Diaz Spins Quality Start in Series Finale
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.
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
Yilber Diaz Tosses Seven Scoreless In Sod Poodles Win
AMARILLO, Texas (May 2, 2024) – The Amarillo Sod Poodles blanked the Midland RockHounds on Thursday night for their first shutout win of the season. RHP Yilber Diaz earned his first win of the year after holding Midland scoreless over seven innings with a career-high 11 strikeouts and just two
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 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
Sod Poodles Force Game Three, Even Series Behind 7-4 Win
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
Amarillo Takes Late Lead, Frisco Scores Last to Win 4-3
Amarillo, Texas (September 16, 2023) – Amarillo battled back to take a lead in the bottom of eight but couldn't hold off a later Frisco rally as they fell to the RoughRiders 4-3 on Friday night. Frisco struck first with a walk, double, and a sacrifice fly in the top
Diaz Spins Gems, Sod Poodles Take Opener in Arkansas
Little Rock, Arkansas (September 5, 2023) – The Amarillo Sod Poodles got the better of the Arkansas Travelers in game one of their series from Dickey-Stephens Park. After falling behind, Amarillo scored two runs in the top of the fourth, all they would need thanks to a combined pitching performance
Back-to-Back Homers Power Hops to Win
Hillsboro, OR (May 23, 2023) – New week, new opponent, but the same bats stayed hot on Tuesday at Ron Tonkin Field. Both Ivan Melendez and J.J. D'Orazio continued their hot hitting with home runs and Yilber Diaz struck out the first six batters he faced, in the Hops 5-0
Hops' Pitching Strikes out 18 in Loss
Eugene, OR (May 16th, 2023) – The Hillsboro Hops traveled south to face a familiar foe on Tuesday at PK Park. The Eugene Emeralds would continue their early season success against the Hops, despite striking out 18 times and going 0-for-11 with runners in scoring position. The 5-2 Emeralds’ victory
Muntz Powers Hops to Win in Home Opener
Hillsboro, OR (April 11, 2023) – The Hops opened 2023 on the road in Pasco, taking two-of-three from the Tri-City Dust Devils. They returned home on Tuesday for the home opener with a 4-3 win against the Seattle Mariners’ affiliate, Everett AquaSox. Shane Muntz once again led the offensive charge
Hillsboro Hops Announce 2023 Opening Day Roster
Hillsboro, OR (April 3, 2023)- The three-time Northwest League champion Hillsboro Hops (@HillsboroHops)—in conjunction with their parent club, the Arizona Diamondbacks—released their 2023 Opening Day roster on Monday, in preparation for their tenth season. The 132-game schedule begins on Thursday, April 6th. This will be Hillsboro’s third year as a