AMARILLO, Texas - The Sod Poodles fell to the Frisco RoughRiders in the series opener 11-4 in front 6,747 at HODGETOWN which marked the 33rd sellout at HODGETOWN. Hudson Potts and Luis Torrens led the Amarillo offense as they hit their 14th and 12th home runs respectively. The Sod Poodles remain four
AMARILLO, Texas - The Sod Poodles fell to the Frisco RoughRiders in the series opener 11-4 in front 6,747 at HODGETOWN which marked the 33rd sellout at HODGETOWN. Hudson Potts and Luis Torrens led the Amarillo offense as they hit their 14th and 12th home runs respectively. The Sod Poodles remain four games up on the second place Corpus Christi Hooks in the second half Texas League South Division standings.
Amarillo struck first Friday night as they plated three runs on two hits in the first inning. With two outs in the inning, Edward Olivares was hit by a pitch and then stole second base. Owen Miller followed with an RBI single to left-center field. Luis Torrens then hit a two-run home run to left field to give the Sod Poodles the 3-0 lead.
In the third inning, Frisco cut the Amarillo lead to 3-2 as Andretty Cordero reached on a single to right-center field followed by a Juremi Profar a two-run home run to left field.
Frisco knotted the ballgame up in the fourth inning as Michael De Leon leadoff the inning with a double. De Leon advanced to third base on a fly ball by Charles Leblanc. Tony Sanchez then singled home De Leon to tie the ballgame up at 3-3. The Sod Poodles answered back in the bottom of the inning as Hudson Potts crushed a solo home run to left field to retake a 4-3 lead.
Soddies starter Nick Margevicius tossed four innings of seven hit, three-run baseball Friday night. Margevicius struck out four batters and walked one in his third no-decision of the season.
In the fifth inning, the RoughRiders retook the lead as they scored three runs on three hits. Eliezer Álvarez worked a two-out walk and advanced to third base on a De Leon single. Leblanc followed the De Leon single with a two-RBI double to right field and then came around to score on a Sanchez RBI single to give the RoughRiders a 6-4 advantage.
The RoughRiders tacked on five insurance runs in the seventh inning to give them an 11-4 lead. The inning started with a De Leon double to right field and came around to score on a Leblanc single. Ryan Dorow then reached base via a walk. Yonny Hernandez followed with a two-RBI single to left field. After an Amarillo pitching change Cordero belted a two-run home run over the right-field fence. The inning came to an end with a Profar ground out.
The Sod Poodles headed to the ninth looking for a comeback, but a Taylor Kohlwey walk wouldn't be enough as the Soddies fell to the RoughRiders in the series opener 11-4.
The Sod Poodles continue their three-game series with the Frisco RoughRiders tomorrow at HODGETOWN. First pitch is at 7:05 p.m.
