The Texas League of Professional Baseball Clubs announced today the Amarillo Sod Poodles as its 2019 Organization of the Year. The award recognizes a franchise for its successful operation and is determined by a vote from team directors throughout the league.

With their backs to the wall, down 3-1 heading into the ninth inning, the Sod Poodles rallied to load the bases with no outs. On a 2-2 pitch, Taylor Trammell  answered the call with a go-ahead grand slam to lead the inaugural Amarillo squad to their first Texas League title in nearly four decades. The Sod Poodles completed the top of the ninth with seven unanswered runs and won the decisive game five over the Tulsa Drillers by a final score of 8-3.