Sod Poodles Front Office

Noah joined the Amarillo Sod Poodles in March 2022 as the Senior Group Sales Manager, responsible for accelerating growth amongst all group-related revenue streams while curating a first-class gameday experience for all fans in attendance.

Upon graduating from the University of New Haven in 2019 with a Bachelor's degree in Sport Management, St. Cyr started his career in athletics working at Yale University as the Athletic Department's Ticketing Operation Associate. In 2021, he moved to Amarillo to join West Texas A&M University as their Assistant Athletic Director for Ticket Operations before taking on the role of Assistant Director for Marketing & Corporate Relations in November.

St. Cyr is originally from Franklin, Massachusetts.

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!

Zak is a Tennessee native who joined the Sod Poodles before the inaugural season in January of 2019 after graduating from Full Sail University with a Bachelor's degree in Sports Marketing & Media. As the Group Sales & Special Events Coordinator, he oversees fulfillment of all hospitality and group outings and serves as the point of contact for all concerts and extra events at HODGETOWN. Zak grew up playing travel hockey all over the southeast and is a lifelong Braves and Predators fan. He still plays hockey in the adult league at the Amarillo Ice Ranch.

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.

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.

Adam joined the Sod Poodles staff in November 2022 as the Corporate Partnerships Manager. He is a native of Roswell, GA and attended the University of Tennessee where he earned a double major in Journalism and Sports Management.

Vrzal previously worked for the Lexington Legends of the ALPB in Lexington, KY where he assisted in corporate sales, broadcasting, and served as an on-field host as "Cowboy Adam". Prior to his time with the Legends, he worked for the Forest City Owls in the Coastal Plain League as the Director of Media Relations for the 2017 and 2018 summer wood-bat league seasons. Vrzal then spent the 2018-19 season as an account executive and broadcaster for the Knoxville Ice Bears.

He enjoys rooting on his favorite sports teams: the Tennessee Volunteers, Atlanta Braves, Atlanta Falcons, Kansas City Chiefs, and the Nashville Predators. He and his Fiancé have two orange cats, Hayes and Houston and will be getting married in September 2023 - Please send all wedding gifts to the ballpark!

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.

Sierra joined the Sod Poodles in March 2018 as the first employee with boots on the ground. She oversees community outreach initiatives, the Sod Squad team, and enhancing the overall fan experience. She is also a part of the Corporate Partnerships team, helping network to attract new clients, researching new market opportunities, and overseeing 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, as well as planning her wedding with her fiance, Zack.

Cory is in his fourth season working in professional baseball and first 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 cancelled 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.

Jordan joined the Sod Poodles staff in early 2022 as the Creative Services Coordinator after spending nearly three years working in sports. Prior to his time with the Soddies, Jordan served as the Director of Media Relations for the Rochester Honkers (Northwoods League) for two seasons, overseeing all aspects of the team's communications department. He completed broadcasting and media relations internships with the Fayetteville SwampDogs (Coastal Plain League) and Greenville Swamp Rabbits (ECHL) before jumping into the sports industry full-time.

A native of Surprise, Ariz., Jordan is no stranger to the Arizona Diamondbacks system — he grew up a D-backs season ticket holder and spent his childhood summers frequenting Chase Field. He stuck around the Phoenix area to earn his undergraduate degree from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University in the spring of 2020.

When he’s not at HODGETOWN, Jordan loves spending time with friends, adventuring for great food and good brews, and cheering on the D-backs, Phoenix Suns, and Philadelphia Eagles (sorry Texas, GO BIRDS!). Chinese food is the way to his heart.

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.

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.

Justin Joined the Sod Poodles Stadium Operations team in February 2022. He is a California native who relocated to Denver, Colorado where he graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Sport Management from Metropolitan State University of Denver in May 2022. He has previous facility and event management experience with Gold Crown Foundation in Lakewood, Colorado. In his free time he loves to watching the Golden State Warriors win championships!

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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