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

Amarillo, Texas (June 22, 2024) – Amarillo secured a series win over the San Antonio Missions on Saturday night in walk-off fashion. The win gives Amarillo their first series victory at home this year as the first half comes to an end. Right-hander Dylan File got the start on the

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

Amarillo, Texas (May 19, 2024) – Amarillo ended their final game before a two-week road trip with a 3-2 loss to the Frisco RoughRiders on Sunday afternoon. Yilber Diaz was stellar once again for the Sod Poodles delivering his third quality start in his last four games. The D-backs no.

Amarillo, Texas (May 14, 2024) – The Sod Poodles and Frisco RoughRiders kicked off their series at HODGETOWN with a morning matinee on Tuesday. Amarillo needed extra innings to secure the win, doing so on the back of a four-hit day from Ivan Melendez who provided the game-winning RBI in

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

FRISCO, Texas (April 23, 2024) – The Amarillo Sod Poodles began their six-game series in the Dallas Metroplex with a 12-7 win on Tuesday night. Amarillo tagged Frisco pitching for 14 hits, including a four-hit night by Deyvison De Los Santos. Ivan Melendez added a home run, driving in three

AMARILLO, Texas (April 20, 2024) – The Sod Poodles racked up 14 hits, including five extra-base hits as a balanced offensive attack propels Amarillo to a 9-6 win on Saturday night. With the win, the Sod Poodles took control of the series and secured at worst a series split heading

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

MIDLAND, Texas (April 10, 2024) – The Amarillo Sod Poodles used a five-run third inning en route to earning their first win of the 2024 season. Multi-hit efforts from four players and a dominant showing from the bullpen provided an all-around effort in the 7-4 win over the Midland RockHounds

MIDLAND, Texas (April 9, 2024) – Tied after the fifth inning, the Amarillo Sod Poodles dropped their first game of the series to the Midland RockHounds 4-3 on Tuesday night. A ninth-inning two-out rally placed the tying run 90 feet away for the Sod Poodles who unfortunately left 12 runners

Some prospects never struggle on their way to the Major Leagues. For example, the first two guys on our Top 100 Prospects list, Orioles shortstop Jackson Holliday and Brewers outfielder Jackson Chourio, have yet to taste failure in pro ball. They're the exceptions, however. Most prospects face adversity at some

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

Hillsboro, OR (September 20, 2023) – Minor League Baseball™ (MiLB™) today announced the league awards and All-Star teams for the High-A Northwest League. Votes were cast by league managers and final decisions were determined by the Commissioner’s Office. 2023 Hops’ Infielder Ivan Melendez and Starting Pitcher’s Dylan Ray and Yu-Min

San Antonio, Texas (August 24, 2023) – Behind 13 hits, the Sod Poodles outlasted the San Antonio Missions 4-2 on Thursday night at Nelson Wolff Stadium. The Sod Poodles got five scoreless innings from Luke Albright on the mound and were paced in hits by D-backs' no. 8-rated prospect, Ivan

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

Amarillo, Texas (August 15, 2023) – Amarillo and Arkansas began their series with seven combined home runs, including Neyfy Castillo's second career grand slam on Tuesday night. The Sod Poodles built a five-run lead after the fifth and were able to outlast the Travs in the later innings. Conor Grammes

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

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

Amarillo, Texas (August 5, 2023) – The Sod Poodles jumped out to a first-inning lead on Saturday night before finding themselves in a five-run hole after the top of the seventh. From that point on, the Sod Poodles scored six unanswered runs to top the Corpus Christi Hooks 8-7 in

Amarillo, Texas (August 2, 2023) – A 26-hit, 24-run, back-and-forth game did not go in favor of Amarillo, who fell 13-11 to the Corpus Christi Hooks on Wednesday night. The game saw a combined eight home runs split evenly between the two clubs vying for the top spot in the

Midland, Texas (July 29, 2023) – Amarillo jumped out to an early lead and held on to defeat the Midland RockHounds on Saturday night. Ivan Melendez was one of five Sod Poodles to record multi-hit efforts and paced the team with his four RBI at Momentum Bank Ballpark. Camden Duzenack

Midland, Texas (July 28, 2023) – The Amarillo Sod Poodles dropped their Friday night game against the Midland RockHounds by a final of 10-9. The Sod Poodles jumped out to an early lead but were unable to halt a late push by their Oil Pan Cup Rivals. Amarillo starter Yu-Min

Amarillo, Texas (July 23, 2023) – Amarillo ended a nine-game home stand with a 12-6 loss to the Wichita Wind Surge on Sunday evening. The Sod Poodles ended the nine games by going 6-3 with series wins over Frisco and Wichita. Making his first start since the 2021 season, Conor

Ivan Melendez can’t stop mashing in the Yellow City. The seventh-ranked D-backs prospect, who has homered in all of his last four games, went yard twice Tuesday night en route to Double-A Amarillo's 10-7 win over Wichita at HODGETOWN. But Melendez was reaching the fences before the All-Star break …