Reno Aces 7, Salt Lake Bees 5 W: Baragar (1-0) L: Reyes (0-1) S: None. First pitch: 6:03 p.m. | Attendance: 2,545 | Time: 2:35 Reno, Nev. – Greater Nevada Field Click Here for Video Highlights Next time out: vs. Salt Lake, 4/21/22 (RNO) RHP Dan Straily (0-1, 4.09 ERA)

Reno Aces 4, Salt Lake Bees 3 W: Ginkel (1-0), L: Weiss (0-1) S: None First pitch: 12:05 p.m. | Attendance: 2,354 | Time: 2:28 Reno, Nev. – Greater Nevada Field Click Here for Video Highlights Next time out: vs. Salt Lake, 4/20/22 (RNO) RHP Luis Frias (0-0, 1.88 ERA)

There are few hitters who enjoyed the type of success that Alek Thomas experienced in 2021 as the top D-backs prospect concluded his third Minor League season on the doorstep of the big leagues with Triple-A Reno. Thomas batted .313/.394/.559 overall with 18 homers, 29 doubles, 12 triples, 59 RBIs,

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 system. We start our 2021 Organization All-Stars series with the Arizona Diamondbacks. Though the D-backs are just two years removed from

MiLB.com's Prospect Season in Review series spotlights players who shined brightest during the 2021 campaign. Here's a look at third-ranked D-backs prospect Alek Thomas. For more player journeys on The Road to The Show, click here. Throughout the final month of the 2021 season, Alek Thomas simply crushed everything at

The Arizona Diamondbacks named OF Alek Thomas and RHP Ryne Nelson the organization’s Minor League Player and Pitcher of the Year respectively. Thomas, 21, is the D-backs No. 3 prospect by both Baseball America (25th overall) and MLB.com (40th overall). Currently, he has combined to hit .313 (136-for-435) with 29

POSTGAME NOTES Thursday, August 12, 2021 vs. Corpus Christi Hooks [HOU] Corpus Christi Hooks (41-46) | Amarillo Sod Poodles (38-48) A one-hour and fifty-nine-minute rain delay at HODGETOWN did not rattle Sod Poodles starter and D-backs No. 18-rated prospect Ryne Nelson (W, 2-1) as he led the Soddies to a

Wednesday, August 11, 2021 Amarillo Sod Poodles (37-48) | Corpus Christi Hooks (41-45) Amarillo, Texas — Amarillo jumped in front early and never looked back en route to the team's 12-8 win over Corpus Christi on Wednesday night. The Pointy Boots de Amarillo overpowered Corpus with 12 runs on 18

Frisco, Texas — The Sod Poodles rallied for three runs in the sixth inning to take the lead for good on Friday night, as Amarillo's bullpen proceeded to secure a 4-2 victory at Riders Field. The Soddies have won four of their last six games. Starting pitching was the early

Tuesday, August 10, 2021 Amarillo Sod Poodles (36-48) | Corpus Christi Hooks (41-44) Amarillo, Texas — The Amarillo Sod Poodles opened their six-game series with an 11-8 loss to the Corpus Christi Hooks on Tuesday night in downtown Amarillo. The Soddies fell behind by 10 runs after the first two

Wednesday, August 4, 2021 Amarillo Sod Poodles (34-45) | Frisco RoughRiders (48-32) Frisco, Texas — Amarillo scored first but found themselves trailing after the fifth frame in a low scoring contest. A late Soddies rally lifted them to the win in game two of this series and stopped a three

The Sod Poodles dropped the series-opening game of their six-game set against the Frisco RoughRiders by a final score of 7-5 on Tuesday night at Riders Field. Soddies southpaw and D-backs No. 12 rated prospect Tommy Henry tossed five strong frames of three-hit, three-run ball while tying a career-high nine

Sunday, August 1, 2021 vs. San Antonio Missions [SD] San Antonio Missions (37-40) | Amarillo Sod Poodles (33-44) The Sod Poodles swept the San Antonio Missions in a scheduled doubleheader Sunday at HODGETOWN. Soddies right-hander and D-backs No. 9 rated prospect Luis Frias highlighted the series-ending twin-bill after tossing a

Sunday, July 25, 2021 vs Frisco RoughRiders [TEX] Amarillo Sod Poodles (29-42) | Frisco RoughRiders (44-28) Amarillo, Texas — The Amarillo Sod Poodles took a 1-0 lead in the third inning but were not able to manage any more runs as the Sod Poodles dropped their series finale to the

Thursday, July 22, 2021 vs Frisco RoughRiders [TEX] Amarillo Sod Poodles (28-40) | Frisco RoughRiders (42-27) Amarillo, Texas — The Amarillo Sod Poodles dropped game three of their six-game series against the Frisco RoughRiders Thursday night at HODGETOWN. The RoughRiders took the early lead on a home run in the

Tuesday, July 20, 2021 vs Frisco RoughRiders [TEX] Amarillo Sod Poodles (28-38) | Frisco RoughRiders (40-27) Amarillo, Texas — Amarillo battled with the Double-A Central South Division leading Frisco RoughRiders on Tuesday night in the opening of a six-game series. After starting the season with 41 of the team's first

Wednesday, July 14, 2021 Amarillo Sod Poodles (ARI) (27-33) | Midland RockHounds (OAK) (31-31) Midland, Texas — Amarillo wasted no time getting themselves a lead in game two of their six-game set against their rivals in Midland. The Sod Poodles scored the first four runs of the game and pitched

Tuesday, July 13, 2021 Amarillo Sod Poodles (ARI) (26-33) | Midland RockHounds (OAK) (31-30) Midland, Texas — Amarillo took their first trip of the season to face their rivals in Midland. The Sod Poodles scored the first two runs of the ballgame before seeing the Hounds make a late run

Thursday, July 8, 2021 at San Antonio Missions [SD] Amarillo Sod Poodles (25-32) | San Antonio Missions (28-29) San Antonio, Texas — With the first two games of the series being decided by a single run in each game, it only made sense to have another thriller on Thursday night

Thursday, July 1, 2021 vs. Wichita Wind Surge [MIN] Amarillo Sod Poodles (22-29) | Wichita Wind Surge (30-21) Amarillo, Texas — After Amarillo led most of the night, a three-run ninth inning by Wichita pushed them in front for the first time since the top of the third inning. With

Amarillo Sod Poodles outfielder and D-backs number four-rated prospect (MLB.com) Alek Thomas was selected for a second-consecutive time to the National League roster for the 2021 SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game, which will be played as a seven-inning contest at 3:00 p.m. (ET) on Sunday, July 11 at Coors Field in

Friday, June 25, 2021 @ Corpus Christi Hooks [HOU] Amarillo Sod Poodles (20-26) | Corpus Christi Hooks (21-25) Corpus Christi, Texas — The Sod Poodles dropped game four of their series against Corpus Christi Friday night after a late comeback came up just shy. The Sod Poodles five runs from

Tuesday, June 22, 2021 @ Corpus Christi Hooks [HOU] Amarillo Sod Poodles (20-23) | Corpus Christi Hooks (18-25) Corpus Christi, Texas— The Amarillo Sod Poodles opened their Corpus Christi trip with a 6-4 victory over the Hooks at Whataburger Field. After trailing 4-2 through four frames, the Soddies battled back,

POSTGAME NOTES Saturday, June 19 , 2021 vs. Midland RockHounds [OAK] Amarillo Sod Poodles (19-22) | Midland RockHounds (20-21) The Sod Poodles walked off on the Midland RockHounds Saturday night in front of over 6,000 fans at HODGETOWN in a 12-11 back-and forth affair. In the bottom of the ninth,

Amarillo, Texas — Amarillo knotted the series at two games a piece after exploding for eight runs on seven extra base hits to take game four 8-2 Friday night at HODGETOWN in front of a near sellout crowd of 6,184. Starting pitching lead the way for the Sod Poodles who