Amarillo Erases Four Run Deficit to Beat Frisco
Amarillo, Texas (September 12, 2024) – The Sod Poodles took a 2-1 series lead over the Frisco RoughRiders with a 10-7 victory Thursday Night. Amarillo trailed 6-2 before scoring in their last four offensive frames to secure the comeback win. The bullpen gave up just one run in 5.1 innings
Offense Stays Hot in Route of Hooks
Amarillo, Texas (August 21, 2024) – Amarillo racked up 21 hits to match their single-game high in 2024 and muscled out four more home runs in a 13-1 win over Corpus Christi on Wednesday night. Spencer Giesting spun his third quality start with Amarillo en route to earning his third
Amarillo Slugs Their Way to Victory
Amarillo, Texas (August 20, 2024) – The Sod Poodles hit a season-high six home runs on Tuesday night to earn an 11-6 win over the Corpus Christi Hooks. Six different players got in on the action with the 2 through 7 hole hitters in the lineup all doing damage. Dylan
Roberts Plays Hero, Walks Off Naturals in Extras
Amarillo, Texas (August 6, 2024) – The Sod Poodles won a thriller on Tuesday night to take down the Naturals in the first game of the series. After trailing by two entering the bottom of the eighth, the Sod Poodles scored two over the final two innings to send the
Sod Poodles Run Away From Wind Surge
Amarillo, Texas (July 23, 2024) – Amarillo put together one of their best all-around performances of the season in a 12-3 victory over the Wichita Wind Surge. Six different Sod Poodles had multi-hit games in the offensive explosion. A.J. Vukovich and Tim Tawa both finished one leg short of the
Weber, File Shine in Amarillo Victory
Amarillo, Texas (July 19, 2024) – Amarillo kicked off their nine-game homestand post-All-Star break with a dominant win over the Springfield Cardinals on Friday night. Dylan File spun his seventh quality start of the year and Andy Weber drove in four runs in the 7-1 victory. File and his defense
Kristian Robinson Homers, Drives in Two Runs
Amarillo, Texas (June 4, 2024) – Los Pointy Boots de Amarillo started their series against the visiting Tulsa Drillers with a 4-2 win on Tuesday night at HODGETOWN. Kristian Robinson finished the night with a pair of hits including his second round-tripper of the season and drove in the game-winning
Sod Poodles Win Texas League Championship
Amarillo, Texas (September 27, 2023) – For the second time in four seasons of playing baseball in Amarillo, the Sod Poodles are Texas League Champions. The Sod Poodles beat the Arkansas Travelers 9-1 on Wednesday night to secure the first championship at HODGETOWN. The Sod Poodles jumped out early in
Kings of the South: Sod Poodles Head to Texas League Championship
San Antonio, Texas (September 22, 2023) – Behind a brilliant night on the mound by the pitching staff and timely hits by the offense, the 2023 Amarillo Sod Poodles will play for the Texas League Championship. The Sod Poodles earned a 6-3 win in the decisive game three of the
Game of the Year Ends in 12-11 Extra Innings Defeat for Amarillo
Amarillo, Texas (September 19, 2023) – Game one of the Texas League South Division Championship Series was one for the ages at HODGETOWN. After battling back from down five, the Sod Poodles tied the game in the sixth, traded runs late, and were on the short end of nine combined
Sod Poodles Head Into Postseason With 11-5 Win
Amarillo, Texas (September 17, 2023) – The Amarillo Sod Poodles finished the 2023 regular season with an 11-5 victory over the Frisco RoughRiders on Sunday afternoon. Amarillo powered their way to the win behind 15 hits including six from the bottom three hitters in the lineup. Frisco jumped out to
Amarillo Takes Late Lead, Frisco Scores Last to Win 4-3
Amarillo, Texas (September 16, 2023) – Amarillo battled back to take a lead in the bottom of eight but couldn't hold off a later Frisco rally as they fell to the RoughRiders 4-3 on Friday night. Frisco struck first with a walk, double, and a sacrifice fly in the top
Ray Spins Gem, Hops Homer Three Times in Win
Hillsboro, OR (July 21, 2023) – Dylan Ray entered Friday’s game at Ron Tonkin Field on a 17-inning scoreless streak and would continue his dominance in a career-long outing. Ray pitched seven innings and struck out seven in his fifth win of the year. Hillsboro had three home runs off
The Road to The Show™: Kristian Robinson
Each week, MiLB.com profiles an elite prospect by chronicling the steps he's taken to reach the brink of realizing his Major League dream. Here's a look at Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Kristian Robinson. For more player journeys on The Road to The Show, click here.
Toolshed dream lineup: The teenagers
There may be no Minor League Baseball right now. That's not going to stop us from dreaming about lineups.In the coming weeks, Toolshed will craft the best possible prospect lineups, sorted by age groups. This opening edition focuses on teenagers, i.e., those who will be playing at age 17, 18
Farm system rankings: Position players, 20-11
With the 2020 season rapidly approaching, MiLB.com is looking at the state of all 30 farm systems over the next month and ranking them in several different ways. The first installment, broken into three parts, focuses on position players and considers the quality and quantity of top talent in each
Cron, Thomas lead way for talented D-backs
Each offseason, MiLB.com goes position by position across each system and honors the players -- regardless of age or prospect status -- who had the best seasons in their organization. Click here to locate your favorite club.One year after finishing with an impressive .541 organizational winning percentage, the D-backs topped
Head of the Class: Full-season Class A
With another Minor League season in the books, members of the MiLB.com staff are looking back at some of the most notable performers from the 2019 campaign for each level. We looked at Triple-A, Double-A, Class A Advanced, Class A Short Season and Rookie Advanced. Here, we turn our attention to the
The Gruesome Twosome
Hillsboro sent 1st rounder Drey Jameson to the mound to oppose Jorge Benitez of Everett. Jameson recorded one out and gave up a run before he was lifted in favor of Erin Baldwin. Baldwin thwarted the threat and added a solid inning and a third of shutout relief ball.
D-backs' Robinson leads NWL All-Stars
Kristian Robinson's big season has already pushed him into MLB.com's Top-100 prospect ranking. Now, it's earned him an All-Star spot as well.The No. 93 overall prospect highlights the 2019 Northwest League All-Star roster released by the Class A Short Season circuit Wednesday afternoon. The Hillsboro outfielder will lead an NWL
Kristian Robinson's Favorite Hillsboro Hops Hats
The Hillsboro Hops have been lucky enough to have 18 year old phenom Kristian Robinson on their team this season. Robinson has been a monster for the Hops by hitting long towering home runs on a regular basis. He has also become a fan favorite in his time with the
Deyni, Magnificent.
The Hillsboro Hops sent left hander Tyler Holton to the mound. Holton, a 2018 draft selection from Florida State University, dominated over four innings of work punching out five hitters and scattering two hits. His counterpart for the night, Juan Then, was equally impressive. Then punched three hitters over three
Prospect Roundup: Games of July 24
Cardinals OF Dylan Carlson, Double-A Springfield: 3-for-4, 2B, BB, 3 R -- St. Louis' second-ranked prospect continues to make noise at the top of Springfield's lineup. Carlson reached safely four times and scored three runs to put to bed a 1-for-13 skid over his previous three games. The 2019 Texas League
Kristian Robinson, Astronaut
Florida State Seminole and 2018 ninth round selection of the Arizona Diamondbacks Tyler Holton made his Ron Tonkin Field debut. Holton missed 2018 with Tommy John surgery and has been working his way back since. The lefty contested Salem-Keizer right-hander Conner Nurse.
Robinson Drives in Four, Leads Hops Past Volcanoes
The Hillsboro Hops kicked of the second half with a thrilling 5-4 victory against the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes. With his family in town from the Bahamas, Kristian Robinson drove in four runs and hammered his third home run in the last four games, continuing his brilliant season. Tommy Henry started for the