11-04-2025
Springfield tops Amarillo, wins third straight
AMARILLO, Tex–The Springfield Cardinals continued their series in Amarillo Thursday night.
And it's been a wild start for the baby birds who sit in a first place tie in the Texas League North with a 4-1 record.
The Cardinals scored 16 runs on Tuesday, and ten runs Wednesday night to beat the Sod Poodles.
Top St. Louis farmhand J.J. Wetherholt picked up his first double a hits and RBI's Wednesday night.
And Thursday night it was Noah Mendlinger who gets things started, a single up the middle that scores both Chase Davis and Jeremy Rivas it's 2-0 Springfield.
The Cards get more in the third, Jacob Buchberger takes this deep to left center, a two run homer, his first of the new season and it's 4-0 Springfield.
The baby birds get more in the fifth, Dakota Harris singles to center and Leonardo Nernal scores it's 5-0.
Springfield tried to get more, Buchberger grounds to third, the Soddies come home and get Harris at the plate, still 5-0.
But Ramon Mendoza picks him up, with this single to left, Mendlinger scores to make it 6-0.
And Springfield wins its third straight game 8-4.
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