Team News

• Oct

  2

  Late Rally Lifts Spirits (35+) Over Young Guns

  (September 30, 2018 – Grand Prairie, TX) It may be flattering to pick up a victory over a young team, but the Spirits (35+) Fall squad felt like making it dramatic as well Sunday afternoon at Texas Air Hogs Stadium in Grand Prairie. The Spirits used a 3-run fifth inning to rally from a 3… Read More

• Sep

  26

  Bad Second Inning Dishes Spirits (18+) Loss Against Pirates

  (September 25, 2018 – Carrollton, TX) The rain seemed to disappear and Mother Nature appeared to deliver a perfect night of baseball at McInnish Park in Carrollton on Tuesday night. Under the Harvest Moon, the Spirits (18+) appeared poised with a solid lineup and ready to take on the Pirates at a field nicknamed, “Mt…. Read More

• Sep

  20

  Coyotes Wave the White Flag After Spirits (35+) Drops a Bakers Dozen

  (September 19, 2018 – Carrollton, TX) The offense started a little slow but after four innings of play, the dust settled and the newcomer Coyotes squad threw in the towel despite the league not having a mercy rule. Coyotes manager, Kevin Ortiz simply indicated he was out of pitching and after an hour and fifteen… Read More

• Sep

  19

  Spirits (18+) Pick Up First Fall Victory Over Dark Horse

  (September, 18, 2018 – Carrollton, TX) There’s a handful of new faces and there’s a few new squads to exchange blows with as the Spirits (18+) regroups for a shortened NTABL Trinity Division Fall season. The squad struggled during the opening weekend to field a team and subsequently had to hand over a forfeiture to… Read More

• Sep

  17

  Spirits (35+) Double-Up Royals in NTABL Fall Opener

  (September 16, 2018 – Grand Prairie, TX) It was a solid afternoon for baseball and the Spirits (35+) Fall baseball squad lined up with a few new faces and got back to business. The setting for the first NTABL Brazos Division game took place at the friendly confines of Texas Air Hogs Stadium in Grand… Read More

• Sep

  16

  Spirits (18+)_Drops NTABL Fall Opener with Forfeit

  (September 16, 2018 – Plano, TX) The Spirits (18+) Trinity Division squad got off to a rough start on Sunday afternoon after the squad failed to field a team in its scheduled game versus the Dallas Dodgers. The team has undergone several changes in staff and players and currently players, Teddy Croft and Duane Aponte… Read More

• Sep

  11

  House’s Gem Puts End to Spirits (35+) Season

  (September 9, 2018 – Plano, TX) Sometimes a tip of your cap is all that you can do. Just ask the Spirits (35+) squad. The team watched their 45+ pitcher, Sean House work against them in a NTABL Veterans League playoff elimination game at Graham Field on Sunday night and all that was left to do… Read More

• Sep

  5

  Spirits (35+) Give Up Heartbreat Loss to Dallas Cardinals

  (September 4, 2018 – Plano, TX) The team had a much easier path ahead for them when they entered the bottom of the sixth inning Tuesday night against the Dallas Cardinals in NTABL Veterans League playoff game action at Graham Field. The math was simple. Get six more outs, retain the lead you’ve achieved and… Read More

• Aug

  30

  Big Inning Offensively Leads Spirits (35+) Past Thunderbirds

  (August 28, 2018 – Plano, TX) It was a slow start and another come-from-behind affair for the Spirits (35+) squad on Tuesday night, but a huge fourth inning propelled the ghosts past the Thunderbirds by a score of 13 to 5. The game was essentially an opportunity for payback as the Thunderbirds upended the Spirits… Read More

• Aug

  28

  Leemaster’s Walk-Off Seals Dramatic Championship for Spirits (45+)

  (August 27, 2018 – Plano, TX) We see games played, playoffs, and even championships that come and go. Every sport, every season provides a new story and a new victor, but there’s those certain moments in history and certain ways that games turn out that leave an impression on a competitor’s soul, and on Monday… Read More