Rindfleisch Continued to Flex His Power in Sod Poodles Loss to RockHounds Saturday Night
May 22, 2021 - Texas League (TL)
Amarillo Sod Poodles News Release
AMARILLO, Texas - Jarett Rindfleisch continued to show his power Saturday night with his third home run in four days in the Sod Poodles 2-1 loss to Midland at HODGETOWN in front of a sellout crowd of 6,412. The loss drops Amarillo to a record of 9-8 while improving Midland to 9-8.
On a gusty night in downtown Amarillo, the RockHounds started the swinging from the first pitch when Jhonny Santos led the game off with a double before Soddies starter and No. 12 prospect Tommy Henry ended the immediate threat with a flyout and two strikeouts.
In the third, Kyle McCann followed the same suit as the first inning with a leadoff double of his own. With one out, Santos knocked his second hit of the night, a single to left, but a speedy Stone Garrett mixed with a perfect throw to the plate made for a just-in-time play at the plate to get McCann at home to keep the game scoreless before Henry struck out Nick Allen to retire the side.
With the momentum on Amarillo's side, Sod Poodles' first baseman Rindfleisch made it a 1-0 contest with his 454-foot long-ball to left-center field, marking his third home run of 2021 and third in four games.
Midland evened things up at 1-1 in the top of the fourth courtesy of Jonah Bride's one-out double to plate Logan Davidson who led the inning off with a walk.
Henry capped off his career performance in the fifth inning with a final two strikeouts, exiting the game without a decision and setting a new career-high in strikeouts in a start at nine.
From the bottom of the fifth through the seventh inning, the game only saw a combined two hits until the eighth when RockHounds' Nick Allen hit the difference-making solo, two-out home run to put Midland atop 2-1.
The Soddies were quieted by Midland arms after the fifth, only collecting two hits and going down in order in the ninth.
The Amarillo bullpen was extremely efficient minus one mistake pitch. Relief arms Brandyn Sittinger, Mitchell Osnowitz (L, 0-1) and Mack Lemieux combined for four innings of one-hit, one-run ball with six strikeouts.
The final game of this six-game series with Midland is tomorrow afternoon at HODGETOWN with first pitch scheduled for 1:05 PM. Following the afternoon matchup, the Sod Poodles will hit the road for two weeks in Corpus Christi and Frisco.
NOTES:
The RIND Is Real: Sod Poodles Jarett Rindfleisch continued to display his power Saturday night with his third home run of 2021. It marked his third home run in his last four games while three of his five hits of the season have come in long-ball fashion. The Saturday night performance was also his first multi-hit bout this season.
Career Night: D-backs lefty farmhand and No.12 prospect Tommy Henry tossed a career outing Saturday night against Midland. Over five frames, Henry allowed a single run on five hits with a walk and a career-high nine strikeouts.
K, Bye: Four of the last five starters for Amarillo this week have collected eight or more strikeouts against RockHounds bats. On May 18, Ryan Weiss was perfect through 5.2 innings and struck out nine. On May 19, Tyler Holton struck out eight through four frames. On May 21, Luis Frias struck out nine batters through 4.2 innings. And, on May 22, Tommy Henry struck out nine through five innings.
First of Many: Saturday night's attendance of 6,412 at HODGETOWN marked the first sellout of 2021. In 2019, HODGETOWN saw 40 sellouts including 23 consecutive and welcomed nearly 450,000 fans.
Chase for the Oil-Pan Cup: The chase for the Oil-Pan cup continues in 2021 after the Sod Poodles took the inaugural 2019 season race 17-12. The Oil-Pan Cup is a season-long rivalry series between Amarillo and Midland. Currently, the series in 2021 between the squads stands at 3-2 in favor of Midland.
Late Fall: The Soddies are now 2-2 in games when tied after seven frames. The squad also falls to 0-7 when trailing after eight innings in 2021.
Adios Pelota: Jake McCarthy and Jarett Rindfleisch lead the way for Amarillo in the long-ball category with three apiece. The third home run for each traveled 454 feet and gave the team respective 1-0 leads early in the games.
RISPY Business: Amarillo has struggled the past four games when getting runners into scoring position. After going 3-for-5 with runners in scoring position in game one of this series, they are now 2-for-32 over the last four games including going 0-for-3 in tonight's loss.
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