The Amarillo College Badgers welcomed the Garden City Community College Broncbusters to Hodgetown this past weekend for another four-game series. On Saturday, the Badgers swept the doubleheader, first game 13-3, and second game 9-5.
The Sod Poodles’ chances of taking home the top spot in the Texas League South second half standings will remain within the realm of possibility for at least one more day.
The Amarillo Sod Poodles have only been a part of the community for four years, and they have built a loyal fan base. Season ticket holder Connie Kesler is already planning to buy her same seats for next year.
The Nazareth Swifts defeat the Kennard Tigers 1-0 to advance to their first UIL 1A State Championship in program history. Senior Trent Gerber delivered 10 strikeouts to tie the UIL 1A State single-game record.
Corbin Carroll, the Arizona Diamondbacks No. 1 prospect, continues to contribute on the plate and in the outfield. His performance has awarded him the No. 4 spot in Baseball America’s Top 100 Prospects’ recent rankings update.
June 23 marks the 50 year anniversary of when President Richard Nixon signed the Education Amendments Act including Title IX which protects people from gender discrimination. Since 1972, women have broken the glass ceiling in many male dominant sports, and in recent years baseball is seeing the positive impact like the Sod Poodles with Ronnie Gajownik.
The Amarillo Sod Poodles (21-25) needed a bounce back win after falling in their last two series against the Tulsa Drillers and Arkansas Travelers. Amarillo starts their six-game Oil Pan Cup Rivalry series on Monday with a 3-2 win over the Midland RockHounds (21-25).
This week alone the Diamondbacks have called up four Amarillo Sod Poodles to AAA Reno Aces. Three pitchers including Justin Lewis, Blake Workman and Ryan Weiss. Plus, their speedy infielder Jancarlos Cintron.
If you were a fan of Amarillo Sod Poodles Dominic Fletcher’s 22-game hit streak then it unfortunately came to an end on Thursday, but it’s all for his hard work in Double-A. Fletcher, the D-Backs No. 18 prospect, received the call up to join Diamondback’s Triple-A Reno Aces.
After two games against the Drillers and a three-game losing skid the Amarillo Sod Poodles (18-18) were able to turn the tide and defeat Tulsa 10-5 at HODGETOWN.
Jorge Barrosa, Juancarlos Cintron, Leandro Cedeno and Ti’Quan Forbes deliver home runs in game two of the Sod Poodles (13-10) series against the Midland RockHounds (10-13).
The Amarillo Sod Poodles are already sending up an outfielder to the Diamondbacks’ triple-A club after 11 games played this season. Dominic Canzone got the call to join the Reno Aces.
The Amarillo Sod Poodles (7-5) are on a winning streak for the first time this season after defeating the San Antonio Missions (2-10) 8-5. Three home runs in the fifth inning gave Amarillo the lead.
The Amarillo Sod Poodles overcame a 6-run deficit, recording 15 of their 19 runs in the final two innings in game one against the San Antonio Missions at HODGETOWN. The Texas League matchup ending in favor of the Soddies 19-10.
The Amarillo Sod Poodles hosted the Midland RockHounds for their 2022 MiLB Season Opener at HODGETOWN. The Oil Pan Cup Rivalry starts the season in favor of Midlan who won 11-9.
The Arizona Diamondbacks’ Double-A affiliate, the Amarillo Sod Poodles, released their 28-man roster to start the 2022 season. Eight Soddies rank in the D-Backs top 30.
The Amarillo High Sandies baseball program celebrated signing day for senior Braize Mitchell today. He inked his national letter of intent to play catcher at Centralia College located in Washington.
Minor League baseball Opening Day starts in just over a week and the new voices of the Amarillo Sod Poodles, the Diamondbacks Double-A affiliate, were introduced to the public at HODGETOWN.
The Amarillo Sod Poodles say goodbye to two fan favorites on the roster, outfielder Alek Thomas and RHP Luis Frias. The two Sod Poodles were promoted to the Diamondbacks’ Triple-A Reno Aces on Monday.
Amarillo took game two against the Missions on Wednesday night 11-7 in HODGETOWN. The Sod Poodles have now taken the first two games from the Padres Double-A affiliate in this six-game series and improve to 31-42 on the season.
The Amarillo Sod Poodles fell short 7-6 in the tenth inning to the Double-A Central South Division leaders, the Frisco Roughriders on Wednesday. Amarillo made a late effort in the 7, 8 and 9 inning scoring four total runs.
Sod Poodles RHP Matt Tabor made history for the Amarillo organization this Sunday. The Diamondbacks No. 22-rated prospect earned Double-A Central Pitcher of the Week after tossing the first no-hitter of any kind in Amarillo franchise history.
Wet fields cancel Texas Collegiate League game between the Amarillo Sod Squad and Flying Chanclas. Teams duel in HODGETOWN's first home run derby instead. Karl Koerper wins.
The Amarillo Sod Poodles faced a tough challenge this week against the Wichita Wind Surge, and now the Soddies hold a 3-2 series lead after topping Wichita Saturday night 4-1.
Amarillo's Mikey Reynolds delivers a grand slam in the seventh inning in game four against the Wichita, lifting the Sod Poodles over the Wind Surge in 9-5 win.
The Amarillo Sod Poodles outfielder and D-backs number four-rated prospect Alek Thomas was selected for a second-consecutive time to the National League roster for the 2021 SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game.
The Amarillo Sod Squad and Sod Poodles fell short Wednesday night. The Sod Squad hosted the Victoria Generals at HODGETOWN, and a late inning rally put the Generals over the Sod Squad 10-4. The Sod Poodles traveled down to Corpus Christi for game three against the Hooks, and Amarillo struggled at bat falling to the Hooks 13-2.
The Amarillo Sod Poodles started their six-game road series in Corpus Christi with a 6-4 win over the Hooks. Reliever Blake Rogers, the 2019 Texas League champion, earned his first win back with the Soddies.
The Amarillo Sod Poodles earned weekly honors before starting their six-game road trip in Corpus Christi against the Hooks. Catcher Jose Herrera was named the Double-A Central Player of the Week.
The Amarillo Sod Poodles hot bats and strong pitching from Tyler Holton secured the 8-2 Friday night win over the Midland RockHounds. The series now tied at two games a piece. The near sellout crowd of 6,184 watched the Sod Poodles improve their record to 18-22 with the win.
The Amarillo Sod Poodles transformed into the Pointy Boots de Amarillo for Copa de la Diversion day at HODGETOWN with some special guests in attendance. Dogs sat in the the right field lawn for Bark in the Park night. Despite a fourth inning home run to the dogs, the Soddies fell short to the RockHounds 9-6.
The Amarillo Sod Poodles fifth inning grand slam from Stone Garrett lifted the Soddies to a 6-4 victory over the Midland RockHounds at HODGETOWN. With a second grand slam in as many games, Amarillo has a three game win streak and improves to an overall record of 17-20 on the year.
After a two week road trip, the Sod Poodles were back at HODGETOWN, but a late inning rally was not enough as Amarillo fell to the Corpus Christi Hooks 10-6 Tuesday night.
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