TL1 Amarillo Sod Poodles

Travs Top Soddies in Series Opener

Published on August 24, 2019 under Texas League (TL1)
Amarillo Sod Poodles News Release


North Little Rock, Arkansas - The Arkansas Travelers bested the Sod Poodles in their series opener on Friday night at Dickey-Stephens Park, as the Travs collected a 5-2 win over Amarillo.

Seattle Mariners prospect Jared Kelenic powered Arkansas to the victory, belting a pair of two-run homers in the ballgame.

Left-hander Nick Margevicius was solid on the mound for the Sod Poodles, tossing six innings while allowing just three runs. He walked no one and struck out five.

After three scoreless innings, Luis Torrens put Amarillo in front with his 13th home run of the season in the fourth. His solo shot against Arkansas starter Ljay Newsome gave Amarillo a 1-0 lead.

The lead was short lived, as Kelenic belted a two-run homer to right field in the bottom half of the fourth to put the Travelers up 2-1.

Amarillo tied the game in the sixth. Edward Olivares, who collected two hits, hit a game-tying RBI triple against Newsome to plate Owen Miller.

In the bottom half, Dom Thompson-Williams rolled an RBI single into right field against Margevicius to give Arkansas a 3-2 lead.

With righty Carlos Belen pitching in the seventh, Kelenic struck again with another two-run homer as Arkansas took a 5-2 lead.

After Newsome came out of the game, the Travelers bullpen delivered 3.2 scoreless innings of relief.

The Sod Poodles and Travelers continue their series on Saturday night. First pitch is at 6:10 p.m. Amarillo sends righty Kyle Lloyd to the hill while Arkansas goes with righty Logan Gilbert.

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