AMARILLO, TX (August 29, 2025) — The Amarillo Sod Poodles (66-58) fell to the Northwest Arkansas Naturals (62-62), 8-7, on Friday night at HODGETOWN. Five home runs were hit between both sides, but the Naturals evened the series at two games apiece, fending off a Sod Poodle comeback attempt.
Javier Vaz led off the game with a home run to give Northwest Arkansas the early lead. Amarillo quickly equalized with Manuel Pena singling and later scoring on a fielder’s choice to knot the game at one by the end of the first.
A chaotic fourth inning yielded three runs for the Naturals as they scratched their trio on a fielder’s choice, a wild pitch, and an errant throw that skipped into center field on a stolen base attempt. Northwest Arkansas tallied two more in the top of the fifth with Carson Roccaforte homering to lead off the frame and Gavin Cross scoring on Spencer Nivens’ single to right to take a 6-1 lead…