Amarillo Sod Poodles rally past Frisco RoughRiders, 4‑2
FRISCO, Texas (Interstat) — Brian Curley threw six innings of two-run ball, and the Amarillo Sod Poodles pulled away from the Frisco RoughRiders for a 4-2 victory Friday, Sept. 4, at Riders Field.
Arturo Disla put Frisco ahead with a two-run homer in the first inning. Amarillo answered in the fourth when Ben McLaughlin singled home Druw Jones. In the sixth, McLaughlin doubled home Jones again, and Danny Serretti followed with an RBI single to put Amarillo ahead 3-2. Cristofer Torin added an RBI single in the ninth to extend the lead.
Amarillo scored single runs in the fourth, sixth and ninth innings. Curley improved to 7-8 after allowing five hits and two earned runs with four strikeouts. J’Briell Easley dropped to 0-4 with the loss, and Sawyer Hawks earned his 10th save with a scoreless ninth. McLaughlin finished 2-for-4 with two RBIs, and Jones went 3-for-4.
Amarillo finished with 10 hits; Frisco had nine. The Sod Poodles improved to 71-59, while Frisco fell to 69-60. Attendance was 8,993, and the game lasted 2:33.