Sod Poodles Front Office

A west Texas native, Nick joined the Sod Poodles in January of 2024. He oversees the accounting and finance activities of the club, including AP, AR, and payroll.

Nick graduated from West Texas A&M University with a Master of Professional Accounting degree in 2017. He earned his CPA in 2018.

In his free time, he enjoys cooking, golfing, cycling, playing with his dog, and traveling with his wife, Maddie.

Samantha, originally from Bloomsburg, PA, joined the Sod Poodles staff in August of 2021 as the Ticket Operations Manager. She is responsible for everything ticket operations related and overseeing the Box Office. Prior to working with the Sod Poodles, Samantha has previously worked for the Peoria Chiefs (2021), Asheville Tourists (2018-2020), and interned with the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Railriders (2016).

When not at work, she enjoys reading, spending time with her dog, and cheering on Boston Sports teams, as well as Penn State Football!

Matt Joined the Sod Poodles in July of 2018. Matt began his career as the Merchandise and Box Office intern for the Jackson Generals, the then AA affiliate to the Arizona Diamondbacks in Tennessee in 2017. Moving on from Jackson, he worked for the AAA Affiliate to the St. Louis Cardinals, Memphis Redbirds, as a Group Sales Representative before moving to Amarillo.

Prior to Matt beginning his career in Minor League Baseball, he graduated from the University of San Francisco where he earned his Masters of Sport Management Degree. While attending USF, he has worked in sports working for organizations like the Oakland Raiders, Oakland Athletics, Fayetteville Swampdogs, Fayetteville FireAntz now called the Fayetteville Marksmen, and the United States Collegiate Athletic Association.

The Northern New York native brings his small-town upbringing to everything he does for the Amarillo Community and the Amarillo Sod Poodles. Matt spends his downtime spending time with his newly wed wife, Charity. When not at the ballpark, he loves to travel with his wife, helping the little league baseball community, golfing, hiking, and cheering on the Green Bay Packers (Go Pack Go) and New York Yankees.

Adam joined the Sod Poodles in October 2021 after previous experience working with the Lancaster Jethawks (High-A affiliate of the Colorado Rockies), Helena Brewers (Rookie affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers) and Rome Braves (Low-A affiliate of the Atlanta Braves).

In the Group and Ticket Sales Account Executive, Adam will oversee many season ticket packages, as well as group and hospitality outings around the ballpark.

Adam, a native of Georgia, grew up just outside of Atlanta, and has a bachelor’s degree in Sport Management from nearby Kennesaw State University.

Away from the ballpark, you can find Adam out on the golf course, hitting the gym or cheering on any of his native Atlanta sports teams.

Ashley joined the Sod Poodles in August 2023 where she was appointed as the Director of Premium Sales. In her role, she oversees sales and hospitality at HODGETOWN. During games, you can find Ashley upstairs in the Fairly Group Club Level making sure all fans are receiving a premium-level experience. Outside of the Sod Poodles, she serves on the Amarillo Chamber of Commerce's Business Council.

Prior to joining the team, she was with the Amarillo Chamber of Commerce for seven years, starting as a SMERF and Sports Convention Sales Manager under the CVB and ending her tenure as the Director of Membership for the Chamber. Ashley is an Amarillo native and loves being able to serve her hometown community in this position.

She attended Texas Tech University where she studied fashion merchandising and is an avid Red Raider fan! Her favorite title is 'Weez", she has one biological nephew, Tyson, who lives near Austin. However, she has a lot of kids who call her "Weez". Spending time with her family and friends is her favorite thing to do outside of the ballpark!

Jacob joined the Sod Poodles during the 2023 season as a membership fulfillment specialist intern and joined the staff full-time in August as the Group Sales Account Executive.

Prior to joining the Sod Poodles, Jacob attended and played baseball at West Texas A&M, graduating in 2023 with a General Business degree with a minor in management.

A Kent, Washington native, he enjoys watching the Seattle Mariners and Dallas Cowboys and spending tome with family and friends.

Grant is in his first season as Director of Corporate Partnerships for the Amarillo Sod Poodles. Prior to joining the team, he was with the Texas Legends, G-league affiliate of the Dallas Mavericks.

In 2019, Grant graduated with a bachelor's degree in marketing and a minor in sports management from the University of Oklahoma.

Grant is passionate about sports and getting involved with the community. In his free time, you can see Grant traveling to new places or spending time with family.

Sierra joined the Sod Poodles in March 2018 as the first employee with boots on the ground. She has a huge hand in helping find new businesses in the panhandle area. She helps attract new clients, researches new market opportunities, helps connect businesses with our fans on a daily basis, and oversees the growth and expansion of the business. She also loves serving on the Children's Miracle Network board.

Prior to joining the Sod Poodles, she was with the Colorado Springs Sky Sox, starting her internship year in 2016 and continuing to stay within the Elmore Group. She graduated from the University of Colorado Colorado Springs in 2017 with a double major in marketing and sports management and was a member of the golf team.

As a San Diego native she misses her trips to Disneyland, but frequents back. In her free time, she enjoys hanging out with her puppies, Baxter & Wrigley, and golfing on the weekends with her husband, Zack.

Garrett joined the Amarillo Sod Poodles in September 2023 as the Corporate Sales Manager. In this role, he helps businesses bring their companies and brands into HODGETOWN through partnerships with the team.

Prior to baseball, he worked with the Amarillo Gorillas Professional Hockey Club and then at KFDA News Channel 10 in news production, engineering, marketing, sales, and management roles over the span of 10 years. He also serves on the Board of Directors for Amarillo Area CASA and previously volunteered for United Way of Amarillo-Canyon.

He graduated from Amarillo High School in 2008 and Amarillo College in 2014. He and his wife Kaitlin married in 2022 and are the proud parents of three dogs.

Cory is in his sixth season working in professional baseball and third as the Director of Media Relations and Baseball Operations for the Amarillo Sod Poodles. He joined the Sod Poodles staff ahead of the 2021 season as the Baseball Communications Coordinator before being promoted to his current role in November of 2021. He oversees the team's external communication, including all materials that are distributed to fans along with local and national media outlets used to promote the Amarillo Sod Poodles.

Prior to joining the Amarillo front office, he worked as the Media Relations Trainee for the Gwinnett Stripers, Triple-A affiliate of the Atlanta Braves before the minor league season was canceled in 2020. Before that, he spent the 2019 season as the Media Relations Intern for the Pulaski Yankees, a former Advanced Rookie affiliate of the New York Yankees in southwestern Virginia.

A native of Golden, Colorado, he graduated with a bachelor’s degree in journalism with a minor in sports media from Metropolitan State University of Denver in December 2018.

He enjoys spending his free time exploring new areas with his wife and two dogs, playing golf, and watching sports.

Anna joined the Sod Poodles staff in early 2023 as the Director of Marketing. She comes with five years of marketing experience as well as a wealth of knowledge in CRM and digital marketing. Prior to her time with the Soddies, Anna served as the Director of Marketing for the Macon Bacon and the Florence Flamingos in the Coastal Plain League for one season, overseeing all aspects of the on-field entertainment, promotions, and marketing for both teams. Anna also worked alongside Steve Delay in running the digital agency, The Ultimate Toolkit, to help many teams bolster their digital footprint and taught marketing strategies and digital marketing.

A native of Macon, Georgia, Anna received her bachelor's in Communications in the spring of 2017. When she is not at HODGETOWN, she loves spending time with her two kids and husband exploring their new city, and finding new places to eat and drink.

Adrian is a Texas Panhandle native and has been with the Sod Poodles since our inaugural season, serving as the technical director on the game day staff. He made the move to Video and Digital Production Manager at the end of the 2021 season. Adrian has a great passion for technical directing, likening it to playing a video game.

Adrian graduated from West Texas A&M University in 2014 with a degree in Mass Communication and has been working in the field ever since.

An avid music listener, Adrian is always adding to his ever-expanding vinyl record and band t-shirt collection. If Adrian has a vacation scheduled you can be sure that he is going to a concert to see one of his favorite bands perform.

Isaac joined the Sod Poodles staff in January 2022. He has 9+ years of advertising and graphic design experience. He received his A.A.S in Graphic Design at Amarillo College in May of 2022. Galan is continuing his education at WTAMU to further his education while working full-time for the Sod Poodles. He will have an integral role in ensuring our partner's advertising in the stadium is taken care of and running smoothly throughout games and events at HODGETOWN.

Isaac is an Amarillo native and is excited to be a part of his hometown organization. In his free time, he loves to watch baseball, movies, tv shows, and play video games with his wife, Kaylea.

Maddie joined the Sod Poodles staff in January of 2024 as the Social Media Manager. She has a passion for social media and has helped create and support social media content for the sports, sales, and law industries.

She graduated from Belmont University in 2020 with a Bachelor's in Business Administration.

Prior to joining the Amarillo front office, Maddie served as the Social Media Assistant for the Double-A Affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers, where she oversaw all of their social media platforms.

When she is not at HODGETOWN, she loves reading and trying out new restaurants and coffee shops.

Victoria joined the Sod Poodles in January of 2023 where she began as the promotions and community relations intern. After the 2023 season, she was named the new Promotions Manager and is responsible for ensuring that each fan has the best experience possible at HODGETOWN. Victoria was born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona, and lived in the state her whole life before moving to Amarillo. She attended Arizona State's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism where she graduated in December of 2022, earning a degree in sports journalism. Along with working as an account executive at a local public relations firm, she spent her college years working in the marketing department for the Arizona Diamondbacks, as well as interning for the Cincinnati Reds at their spring training facility in Goodyear, Arizona.

Outside of work, you can find Victoria playing pickleball with her friends, listening to Taylor Swift, or cheering on her favorite Arizona sports teams - the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Phoenix Suns!

Lynn is the Merchandise Manager and oversees the operations of the Sod Poodles Team Shop. While being a fan of Minor League Baseball for many years, Lynn has also worked in various ball parks across two countries; Medicine Hat Blue Jays (Rookie League), Durham Bulls (Triple A), and The Chattanooga Lookouts (Double A). Lynn has an educational background in Human Services and currently resides in Amarillo with her husband, Tony and two daughters, Grace and Amaleigh. Their adult son resides in Colorado.

Kendall is an Amarillo native and joined the Sod Poodles during the inaugural 2019 season as a part-time seasonal staff member. She fell in love with the game and the people of HODGETOWN as she continued to move up, becoming the Team Store Assistant Manager.

Kendall's passion for baseball started as she grew up at the baseball field with her brothers and went to many Texas Rangers games. She was excited to finally have the opportunity to work in baseball when the Sod Poodles came to town!

She is currently a full-time student at Amarillo College with hopes of moving to West Texas A&M in the near future.

Austin is from Pensacola, Florida and graduated from the University of West Florida in December 2019 with a Bachelor's Degree in Sport Management. Before joining the Sod Poodles, Austin worked for the Pensacola Blue Wahoos of the Southern League from 2014-2019 as well as the Pensacola Ice Flyers of the Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL) from 2016-2019.

Before transferring back home to attend UWF, Austin played soccer at Trinity Baptist College. In his free time, he loves watching any sport, traveling, and attending concerts. His life goal is to be on and win the CBS show, Survivor, and he will gladly talk your ear off about the show if you let him.

Originally from Fort Recovery, Ohio, Cody joined the Sod Poodles as the Director of Stadium Operations in September of 2022. He has previous stops in minor league baseball, working with the Dayton Dragons (2014-18), Durham Bulls (2019), and the Greensboro Grasshoppers (2020-22). Cody received his degree in Sports Management from the University of Dayton. In his spare time, he enjoys cheering on the Ohio State Buckeyes and Dayton Flyers.

Jason is an Amarillo native and is very excited to begin his first season as the head groundskeeper for the Sod Poodles. His passion for turf management began when he was working summers on the golf course in Canadian, TX during his high school years. From there he moved to Weatherford, Oklahoma where he graduated from Southwestern Oklahoma State with a degree in business. He worked the 2006 baseball season with the Houston Astros before going back to the golf side of turf management where he worked at the Escondido Golf Club and the University of Texas Golf Club. He moved back to the panhandle as the Assistant Superintendent for Tascosa Golf Club from 2008-2012. Jason took over as the assistant superintendent at Ross Rogers golf course in 2013 and stayed in that role until 2019 when he took over as the Superintendent. In his spare time, he enjoys spending time with his wife, Samantha, and their three children. Another passion of Jason's is his love for knifemaking.

Jeff has lived in Amarillo since 1999, migrating south from Michigan, and holds a turf degree from Michigan State. Jeff was the assistant groundskeeper here at HODGETOWN for our inaugural year in 2019 then moved on to Pro Chem Sales for two years. Jeff was asked to come back with Jason Floyd last season as Co-Head Groundskeeper to continue his passion and desire to make HODGETOWN the best field in the Texas League and all of Minor League baseball.

Jeff has been married to his wife Jan for 30 years and together have three children, Jonathan, Annika, and Jakob, with their first grandchild due in early May 2023. Outside of HODGETOWN, Jeff's interests include woodworking, spending time with family, photography, and anything related to sports.

A native of Daphne, Alabama, Rion joined the Sod Poodles in November 2023 as the Assistant Director of Stadium Operations and the 2024 season will be his fifth year working in Minor League Baseball. He received his Bachelor's in Sport and Recreation Management from the University of South Alabama before getting his Master's in Sports Administration from South Alabama.

Before joining the Sod Poodles staff, he worked in the Facilities and Operations gameday staff for the Pensacola Blue Wahoos (Double-A, Miami Marlins) during the 2020 and 2021 seasons. Nabors also worked as the Assistant Stadium Operations Manager for Mobile BayBears (Double-A, Los Angeles Angels) during the 2018-19 seasons. He also has experience working in collegiate athletics, serving as the Facilities, Events, and Operations Assistant for Georgia Tech where he was involved with hosting the ACC Swim and Dive Championships, the NCAA Swim and Dive Championships, the first two rounds of the NCAA Volleyball Championships in 2021, and the Beach Volleyball Championships in Gulf Shores Alabama. He also served as the Facilities and Operations Coordinator for the Memphis Tigers.

His favorite sports teams are the Alabama Crimson Tide, New York Yankees, Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Galaxy, Chicago Blackhawks, and the Los Angeles Rams. In his spare time, Rion enjoys fishing, being outdoors, working out, exploring new places, and attending sporting events and concerts.

Michael Lindal is entering his 16th season with the Elmore Sports Group. He started with the Inland Empire 66ers in 2004-2009 as F&B Operations Manager and two summers with Rancho Cucamonga Quakes, 2004-2005. Michael helped open up INTRUST Bank Arena (SAVOR) as Concessions Manager in Wichita, KS 2009-2011 and was with the San Antonio Missions for the last 8 years as the General Manager of Food and Beverage for the Diamond Creations.

Michael is a native of Clearwater, KS Graduated from Cowley College and Wichita State University . When Michael is not at Selling Hot dogs for a living he enjoys fishing, deer hunting, golf, WWE,concerts,karaoke, cooking and heading back home to Kansas.

Nicole joined the Amarillo Sod Poodles organization in January of 2019. She is the Suite Catering and Bar Manager at HODGETOWN. She has 20 years of hospitality management experience from fine dining establishments to casual bar and grill. Prior to college, she worked in her family's indoor soccer arena for many years. She was born and raised in Amarillo, attending both Amarillo High and Amarillo College. Her and her husband are proud to have raised their son in this community.

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