Dallas Spirits News

• Jul

  17

  Drillers Rally with Big Inning to Blast Misfiring Spirits (40+)

  (July 15, 2020 – Euless, TX) It was another rough day at the office for the Spirits (40+) squad Wednesday night as yet another big inning led an opponent to a win in DFW ABA League action. The Spirits could only muster 3 hits on the night, good enough for a 2 to 0 lead… Read More

• Jul

  14

  Spirits (35+) Rebound with Win Over Dodgers

  (June 13, 2020 – Carrollton, TX) They started off hot, seemed to let the opposition back in but this time revived and hit the throttle as the Spirits (35+) squad was able to get back in the win column behind the bat of Travis Hitzeman with help from Eric McPherson and a few others. The… Read More

• Jul

  11

  Spirits (35+) Implode Late to Hand One to the Knights

  (July 9, 2020 – Carrollton, TX) You’ve heard it before. You’ll hear it again. The coveted, “Spirits inning.” The one time humorous phrase turned team motto at times reared its ugly head once again after the Spirits (35+) squad played a solid game against one of the NTABL Veterans League’s better teams Thursday night in… Read More

• Jul

  10

  Spirits (40+) Unable to Keep Up With Redbirds

  (July 8, 2020 – Euless, TX) It wasn’t for lack of effort, but it may have been lack of hitting. The Spirits (40+) squad fell to the DFW ABA League leading Redbirds last Wednesday night by a score of 6 to 2. The birds outhit the Spirits by a margin of 14 to 5 and… Read More

• Jul

  3

  Hitzeman’s Big Bat Powers Spirits Past Chihuahuas

  (July 1, 2020 – Euless, TX) If you were sitting outside the diamond at Texas Star near Legends Field Wednesday night, you may have been caught in a storm of falling baseballs. Travis Hitzeman provided the lightning and the rain came in the form of baseballs leaving the park as Hitzeman dropped a pair of… Read More

• Jul

  3

  Thunderbirds Teach Spirits Valuable Lesson in Offense

  (July 2, 2020 – Carrollton, TX) It was the Spirits (35+) squad that started the game quickly, but what appeared to get fired up fast also fizzled and died as quick as it started. On a night where the team’s defense committed nearly as many fielding errors as it did adding hits to the box… Read More

• Jun

  29

  Late Game Rally Forces Tie Against Modoc

  (June 25, 2020 – Dallas, TX) You’ve heard it more than once unfortunately and you’ll say it to yourself again, “a tie in baseball?” Fortunately or unfortunately for the Spirits (35+) squad and depending on how you look at it, the team left the field without a loss Thursday night against Dallas Modoc, the NTABL… Read More

• Jun

  25

  Spirits Offense Comes Alive Against Rangers

  (June 24, 2020 – Euless, TX) A week after what appeared to be the first time on the field for a number of players, the Spirits (40+) squad did an about-face and beat up on Rangers pitching Wednesday night on Legends Field at Texas Star in DFW ABA League play. The Spirits irrupted for 15… Read More

• Jun

  22

  Spirits (35+) Offense Shows Up Big in Opening Victory Over Mustangs

  (June 16, 2020 – Carrollton, TX) The Spirits (35+) squad wasted little time jumping into the delayed 2020 NTABL Veterans League action as they rallied for 7 runs in the first inning Thursday night and went on to hold on against the Dallas Mustangs with a 12 to 7 win. After an evening where the… Read More

• Jun

  18

  2020 Season Finally Starts, But Fails to Impress

  (June 17, 2020 – Euless, TX) With months to chomp at the bit and to get back on the field of play, the calendar and all the obstacles that were in the way including the COVID-19 pandemic finally stepped aside for baseball Wednesday night in the DFW ABA 40+ League. The Spirits (40+) squad, donning… Read More