Soddies Stumble In Regular Season Finale
AMARILLO, TX (September 14, 2025) -- The Amarillo Sod Poodles (71-67) fell to the Midland RockHounds (66-72), 14-10, on Sunday afternoon at HODGETOWN. Despite four homers, Amarillo dropped the regular season finale to split the six-game set with Midland. It was the Ryan Waldschmidt show in the first inning. He
D'Orazio's Three Hits Propels Soddies To One-Run Victory
AMARILLO, TX (September 13, 2025) -- The Amarillo Sod Poodles (71-66) defeated the Midland RockHounds (65-72), 9-8, on Saturday night at HODGETOWN. After 10 combined first-inning runs, the Soddies used small ball to hold off Midland. Both sides traded five-run frames in the first inning this evening. Midland used four
McLaughlin Walks Off Midland In 11-Inning Shootout
AMARILLO, TX (September 11, 2025) -- The Yellow City Pigweeds (70-65) defeated the Midland RockHounds (64-71), 13-12, in 11 innings on Thursday night at HODGETOWN. The hit barrage went the way of the home squad with the Pigweeds climbing out of an early six-run hole in the victory. Midland kicked
Soddies Shut Out RockHounds To Clinch Second Half Title
AMARILLO, TX (September 10, 2025) -- The Amarillo Sod Poodles (69-65) defeated the Midland RockHounds (64-70), 4-0, on Wednesday night at HODGETOWN. With the shutout victory, the Sod Poodles clinched a playoff berth for the third time in franchise history. The first two Amarillo batters of the game found themselves
Amarillo Bats Silenced By Switch Pitcher In Loss To Travs
NORTH LITTLE ROCK, AR (September 3, 2025) -- The Amarillo Sod Poodles (66-62) fell to the Arkansas Travelers (64-64), 4-1, on Wednesday night at Dickey-Stephens Park. The Soddies drop their fifth game in a row, leaving 10 men aboard in the one-run effort. Arkansas struck the first blow in the
Five-Run Fourth Propels Amarillo To Series Victory
SAN ANTONIO, TX (August 24, 2025) -- The Amarillo Sod Poodles (64-56) defeated the San Antonio Missions (58-62), 5-4, on Sunday evening at Nelson W. Wolff Stadium. Five runs in the fourth paced Amarillo to complete their sixth consecutive series victory, a new franchise record. This week’s theme of scoreless
Soddies Shutout Missions for the Second Consecutive Night
SAN ANTONIO, TX (July 19, 2025) -- The Amarillo Sod Poodles (44-45) defeated the San Antonio Missions (49-40), 5-0, on Saturday evening at Nelson W. Wolff Stadium. For the second straight night, three Amarillo arms combined for a two-hit shutout to secure the series victory. Saturday’s game started very similar
Soddies Bring The Fireworks In July Fourth Victory
AMARILLO, TX (July 4, 2025) -- The Amarillo Sod Poodles (37-42) defeated the Midland RockHounds (43-36), 6-1, on Friday night at HODGETOWN. The middle innings favored the Soddies as the hometown squad launched three homers on the evening to earn the Independence Day win. Roman Angelo kicked off the Fourth
Amarillo Falls To Arkansas On Saturday
AMARILLO, TX (June 28, 2025) -- The Amarillo Sod Poodles (34-40) fell to the Arkansas Travelers (38-36), 9-4, on Saturday night at HODGETOWN. An early four-run frame put together by the visitors set the tone for the evening, keeping their distance from the Soddies to tab the home squad with
Travelers Launch Three Homers To Thump Pigweeds
AMARILLO, TX (June 25, 2025) -- The Yellow City Pigweeds (32-39) fell to the Arkansas Travelers (37-34), 11-3, on Wednesday night at HODGETOWN. The visitors strung together seven extra-base hits in the contest, outpacing the Pigweeds to keep Yellow City winless in the second half. For the second straight night,
HODGETOWN Shootout Favors San Antonio, Sod Poodles Drop Third Straight
AMARILLO, TX (June 13, 2025) -- The Amarillo Sod Poodles (26-35) fell to the San Antonio Missions (34-27), 10-9, on Friday night at HODGETOWN. The high-scoring battle went against the Soddies as the 13-hit effort left the home team just short in the back-and-forth bout. The first inning yielded the
Hillsboro Walks all over Eugene in 10-4 Series-Clinching Win
Hillsboro, OR (May 11, 2025) – The Hops celebrated Mother’s Day 2025 at Hillsboro Ballpark on Sunday with one of their best offensive showings of the year. Hillsboro drew 14 walks and picked up 11 hits, in their 10-4 series-clinching victory over Eugene. Druw Jones and Junior Franco each reached
Five-Run First Enough to Carry Amarillo to Victory
Amarillo, Texas (June 19, 2024) – The Amarillo Sod Poodles jumped out to an early lead in the first and never looked back on Wednesday night. A five-run bottom of the first inning was enough run support for Spencer Giesting and the rest of the Sod Poodles pitching staff to
Melendez Caps 4-Hit Day with Walk-Off Winner in Extras
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
Offense Explodes for 12 Runs in Win
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
Amarillo Held to Three Hits in 8-0 Loss Friday Night
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
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
Sod Poodles Held to Five Hits in 11-0 Loss
Amarillo, Texas (August 31, 2023) – Playing as the Amarillo Calf Fries for the final time during the regular season, Amarillo was limited to just five hits in a 11-0 loss to the Midland RockHounds. Making his first start in Double-A, Dylan Ray saw a leadoff single reach base before
Amarillo Leaves Tulsa With Series Win After 9-3 Sunday Win
Tulsa, Okla. (August 13, 2023) – The Sod Poodles put together a 16-hit performance to outpace the Tulsa Drillers 9-1 on Sunday afternoon behind Jamison Hill's six scoreless innings on the bump. With the win, Amarillo claimed a series win after taking each of the last two games over the
Melendez Drives in Four in Sod Poodles 7-3 Win
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
Hops' Defense Sets Franchise Record by Turning Five Double Plays in 7-1 Win
Hillsboro, OR (July 9, 2023) – The Hillsboro Hops were trying to avoid losing 5 of 6 for the fourth time in five series’ on Sunday at Ron Tonkin Field against the Vancouver Canadians. One of the best pitchers in Minor League Baseball so far on the season, Devereaux Harrison
Offensive Explosion in 11-1 Rout of Canadians
Hillsboro, OR (July 5, 2023) – The Hillsboro Hops had struggled against the Vancouver Canadians in 2023, carrying a 2-11 record against the C’s into Wednesday night. 17 hits and 11 runs later, the Hops had one of their most lopsided wins of the season. J.J D’Orazio led the way
Peña's Two-Homer Night Spoiled in Hops' Loss
Hillsboro, OR (June 21, 2023) – A late-inning comeback for the Hops wasn’t enough on Wednesday night at Ron Tonkin Field. In his second game as a Hop, 19-year-old Manuel Peña had a two home run performance. Despite outhitting Everett 12-9, the Hops lost 8-7 in game two of the
Spokane Mashes 11 Extra-Base Hits in Series Opener
Hillsboro, OR (June 6, 2023) – The Spokane Indians picked up where they left off after the first meeting against the Hops, pouring in 15 runs and 19 hits on Tuesday at Ron Tonkin Field. The 11 extra-base hits for Spokane tied a record for a Hops’ opponent. J.J. D’Orazio