Sod Poodles Eleven Hits Not Enough In 8-3 Game One Loss To RockHounds
AMARILLO, Texas - The Sod Poodles dropped game one of the Texas League South Division Championship Series by a final score of 8-3 in front of 5,193 at HODGETOWN. Hudson Potts and Taylor Kohlwey led the Sod Poodles offensively, each going 2-for-4. Potts collected the first postseason home run in franchise
AMARILLO, Texas - The Sod Poodles dropped game one of the Texas League South Division Championship Series by a final score of 8-3 in front of 5,193 at HODGETOWN.
Sod Poodles pitching struggled after four arms combined for a season-high 11 walks with runs converted on five of the walked batters. Soddies starter
The Midland RockHounds struck the board in the third inning with five runs on four hits. The inning started with back-to-back walks to
In the fourth inning, Calabuig worked a leadoff walk. Two batters later, Mondou hit a two-run home run to right field to extend the RockHounds lead to 7-0.
In the Sod Poodles fourth, Amarillo started to chip away at the Midland advantage when Hudson Potts crushed a solo home run to left field to make the score 7-1 and then plated another solo run in the fifth inning on
In the seventh inning, Amarillo made it a 7-3 game after Taylor Kohlwey doubled to plate Overstreet, who singled to start the inning.
In the eighth inning, the RockHounds stretched their lead to 8-3 when they worked three walks to load the bases. The lone run of the inning came when Motter walked in a seven-pitch at-bat.
In the ninth, with five to chase, Amarillo went down in order, dropping game one of the five-game playoff series to the RockHounds.
The Sod Poodles continue the Texas League South Division series Thursday at HODGETOWN against the Midland RockHounds. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 p.m.