Dallas Spirits News

• May

  4

  Top Half of Batting Order Carries Spirits (40+) Over Los Viejos

  (May 3, 2023 – Euless, TX) As the skipper would say, there were a lot of mouths to feed in the Spirits (40+) lineup on Wednesday night. The team lined up 13 hitters in the contest scheduled versus Los Viejos, and the squad did a solid job of turning over the order, with the top… Read More

• May

  3

  Second Straight Meltdown Leads to Second Straight Loss

  (May 1, 2023 – Coppell, TX) It’s hard to put a finger on this one. Queue up that perplexed emoticon and perhaps that’s all this story should contain. Despite an anemic night of offense for the Spirits (40+) squad, the team held a 2 to 0 advantage heading into the top half of the seventh… Read More

• Apr

  30

  7-Run Fifth Lifts Spirits (50+) Past Mets

  (April 29, 2023 – Carrollton, TX) It was a fairly slow start for the Spirits (50+) squad this past Saturday but the team’s offense finally came up firing after being down 2 to 0 to the Mets in DFW-ABA 50 League action. Dee Mauldin, Will Nash, and Stacy Scott helped carry the team on offense,… Read More

• Apr

  25

  Complacency and Non-Motivation Lead to Another Collapse

  (April 24, 2023 – Coppell, TX) It’s starting to seem like a trend. Getting a lead and then watching it disappear. The Spirits have played a serious game of Jekyll and Hyde this season, and the recent trend in play from a lineup that should terrify opponents on paper is slowing turning into a ‘just… Read More

• Apr

  23

  Spirits (50+) Pick Up Shorthanded Win Over Diablos

  (April 22, 2023 – Carrollton, TX) Missing a few starters and arguably their best hitter, the Spirits (50+) kicked off their weekend in style after picking up a victory over the top-seeded Diablos on Saturday morning at McInnish Park in Carrollton. Pitcher, Mike Sopocy picked up the complete-game victory, allowing just 2 earned off of… Read More

• Apr

  20

  Spirits (40+) Witness Total Collapse in Loss to #Shegone

  (April 19, 2023 – Euless, TX) There’s some game stories that probably just shouldn’t be written about. This is one of those stories. The Spirits (40+) was playing one of their best games of the season, playing well in every aspect of the game, until…a pair of “Spirits innings” set the team back to Little… Read More

• Apr

  18

  Stockpiles of Offense Help Spirits (42+) to Easy Win

  (April 17, 2023 – Coppell, TX) The trend of offense continued for the Spirits (42+) squad on Monday night as they used a 4-run first inning and put up an additional 7 runs over the next two innings to sprint to a 12 to 1 victory over the Rattling Dodgers in NTABL Masters (42+) League… Read More

• Apr

  16

  Spirits (50+) Cruise to Easy Win After 8-Run 1st Inning

  (April 15, 2023 – Irving, TX) The Spirits (50+) squad made the best of another early game, and again showed that the engine is ready and eager to run at 9:00AM on a Saturday. The squad added a snowman in the very first inning of play and went on to pick up an easy 12… Read More

• Apr

  13

  Spirits (40+) Collapse Against Mustangs

  (April 12, 2023 – Carrollton, TX) It was seemingly a team on cruise control and off to what appeared to be an easy win over the Mustangs, the Spirits (40+) squad could only sit and watch as the Mustangs rallied with a 9-run fourth inning to overcome a 6 to 0 Spirits lead, and eventually… Read More

• Apr

  11

  Baseball Giveth, and Baseball Taketh Away

  (April 10, 2023 – Coppell, TX) A lot of guys who play the game will talk to you about the “Baseball Gods.” Do they exist? One only has to play the game to know if that’s true. Some days the game is just nice to you. Other days? Well, like Mother Nature, there’s always a… Read More