Arizona Fall League Week 2 top performers
Here are the top performers from the second week of AFL action:
Lin Goes Eight Quality Innings in Loss to Frisco
Amarillo, Texas (September 11, 2024) – The Sod Poodles saw their final series of the year evened up at a game a piece with the Frisco RoughRiders taking a 3-1 win on Wednesday night. The Sod Poodles only run of the game came in the first inning and was unable
Yu-Min Lin Dominant in Sod Poodles Win
Amarillo, Texas (August 10, 2024) – The Amarillo Sod Poodles took a 3-2 series lead on Saturday night on the back of a stellar performance from Yu-Min Lin. The left-hander worked seven scoreless innings and the offense did just enough to earn a 2-1 win in front of a sell-out
Sod Poodles Stave off Wichita Rally, Win Third Straight
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'
De Los Santos Four Hits Lift Sod Poodles to 12-7 Win
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
Four Run Fifth Too Much For Amarillo to Overcome
AMARILLO, Texas (April 17, 2024) – The Sod Poodles dropped game two of the series on Wednesday night at HODGETOWN. Springfield seized momentum with a four-run top of the fifth and held on to even the series with a 5-1 win. Starters Yu-Min Lin and Alex Cornwell didn't allow a
Late Lead Slips Away From Sod Poodles Thursday Night
MIDLAND, Texas (April 11, 2024) – A back-and-forth contest for most of Thursday's game against the Midland RockHounds ended in an 8-5 Amarillo loss. Sod Poodles outfielder Kevin Graham delivered a go-ahead RBI in the top of the eighth inning but Midland snatched the lead and a 2-1 series lead
Lawlar, Saalfrank lead D-backs' Organization All-Stars
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
Three Hops Named to Northwest League All-Star Team
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
Beer Plates Two, Lin Spins Quality Start to Beat Frisco 2-1
Amarillo, Texas (September 14, 2023) – Amarillo earned their 75th victory of the season behind a quality start from Amarillo left-hander Yu-Min Lin. Lin Matched his career-high for innings while Seth Beer delivered the only two runs Amarillo would need to take down the RoughRiders on Thursday night. Scoreless through
Amarillo Drops Extra Inning Contest Against San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas (August 22, 2023) – The Sod Poodles began a six-game series in San Antonio on Tuesday night against the San Diego Padres Double-A ball club. Amarillo had the offense going early, scoring six of the first eight runs combined in the game. The Missions would plate six
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
Sod Poodles Let Lead Slip on Friday Night in Midland
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
Lin Dazzles, Vukovich Powers in 8-2 Win
Amarillo, Texas (July 22, 2023) – The Amarillo Sod Poodles earned an 8-2 victory over the Wichita Wind Surge on Saturday night to secure the series win. Stellar pitching and a five-RBI night helped move Amarillo to 14-6 in the Texas League second half. For the fourth time in five
Sod Poodles Blank RoughRiders to Secure Series
Amarillo, Texas (July 16, 2023) – The Amarillo Calf Fries blanked the visiting Frisco RoughRiders 8-0 on Sunday to secure a series win in the first series back from the All-Star break. Yu-Min Lin was terrific in his Amarillo debut, firing six shutout innings as Amarillo pitching held the potent
Patiño Sets Record, Lin Dazzles in Shutout Win
Pasco, WA (July 1, 2023) - The Hillsboro Hops closed the chapter on a month they would like to forget about and looked to start off July in the win column on Saturday at Gesa Stadium. Yu-Min Lin was brilliant yet again, striking out 10 over seven complete frames and
Balk Costs Hops in 4-3 Loss
Hillsboro, OR (May 6, 2023) – Yu-Min Lin was brilliant on Saturday at Ron Tonkin Field in his fourth start as a Hop, striking out eight, but the Hillsboro offense couldn’t find the clutch hit. The Hops’ pitching staff struck out a combined 17 hitters, but the offense was just