FRISCO, Texas (Interstat) — Visiting Amarillo defeated Frisco 12-7 on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2026, at Riders Field, tying the Texas League playoff series at 1-1 in Game 2. The Sod Poodles outhit the RoughRiders 14-9 and scored in six innings, including three runs in the fifth and three in the seventh. Ben McLaughlin went 3 for 6 with two home runs and three RBIs. Druw Jones went 3 for 4 with two RBIs. Danny Serretti added a hit and three RBIs, and Alberto Barriga homered. Brian Curley earned the win to improve to 9-7, pitching four innings, allowing three hits and one earned run with eight strikeouts. Dawson Brown and Carlos Rey combined for 3.1 innings of relief. Cole Stasio pitched three innings of one-run relief with four strikeouts for Frisco. Frisco scored five runs in the first inning. Sebastian Walcott went 2 for 4 with a home run and one RBI. Zach Bryant took the loss and fell to 3-4. The teams meet again Friday. Attendance was 5,969, and the game took 3 hours, 38 minutes. Amarillo improved to 77-60. Frisco fell to 72-65.