Snipe Hunters offense explodes in first ever win

SPRINGFIELD, MO - The Springfield Cardinals, playing as their alternate identity the Ozarks Snipe Hunters for just the second time ever, tallied their first ever win in a 18-3 victory over the Amarillo Sod Poodles on Friday night.

DECISIONS:

W: Ryan Murphy (2-0)

L: Adonys Perez (0-1)

Braden Davis had 'em guessin' tonight: six strikeouts over 4.2 innings of work for the Snipe Hunters. pic.twitter.com/2mwXftoEF4

— Springfield Cardinals (@Sgf_Cardinals) June 13, 2026

NOTES:

• With an announced attendance of 5,077 on Friday, the Springfield Cardinals franchise has now welcomed over seven million fans through the gates dating back to 2005.
• Braden Davis struck out six batters in 4.2 innings of work. Springfield has four different pitchers in the top-10 of the Texas League strikeout leaderboard.
• Dakota Harris homered in the bottom of the second inning, his seventh longball of the season. He reached a career-high ten last season (2025).
• Jose Cordoba launched his third homer in just seven Double-A games, all of which have been solo shots. He homered off a position player later in the game.
• Miguel Ugueto cleared the bases with a double in the bottom of the sixth inning to put that Snipe Hunters into double digits.
• Jon Jon Gazdar added his fourth homer of the season with a three-run shot in the seventh.
• Zach Levenson also homered off a position player in the eighth.

UP NEXT:

• Saturday, June 13 vs Amarillo Sod Poodles, 6:35 PM
• Ozarks Snipe Hunters Night, Vision Clinic JJ Wetherholt MVP Bobblehead (2,000), Post-Game Drone Show, Post-Game Snipe Hunt
• RHP Chen-Wei Lin (1-2, 4.40) vs RHP Ashton Izzi (2-2, 4.84)
• Classic Rock 106.7, Bally Sports Live, SpringfieldCardinals.com