Sod Poodles Drop Finale, Split Series with RoughRiders: April 30 Postgame Notes

April 30, 2023 – Texas League (TL) – Amarillo Sod Poodles News Release

Amarillo, Texas – The Amarillo Sod Poodles dropped their six-game series finale on Sunday afternoon, 12-7, and split their series with the RoughRiders. The Soddies and the Riders were neck and neck in the hit column with each club posting double-digits, however, four errors committed by Amarillo and timely hitting by the RoughRiders were the deciding factors.

The Riders jumped to an early 2-0 lead in their first hitting opportunity, reeling in a pair of runs without logging a hit. Amarillo’s defense committed two errors that effectively led to both runs scoring.

Frisco got another runner on base in the next away frame but he was shortly cut down by Soddies’ Nick Dalesandro who caught him trying to swipe third base.

However, an attempt to catch another runner at third in the next top inning ended with the ball sailing into left field for another Frisco score, advancing another Rider into scoring position. A groundout was enough to get the fourth run across the dish before Amarillo could secure a hit.

The Sod Poodles plugged their first run and hit in the bottom of the third. Neyfy Castillo logged a one-out hit and a Dalesandro sacrifice bunt got him into scoring position. A ball roped into left field from Roby Enriquez secured Castillo’s return home, tightening Frisco’s lead to just three runs.

The RoughRiders extended their lead to 5-1 after a pair of no-out walks and a base hit plated another in the fourth.

Amarillo burned their second run into the scorebook in the next frame. Adrian Del Castillo poked a one-out hit to lead the charge, his 100th career knock. A Tim Tawa laced ball into left and an RBI single from Guzman in the next at-bat brought home Del Castillo.

Another two-run away frame trailed in the fifth. A pair of singles strung together by a two RBI double gave Frisco some insurance.

Amarillo brought the Frisco lead back down to just three runs in their next opportunity at the dish. Dalesandro got things rolling with a lead-off double and was moved over to third thanks to an Enriquez warning track flyout. A.J. Vukovich reacted by sending a ball 417 feet over the left field wall to recapture the two runs allowed in the previous frame.

Another came around for Frisco in the sixth. A walk and two swiped bags brought a Rider onto third with two-outs. However, an unfortunately placed, 102 mph come-backer ricocheted off the body of Jake Rice and was enough to give Frisco a four-run…