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De Los Santos Four Hits Lift Sod Poodles to 12-7 Win

De Los Santos, Melendez Homer in Win
April 24, 2024

FRISCO, Texas (April 23, 2024) – The Amarillo Sod Poodles began their six-game series in the Dallas Metroplex with a 12-7 win on Tuesday night. Amarillo tagged Frisco pitching for 14 hits, including a four-hit night by Deyvison De Los Santos. Ivan Melendez added a home run, driving in three

Four Run Fifth Too Much For Amarillo to Overcome

Lyle Lin Collects a Pair of Hits in First Game
April 17, 2024

AMARILLO, Texas (April 17, 2024) – The Sod Poodles dropped game two of the series on Wednesday night at HODGETOWN. Springfield seized momentum with a four-run top of the fifth and held on to even the series with a 5-1 win. Starters Yu-Min Lin and Alex Cornwell didn't allow a

Late Lead Slips Away From Sod Poodles Thursday Night

Lin Has 10 Strikeouts, Graham Adds Three Hits
April 12, 2024

MIDLAND, Texas (April 11, 2024) – A back-and-forth contest for most of Thursday's game against the Midland RockHounds ended in an 8-5 Amarillo loss. Sod Poodles outfielder Kevin Graham delivered a go-ahead RBI in the top of the eighth inning but Midland snatched the lead and a 2-1 series lead

Lawlar, Saalfrank lead D-backs' Organization All-Stars

Duo dominated in Minors before helping team reach World Series
@benweinrib
December 14, 2023

Each offseason, MiLB.com goes position by position across each organization and honors the players -- regardless of age or prospect status -- who had the best seasons in each farm system. Next up in our 2023 Organization All-Stars series are the Arizona Diamondbacks. 2023 organization summary: Triple-A Reno: 88-62 Double-A

Three Hops Named to Northwest League All-Star Team 

Ivan Melendez, Dylan Ray and Yu-Min Lin Named NWL All-Stars
September 20, 2023

Hillsboro, OR (September 20, 2023) – Minor League Baseball™ (MiLB™) today announced the league awards and All-Star teams for the High-A Northwest League. Votes were cast by league managers and final decisions were determined by the Commissioner’s Office. 2023 Hops’ Infielder Ivan Melendez and Starting Pitcher’s Dylan Ray and Yu-Min

Beer Plates Two, Lin Spins Quality Start to Beat Frisco 2-1

Sod Poodles Earn 75th Win of the Season
September 15, 2023

Amarillo, Texas (September 14, 2023) – Amarillo earned their 75th victory of the season behind a quality start from Amarillo left-hander Yu-Min Lin. Lin Matched his career-high for innings while Seth Beer delivered the only two runs Amarillo would need to take down the RoughRiders on Thursday night. Scoreless through

Amarillo Drops Extra Inning Contest Against San Antonio

Tawa, Castillo Each Homer
August 22, 2023

San Antonio, Texas (August 22, 2023) – The Sod Poodles began a six-game series in San Antonio on Tuesday night against the San Diego Padres Double-A ball club. Amarillo had the offense going early, scoring six of the first eight runs combined in the game. The Missions would plate six

Castillo Leads Charge In 17-6 Onslaught of Arkansas

Castillo Homers Twice, Melendez Makes it Three Straight
August 17, 2023

Amarillo, Texas (August 16, 2023) – Los Pointy Boots de Amarillo exploded for a season-high 17 runs on 15 hits to take control of the series against Arkansas on Wednesday night. All nine in the Amarillo order recorded hits and scored with seven of the nine crossing the plate multiple

Sod Poodles Let Lead Slip on Friday Night in Midland

July 29, 2023

Midland, Texas (July 28, 2023) – The Amarillo Sod Poodles dropped their Friday night game against the Midland RockHounds by a final of 10-9. The Sod Poodles jumped out to an early lead but were unable to halt a late push by their Oil Pan Cup Rivals. Amarillo starter Yu-Min

Lin Dazzles, Vukovich Powers in 8-2 Win

Lin Tosses Quality Start, Vukovich Sets New Career-High
July 23, 2023

Amarillo, Texas (July 22, 2023) – The Amarillo Sod Poodles earned an 8-2 victory over the Wichita Wind Surge on Saturday night to secure the series win. Stellar pitching and a five-RBI night helped move Amarillo to 14-6 in the Texas League second half. For the fourth time in five

Sod Poodles Blank RoughRiders to Secure Series

Yu-Min Lin Tosses Six Scoreless in Double-A Debut
July 18, 2023

Amarillo, Texas (July 16, 2023) – The Amarillo Calf Fries blanked the visiting Frisco RoughRiders 8-0 on Sunday to secure a series win in the first series back from the All-Star break. Yu-Min Lin was terrific in his Amarillo debut, firing six shutout innings as Amarillo pitching held the potent

Patiño Sets Record, Lin Dazzles in Shutout Win 

Hops Blank Dust Devils
July 2, 2023

Pasco, WA (July 1, 2023) - The Hillsboro Hops closed the chapter on a month they would like to forget about and looked to start off July in the win column on Saturday at Gesa Stadium. Yu-Min Lin was brilliant yet again, striking out 10 over seven complete frames and

Balk Costs Hops in 4-3 Loss

Series Finale on Sunday at Ron Tonkin Field
May 6, 2023

Hillsboro, OR (May 6, 2023) – Yu-Min Lin was brilliant on Saturday at Ron Tonkin Field in his fourth start as a Hop, striking out eight, but the Hillsboro offense couldn’t find the clutch hit. The Hops’ pitching staff struck out a combined 17 hitters, but the offense was just