, the less often scouts, evaluators and members of the organization get to see your stuff. But the quickest

Amarillo, Texas (July 24, 2024) – Seeing the game knotted up in the top of the eighth, Amarillo responded with four runs of their own to hold off a late Wichita Rally. Amarillo picked up their third straight win, taking down the Wichita Wind Surge 7-3 on Wednesday night. D-backs'

Amarillo, Texas (July 19, 2024) – Amarillo kicked off their nine-game homestand post-All-Star break with a dominant win over the Springfield Cardinals on Friday night. Dylan File spun his seventh quality start of the year and Andy Weber drove in four runs in the 7-1 victory. File and his defense

Amarillo, Texas (June 5, 2024) – The Amarillo Sod Poodles suffered a 12-1 loss to the Tulsa Drillers on Wednesday night at HODGETOWN as the series evened to a game apiece. Amarillo pitchers racked 15 strikeouts to match their single-game season-high but 16 Drillers hits and nine runs in the

Hillsboro, OR (May 28, 2024) – The Hops continued their 12-game homestand at Hillsboro Ballpark on Tuesday against the Eugene Emeralds and got yet another great starting pitching outing. Joe Elbis, who entered the game with the second lowest ERA in the league behind his teammate Spencer Giesting, lowered that

Hillsboro, OR (May 23, 2024) – Another day, another brilliant pitching performance by the Hillsboro Hops at Hillsboro Ballpark. After Spencer Giesting struck out 13 Canadians yesterday, Avery Short turned in an eight-strikeout shutout outing over 7.2 innings. Short’s eight strikeouts were a career high and he took a perfect