MIDLAND, TX (April 28, 2026) — The Amarillo Sod Poodles (10-12) fell to the Midland RockHounds (17-5), 11-8, Tuesday at Momentum Bank Ballpark. The Soddies could not hold on to an 8-2 lead midway through the fifth inning, eventually losing by three runs.
Hits were hard to come by on both sides in the early innings, but baserunners were not for Amarillo. Just as they did in the second, two Soddies reached base on free passes issued by Corey Avant and were able to score on a two-out double by Angel Ortiz.
Leo De Vries broke up Daniel Eagen’s no-hit in the bottom of the fourth on a fly ball to the warning track that Sod Poodles left fielder Junior Franco could not squeeze and wound up over the fence. Later in the inning, Amarillo’s defense committed two errors on a pickoff attempt to second base that allowed Midland to force a 2-2 tie…