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Arizona Diamondbacks Advance to World Series 

Led by former Hops, D-backs win National League Championship
October 25, 2023

Hillsboro, OR (October 25, 2023) – The Hillsboro Hops have been a proud Minor League affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks since 2013. On Tuesday night in game seven of the National League Championship Series at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, the Arizona Diamondbacks defeated the Phillies 4-2 to advance to

11 Former Hillsboro Hops on Diamondbacks’ NLCS Roster

Diamondbacks to face Phillies in National League Championship Series
October 18, 2023

Hillsboro, OR (October 16, 2023) – The Hillsboro Hops’ parent club, Arizona Diamondbacks, will square off against the Philadelphia Phillies in the National League Championship Series. The Diamondbacks released their 26-man roster for the series that includes 11 former Hillsboro Hops. In the Hops’ ten-year history, 50 former Hillsboro players

Vukovich Provides Game-Tying and Winning Runs in 6-2 Win

September 16, 2022

San Antonio, Texas - The Amarillo Sod Poodles earned their third straight win over San Antonio to start the season's final regular-season series. The club's playoff hopes remain alive for at least another game with the comeback win and a Frisco loss to Northwest Arkansas. A pitcher's duel transpired over

Late Inning Runs Not Enough In Sod Poodles 8-7 Loss

September 4, 2022

Amarillo, Texas - The Sod Poodles and Frisco RoughRiders battled back and forth on Saturday night as Amarillo aimed to secure at least a series split over the Texas League South Division foes. The top of the first inning was kept alive after a glove malfunction for first baseman Tristin

Sod Poodles Lose Series Finale, Split With Hooks

August 29, 2022

Corpus Christi, Texas - The Amarillo Sod Poodles dropped the finale of a 11-game road trip 6-5 on Sunday to the Corpus Christi Hooks. Tristin English hit a two-run home run in the top of the first inning as the Sod Poodles jumped in front of the Hooks. Corpus Christi

Cedeno Sets Single-Season Home Run Record In Win

Sod Poodles Now 2.0 GB In Playoff Push
August 23, 2022

Corpus Christi, Texas - Leandro Cedeño launched two home runs to set the single-season franchise HR record as the Sod Poodles shut out the Corpus Christi Hooks 8-0 on Tuesday night. Starter Slade Cecconi (7-5) earned the win after six dominant innings in Amarillo’s second consecutive shutout win. Both teams

Centeno Plates Five In Game-One Victory

August 16, 2022

Midland, Texas - Juan Centeno tallied five RBI and Blake Rogers made his 100th career appearance with Amarillo as the Sod Poodles (52-57) defeated the Midland RockHounds (56-53) on Tuesday night. Slade Cecconi (6-5) earned the win and the offense racked up 16 hits. The Soddies got things started with

Sod Poodles Tagged For 21 Runs In Loss

August 11, 2022

Amarillo, Texas – The Amarillo Sod Poodles (48-56) allowed a franchise-record 21 runs to the Springfield Cardinals in a 21-4 loss on Wednesday night. The 17-run loss was the largest margin of defeat suffered in franchise history and Springfield's 21 hits tied the most hit by an Amarillo opponent in

Amarillo Loses Fifth Straight

Barrosa Collects Hit In 13th-Straight Game
August 5, 2022

Frisco, Texas – The Amarillo Sod Poodles (15-15, 47-52) dropped their fifth game in a row on Thursday night after suffering a 4-3 loss to the Frisco RoughRiders (18-12, 54-45) at Riders Field. The losing streak is Amarillo's longest of the season and has dropped them to third place in

Sod Poodles Sink Hooks By 13

Largest Winning Margin This Season
July 29, 2022

Amarillo, Texas – The Amarillo Sod Poodles collected 15 runs on 17 hits in a 15-2 victory over the Corpus Christi Hooks on Thursday night, their largest margin of victory in 2022. Amarillo scored in six different innings and recorded their second-highest hit total of the season. After a 59-minute

Cedeño’s 9th-Inning Double Wins Series For Amarillo

Two-Out, Two-RBI Seals Sod Poodles Series Victory
July 12, 2022

Wichita, KS – Leandro Cedeño hit a go-ahead, two-RBI double in the 9th inning to snatch a 4-3 victory from the Wichita Wind Surge on Sunday afternoon at Riverfront Stadium. With the win, Amarillo won the series four games to two and improved to 5-5-4 in series this year. Every

Cecconi Shines As Sod Poodles Blank Hooks

Sod Poodles Aim To Split Series In Finale
June 26, 2022

Corpus Christi, TX – The Amarillo Sod Poodles ended a three-game slide, sinking the Hooks in shutout fashion on Saturday night. Propelled by another dominant start on the mound, a two-run home run in the third inning would prove to be the only run support needed in a 3-0 win

Early Runs Enough In 6-2 Win To Open Series

Sod Poodles Bat Around In Opening Frame
June 15, 2022

San Antonio, TX – The Sod Poodles looked poised to score a plethora of runs in Nelson Wolff Stadium after using a four-run opening frame on Tuesday night. The four in the first and two more in the second would be all they would need or get to in a

Cecconi Goes Eight, Soddies Blanked As Series Evens

Career-High 8.0 IP For Cecconi
June 8, 2022

Amarillo, TX – The Amarillo Sod Poodles were defeated 4-0 by the Frisco RoughRiders on Wednesday night, the fifth time Amarillo has been shut out this season. Amarillo’s Slade Cecconi battled with Frisco’s Cole Ragans, but it was the RoughRiders that came on top in the 2-hour and 1-minute contest.

Late-Inning Home Runs Sink Sod Poodles

Sod Poodles Draw Season-High 10 Walks
June 3, 2022

Amarillo, TX – The Amarillo Sod Poodles (22-26) were defeated 9-5 in game three against the Midland RockHounds (22-26) on Thursday night at HODGETOWN. RHP Slade Cecconi came into tonight’s game searching for his third consecutive quality start, and he kicked the game off with a perfect 1st inning. He

Three-Run 12th Lifts Sod Poodles To Victory

Sod Poodles Outlast Travs In Extras
May 31, 2022

North Little Rock, AR – An RBI double from Nick Dalesandro and a two-run home run from Roby Enriquez in the 12th inning led Amarillo (20-23) to a 4-1 victory over the Arkansas Travelers (20-23) on Friday night at Dickey-Stephens Park. Amarillo scored a run in the 5th, Arkansas scored

Cecconi's Quality Start Overshadowed In Shutout Loss 

Leandro Cedeno Tallies Two Hits, Has Best Average In Texas League
May 21, 2022

AMARILLO, Texas – The Amarillo Sod Poodles (18-19) were shut out for the second time this season in a 3-0 defeat to the Tulsa Drillers (22-14) on Friday night. Slade Cecconi struck out a season-high seven batters in his first quality start of the year, but the Sod Poodles were

Sod Poodles Rack Up 11 Hits in Loss

Series Against Naturals Tied At A Game Each
April 28, 2022

Springdale, Ark – After taking the first game of the series in extras, the Sod Poodles dropped game two against the Royals Double-A affiliate 12-6 on Wednesday night to knot the series at a game apiece. Neither team scored in the opening frame from Arvest Ballpark but traded blows each

Three-HR 5th Propels Soddies To Third Straight Win

Sod Poodles Take 3-0 Series Lead Over Missions
April 22, 2022

Amarillo, TX - The Amarillo Sod Poodles defeated the San Antonio Missions for the third straight game on Thursday night at HODGETOWN by a final score of 8-5. No. 11 Diamondbacks prospect RHP Slade Cecconi was on the mound for his third start of the year to face LHP Gabe

Sod Poodles Fall Late Friday In Tulsa

Cecconi Goes Five Solid, Cintron & Cedeno Homer In Loss
April 16, 2022

Tulsa, Oklahoma – The Sod Poodles controlled most of the game but dropped Friday night's contest after an eighth-inning comeback by the Drillers. For the first time all series, Amarillo plated the first run of the game. Corbin Carroll drew a leadoff walk and worked his way into scoring position

Five Run Fifth Elevates Sod Poodles To 6-4 Win

Sod Poodles Even Opening Three-Game Series With RockHounds
April 10, 2022

AMARILLO, Texas – The Amarillo Sod Poodles bounced back on Saturday night to even their three-game series against the Midland RockHounds. The offense carried over their heavy bats, adding double-digit hits for the second consecutive night. Arizona Diamondbacks No. 11 rated prospect Slade Cecconi made his Double-A debut, fanning six

Amarillo Sod Poodles Opening Day Roster Revealed

Initial Roster Features Nine Of The Arizona Diamondbacks Top 30 Prospects
April 6, 2022

AMARILLO, Texas – Today, in conjunction with the Arizona Diamondbacks, The Amarillo Sod Poodles released their Opening Day roster for the 2022 season. The Sod Poodles begin the season with nine of the D-backs’ current Top 30 prospects (MLB Pipeline), including outfielder Corbin Carroll, who is the No. 2 rated