Dallas Spirits News

• May

  9

  Error-Plagued Spirits (40+) Fall Easily to Bisons

  (May 8, 2024 – Euless, TX) Nearly every fielder on the team had a shot and adding an error to the box score Wednesday night, and as a result of poor play on defense, the Bisons easily rolled past the Spirits (40+) squad in DFW-ABA 40 League action at Texas Star. The ghosts put up… Read More

• May

  5

  9-Run First Inning Helps Spirits Crush Sultanes

  (May 4, 2024 – Carrollton, TX) The Spirits (50+) offense showed up more than ready Saturday morning when they faced Sultanes Rockers at McInnish Park. The ghosts utilized a 9-run first inning to cruise to a 12 to 2 mercy-rule win. The Rockers were on their fourgh pitcher before they recorded an out versus the… Read More

• May

  2

  Spirits (40+) Defensive Collapse Leads to Tie with Mustangs

  (May 1, 2024 – Euless, TX) What started off as a nice 5 to 0 lead for the Spirits (40+) squad later turned into a perpetual faceplant as the team’s defense fell apart, collecting 7 errors in the field that allowed for a 4-run Mustangs fifth inning in a game that eventually ended in an… Read More

• Apr

  28

  Shorthanded Spirits (50+) Blank Cubs with 10-Run Win

  (April 27, 2024 – Carrollton, TX) Short a handful of regular players, the Spirits (50+) went to work with 9 players on Saturday mourning. Although a normal number for MLB baseball, the team typically has 13 to 15 players show up and also bat most Saturdays. With opportunity available, the players that did show wasted… Read More

• Apr

  25

  Offense Rolls in Win Over Los Viejos

  (April 24, 2024 – Euless, TX) After a quick first inning between both teams, the Spirits (40+) offense awoke and stayed hot for the remainder of the game against Los Viejos in DFW-ABA 40 League action Wednesday night at Texas Star. The Spirits used a 2-run second, 4-run third, and a 3-run fourth to cruise… Read More

• Apr

  18

  First Inning Snowman Carries Spirits (40+) Past Bees

  (April 17, 2024 – Carrollton, TX) It was kind of over right after it started. The Spirits (40+) squad came out in the top half of the first with the nitros already fired on offense, blitzkrieging the Killer Bees with an 8-run first and the ghosts never looked back. Cliff Brade led the Spirits with… Read More

• Apr

  16

  Spirits (45+) Lose NTABL Opener to Cardinals

  (April 15, 2024 – Farmers Branch, TX) Tax day wasn’t the only thing giving that “you’ve lost that enema feeling” to the Spirits (45+) squad. Following a Russian Roulette style of rain outs and days that games couldn’t be played due to wet fields, the team finally got its opportunity and it started against last… Read More

• Apr

  14

  Holmquist Tosses No-Hitter in First Full Game Return

  (April 13, 2024 – Carrollton, TX) He’s been hit and miss for a while, following injury and time away from the game but on Saturday, Spirits (50+) starter, John Holmquist was fire. Holmquist pitched a shortened complete-game no-hitter against the Freebirds in DFW-ABA 50 League action, earning his first no no as a Dallas Spirit…. Read More

• Apr

  11

  Missed Opportunities Lead to Loss to Tigers

  (April 10, 2024 – Euless, TX) The Spirits (40+) had chances to win or to slow down the Tigers, but in a battle of offense on Wednesday night, it was the Tigers who prevailed behind some clutch pitching and 7 combined strikeouts that proved too big of hill for the Spirits to climb. Travis Hitzeman… Read More

• Apr

  7

  Missed Opportunities Lead to Loss to Diablos

  (April 6, 2024 – Carrollton, TX) The Diablos found some revenge against the Spirits (50+) squad Saturday, pulling off an 8 to 6 win to avenge last season’s loss to the Spirits in the DFW-ABA 50 League fall championship. A triple by Dennis Sutton broke a 6 to 6 tie, giving the devils a single… Read More