SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (Interstat) — The Amarillo Sod Poodles pounded the Springfield Cardinals 14-4 on Wednesday afternoon at Hammons Field, collecting 19 hits and evening the series at one game apiece. Amarillo scored four runs in the second inning, five in the fifth, three in the sixth and two in the ninth. Adrian De Leon hit a grand slam in the fifth, his first homer of the season, and Gavin Conticello added a three-run homer in the sixth. Springfield plated two runs in the seventh and two in the eighth on a home run by Dakota Harris. Winning pitcher Junior Sanchez improved to 2-3, and Billy Corcoran earned his first save. Liam Doyle (1-4) took the loss, allowing four earned runs on eight hits over four innings. The Sod Poodles improved to 28-30, while the Cardinals fell to 26-32. Attendance was 3,785; the game lasted 3 hours, 3 minutes.