Amarillo Sod Poodles Beat
Frankie Vance
Frankie Vance covers the Amarillo Sod Poodles for Relay Sports, filing a recap of every game the night it finishes. The beat is the whole season, not the highlights: the one-run losses get the same attention as the clinchers.
The writing keeps its eye on what actually decided the game — the moment it turned, the player who kept it from turning further, and the players a Diamondbacks fan will want to know about before they reach Phoenix.
Frankie Vance is a byline of Relay Sports' automated news desk, writing under editorial oversight. More information on our methodology page.
Recent work
Frisco RoughRiders outlast Amarillo Sod Poodles 8-7 in playoff openerDruw Jones delivered a game-tying RBI, but Amarillo stranded the bases loaded and later left the tying run at third as Frisco claimed an 8-7 playoff-opening win.AMA 7–FRI 8Amarillo Sod Poodles rally late in 11-10 loss to San Antonio MissionsBen McLaughlin went 3-for-5 with a triple and home run as Amarillo rallied from an 11-5 deficit before losing 11-10 to San Antonio.AMA 10–SA 11Danny Serretti's three-run homer lifts Amarillo Sod Poodles over San Antonio MissionsDanny Serretti went 3-for-4 and hit his 13th homer, a three-run shot that gave Amarillo the cushion it needed to withstand San Antonio's ninth-inning rally.AMA 9–SA 6Jean Walters ties Amarillo record in Sod Poodles' 17-1 rout of MissionsJean Walters went 3-for-5 with 2 home runs and drove in 7 as Amarillo posted the largest margin of victory in franchise history. David Hagaman delivered 5 scoreless innings.AMA 17–SA 1Amarillo Sod Poodles beat San Antonio Missions 5-3 for third straight winJean Walters drove in 2 runs with a triple, Alberto Barriga and Danny Serretti homered, and Amarillo's bullpen delivered 4 scoreless innings in a 5-3 win over San Antonio.AMA 5–SA 3Angel Ortiz powers Amarillo Sod Poodles past San Antonio Missions, 6-2Angel Ortiz went 2-for-4 with 3 RBI, tying the game with a homer before his two-run single put Amarillo ahead. Ben McLaughlin added a two-run homer in the five-run rally as the Sod Poodles won 6-2.AMA 6–SA 2Amarillo Sod Poodles beat San Antonio 7-6 to clinch division titleAvery Owusu-Asiedu hit his 13th homer to give Amarillo the lead, and the Sod Poodles held off San Antonio 7-6 to clinch the second-half division title.AMA 7–SA 6Avery Owusu-Asiedu Homers, but Amarillo Falls to Frisco 3-2Avery Owusu-Asiedu went 2-for-3 with a homer, but Frisco held Amarillo scoreless over the final 8 innings in a 3-2 RoughRiders win. Luke Hanson drove in the go-ahead run with a fourth-inning single.FRI 3–AMA 2Angel Ortiz, Amarillo Bullpen Rally Sod Poodles Past Frisco RoughRidersAmarillo trailed by four before scoring the final five runs in a 6-5 win over Frisco. The Sod Poodles won with only three hits as their bullpen covered 5.1 scoreless innings.FRI 5–AMA 6Brian Curley, Late Throws Help Amarillo Sod Poodles Beat Frisco RoughRiders 4-2Brian Curley allowed 2 earned runs over 6 innings, and Amarillo rallied past Frisco 4-2 at Riders Field. Ben McLaughlin drove in 2 runs, Danny Serretti put the Sod Poodles ahead and Sawyer Hawks earned his first save with Amarillo.FRI 2–AMA 4Frisco RoughRiders Beat Amarillo Sod Poodles 14-12 on Luke Hanson's Eighth-Inning HomerLuke Hanson hit his 1st Double-A homer in the bottom of the eighth, and Frisco beat Amarillo after the Sod Poodles' late rally. Amarillo built two big innings, but Frisco kept answering and finished with 15 hits.FRI 14–AMA 12Frisco RoughRiders Beat Amarillo Sod Poodles 12-9 After Eight-Run Fourth InningFrisco scored 8 runs in the fourth inning and held off Amarillo 12-9 at Riders Field. The Sod Poodles scored 5 runs in the eighth before Druw Jones homered in the ninth.FRI 12–AMA 9