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Crisantes' Cycle Caps Off 18-4 Blowout Win vs. Frisco

Single in the Eighth Completes Second Soddies Cycle of 2026
June 28, 2026

AMARILLO, TX (June 28, 2026) -- The Amarillo Sod Poodles (3-3, 39-35) defeated the Frisco RoughRiders (3-3, 42-32), 18-4, on Sunday night at HODGETOWN. The Amarillo offense was clicking in a game where the Sod Poodles scored 18 runs on 19 hits, including a historic day at the plate for

Second Half Opens With A Soddies Loss To Frisco

RoughRiders Outhit Amarillo 20-4
June 24, 2026

AMARILLO, TX (June 23, 2026) -- The Amarillo Sod Poodles (0-1, 36-33) fell to the Frisco RoughRiders (1-0, 40-29), 7-3, on Tuesday night at HODGETOWN. Amarillo could not overcome the momentum that the Texas League South Division first half champions carried over to the second half as Frisco pulled off

Amarillo Continues Winning Ways With Late Inning Heroics

Soddies Take Their Sixth Straight, Improve to 11-5 Against Midland
June 19, 2026

AMARILLO, TX (June 19, 2026) -- The Amarillo Sod Poodles (35-31) defeated the Midland RockHounds (31-35), 6-1, on Friday night at HODGETOWN. A pitchers duel in the first half of the game, Amarillo used its power stroke in the late stages en route to a sixth straight win. The opening

Four-Run Seventh Powers Fifth Straight Win for Sod Poodles

Soddies Pull Away Late to Win Seven of their Last Eight
June 18, 2026

AMARILLO, TX (June 18, 2026) -- The Amarillo Sod Poodles (34-31) defeated the Midland RockHounds (31-34), 9-5, on Thursday night at HODGETOWN. Tightly contested through the early innings, the Sod Poodles pulled away in the late stages to sustain their win streak. Just as they did the night before, the

Izzi’s Quality Start Paves Way for 6-2 Amarillo Win

Offense Cashes In with Four Runs with the Bases Loaded
June 13, 2026

SPRINGFIELD, MO (June 13, 2026) -- The Amarillo Sod Poodles (30-31) defeated the Springfield Cardinals (27-34), 6-2, on Saturday night at Route 66 Stadium. Ashton Izzi continued his recent stretch of dominance on the mound with six strong innings, while the offense created enough traffic on the bases to lead

Conticello Posts Second Straight Five RBI Night In Soddies Rout Of Cardinals

Outfielder Collects Four Knocks On 23rd Birthday In Win
June 11, 2026

SPRINGFIELD, MO (June 11, 2026) -- The Amarillo Sod Poodles (29-30) defeated the Springfield Cardinals (26-33), 13-4, on Thursday night. Staying hot from the day before, the Amarillo sticks wreaked havoc in the batter’s box for the second consecutive night on the road in a dominating victory. Following a day

Tulsa Drills Four Homers to Defeat Amarillo

Eagen Punches 10 Tickets in 7-3 Loss
June 4, 2026

AMARILLO, TX (June 4, 2026) -- The Amarillo Sod Poodles (26-27) fell to the Tulsa Drillers (35-19), 7-3, on Thursday night at HODGETOWN. Despite an exceptional start from Daniel Eagen, Amarillo failed to keep Tulsa in the ballpark as the Sod Poodles losing streak extended to three games. Just as

Amarillo Drops Low-Scoring Affair at RockHounds

Sod Poodles Walk Away With a Series Split as Bats are Quieted After the First
May 31, 2026

MIDLAND, TX (May 31, 2026) -- The Amarillo Sod Poodles (26-24) fell to the Midland RockHounds (27-24), 2-1, on Sunday at Momentum Bank Ballpark. In a rematch of Tuesday’s pitchers duel, this time it was the RockHounds who got the extra clutch hit to secure a series split. Druw Jones

Wichita’s Power Surge Too Much for Amarillo

Wind Surge Belt Seven Extra-Base Hits, Amarillo Pitchers Walk Eight in Loss
May 5, 2026

AMARILLO, TX (May 5, 2026) -- The Amarillo Sod Poodles (14-14) fell to the Wichita Wind Surge (14-14), 9-4, on Tuesday night at HODGETOWN. While the Sod Poodles returned home after a 12-game road trip, it was the visiting Wind Surge offense who was happier to be hitting at HODGETOWN.

Jones Hits First Cycle In Soddies History En Route To Victory Over RockHounds

Offensive Explosion Highlighted By Historic Night From Soddies Center Fielder
April 29, 2026

MIDLAND, TX (April 29, 2026) -- The Amarillo Sod Poodles (11-12) defeated the Midland RockHounds (17-6), 10-2, on Wednesday night at Momentum Bank Ballpark. A historic night fueled by the first cycle in Sod Poodles history puts Amarillo back in the win column to continue their recent hot stretch. Amarillo

Druw Jones' Go-Ahead Inside-the-Park Homer is the Difference in 6-4 Win

Final Firework Friday at Hillsboro Ballpark
August 30, 2025

Hillsboro, OR (August 29, 2025 ) – The Hillsboro offense has been mashing the baseball over the last two games and that would continue Friday night at Hillsboro Ballpark against the Canadians. Back-to-back nights the Hops had 17 base hits and they would turn in another double-digit total in game

Hops Mash 17 Hits in 11-5 Win Over Canadians

Jones, Ortiz and Boyd all have Three-Hit Nights
August 28, 2025

Hillsboro, OR (August 27, 2025) – After a lopsided Vancouver victory in game one, the Hops were looking to get back on track on Wednesday at Hillsboro Ballpark. Vancouver had 17 hits on Tuesday and the Hops responded with 17 hits of their own on Wednesday. David Hagaman was making

Hops Start 12-Game Trip with 5-2 Win over Spokane

Torin’s Three-Hit game Leads Hillsboro
July 30, 2025

Spokane, WA (July 29, 2025)- The Hops hit the road for the first of a twelve-game road trip after winning their first series since May last week against Tri-City. In the first of six against Spokane, Ashton Izzi was making his Hops’ debut and pitched five solid innings. Angel Ortiz

Druw Jones hits Inside-the-Park Home Run in 6-2 Hillsboro Win

Carlos Rey struck out the side to close out the game
July 24, 2025

July 23 (Hillsboro, OR)- After dropping seven straight games against the Tri-City Dust Devils, dating back to June 17, the Hillsboro Hops earned a 6-2 win on Wednesday night. Andruw Jones drove in two runs, one coming from an inside-the-park homerun, and Jansel Luis went two-for-four at the plate. Yordin

Canadians Take Advantage of Hops Errors & Wild Pitches in 7-6 win

Late Hillsboro Rally Comes up Short
July 10, 2025

Hillsboro, OR (July 9, 2025) – Hillsboro and Vancouver met at Hillsboro Ballpark on Wednesday night for the second game of the series after the Hops got back to their winning ways last night. It was a competitive game, but Hillsboro made too many mistakes that the Canadians were able

Druw Jones Homers, but Hops Lose 14th of Last 15

Hillsboro Heads Home for The 4th
July 4, 2025

Eugene, OR (July 3, 2025) – In game three of the mini-series at PK Park in Eugene it was one of the best pitching matchups of the season on paper. Daniel Eagen squared off against Shane Rademacher, each of whom had an ERA below 3.00 in 12 starts. It lived

Hops Out Slugged in Series Finale Against Spokane 

Hillsboro Back Home on 4th of July
June 30, 2025

June 30, 2025 (Hillsboro, OR)- The Hops ended their 10-game losing streak on Saturday night in a thrilling 10-9 victory over Spokane, but on Sunday at Hillsboro Ballpark the Indians picked up right where they left off. Spokane slugged six different multi-run innings and took the series finale 13-9. In

Hops Slug Six Doubles & Outhit C's, but Lose 9-5

Three Hillsboro Batters Have Two-Double Games
May 29, 2025

Vancouver, BC (May 28, 2025)- The last time Hillsboro came to Vancouver they fell behind 2-0 in the series and history would repeat itself on Wednesday night at Nat Bailey Stadium. The Hops were last in the NWL in extra-base hits entering play today, but they would slug six doubles

Hillsboro Walks all over Eugene in 10-4 Series-Clinching Win 

Hops draw 14 free passes on Sunday
May 11, 2025

Hillsboro, OR (May 11, 2025) – The Hops celebrated Mother’s Day 2025 at Hillsboro Ballpark on Sunday with one of their best offensive showings of the year. Hillsboro drew 14 walks and picked up 11 hits, in their 10-4 series-clinching victory over Eugene. Druw Jones and Junior Franco each reached

Like father, like son: Druw Jones makes must-see HR robbery

@brendan_samson
May 7, 2025

Druw Jones doesn’t just share a name with his 10-time Gold Glove Award-winning father, Andruw, he also shares a penchant for making highlight-reel plays. In the top of the third inning of High-A Hillsboro’s series opener against Eugene on Tuesday night, the younger Jones gave fans the ultimate “like father,

Hops Clinch Opening Series Win Over Eugene on Walk-off Wild Pitch

April 7, 2025

The Hillsboro Hops and Eugene Emeralds entered the rubber match of the opening three-game series of the 2025 season at Hillsboro ballpark on Sunday. Eugene took the lead in the ninth inning, but the Hops responded with two clutch runs in the bottom of the frame to take the final

Hops Crush Emeralds 12-5 with Explosive Offense, Even Series at 1-1

An eight-run inning gave Hillsboro the advantage over Eugene
April 5, 2025

HILLSBORO, OR (April 5, 2025)— The Hillsboro Hops (1-1) hosted the Eugene Emeralds (1-1) on Saturday afternoon for the second game of the season. The Hops' offense showed up, producing 12 runs on 11 hits. The Hops scored eight runs in the fourth inning, highlighted by a grand slam from

Answering your Top 100 Prospects list questions

MLB Pipeline's Jonathan Mayo answers fans' prospect questions in Reddit AMA
@brendan_samson
January 27, 2025

MLB Pipeline released its new Top 100 Prospects list on Friday, and it was met with a bevy of questions and comments about fans' favorite prospects. To help make sense of all the inquiries, Pipeline's Jonathan Mayo took to Reddit and responded to fan questions in a Top 100 Prospect-focused

Road to The Show™: D-backs’ Druw Jones

No. 82 overall prospect gets on track after some injury-plagued seasons
@Gerard_Gilberto
October 22, 2024

Each week, MiLB.com profiles an elite prospect by chronicling the steps he's taken toward achieving his Major League dream. Here's a look at second-ranked D-backs’ prospect Druw Jones. For more stories about players on The Road to The Show, click here. Druw Jones’ professional career was defined by injuries until

Ranking the best tools in the Futures Game

Who's got the biggest bats, toughest arms, etc.? We know!
July 10, 2024

Since its 1999 debut at Fenway Park, the All-Star Futures Game has showcased baseball's best prospects. Joe Mauer will become the first Futures Gamer inducted into the Hall of Fame in a couple of weeks. Mookie Betts, Miguel Cabrera, Zack Greinke, Clayton Kershaw, Mike Trout, Justin Verlander and many others