A balanced attack at the plate and a dominant performance on the mound led the NTX Thunderbirds to a 6-2 victory over the Spirits Thursday night at Graham Field. The win improves their record to 7-3 and them in 2nd place.

Starter Brent Smerczynski was almost unhittable on the night tossing a complete game gem scattering 3 hits and racking up 8 Spirit strikeouts on the night. Smerczynski struck out the side in the first inning and sat the Spirits down 1-2-3 in all but 3 innings. The win improves his record to 6-2 on the year.

The offense was again impressive with 10 birds collecting hits on the night. Brad Bode got 2 singles and a run scored, Rob Carroll had a single, double, 2 runs scored and an RBI, Bo Vaculik had 2 singles, a run scored and 2 RBIs and Don Massoud tallied a single, a ringing triple to right center, a run scored and an RBI. Other T-birds collecting hits include: Brian Synatzske, Smerczynski, Ryan Karonka, Mike Trujillo, Ron Short and Jeff Whanger.

The NTX Thunderbirds begin a stretch of 3 games in 7 days when they face the Cardinals Thursday night for a 7pm contest at First Baptist Academy.

Your NTX Thunderdirds held off a mid-game rally and used some late offense to down the Knights Thursday night 9-5 at First Baptist Academy in Dallas.

While every Thunderbird got at least one hit on the night, the offense was led by Brent Smerczynski, Don Massoud and Ryan Karonka who each collected 2 hits, scored at least once and drove in an run. Other Tbirds collecting hits on the night included: Rob Carroll, John Menth, Fabian Mendive, Bo Vaculik, Mike Trujillo, Jody Nicewonger and Jared Derusha.

Smerczynski picked up the win in relief for the Tbirds coming in the 4th and finishing out the game giving up 1 unearned run on 3 hits and striking out 3. The win improves his record to 5-2 on the year. DeRusha started on the mound going the first 3 innings while only giving up 2 hits and striking out 2.

Your NTX Thunderbirds take their 6-3 record and return to action next Thursday at Graham Field/Prestonwood for a contest against the Spirits at 8:45pm.

A quiet offense, some shaky defense, and a few broken bat hits mixed in against a good hitting lineup led to a Thunderbird defeat at the hands of Modoc Thursday night at Graham field. With the loss, the Birds fall to 5-3 on the season sitting in 3rd place in the standings.

Brent Smerczynski took the loss on the mound for the birds. Smerczynski tossed a complete game giving up 3 earned of the 8 runs scored while walking 2 and striking out 4.

The offense as a whole was stymied by a trio of Modoc pitchers as the Thunderbird offense as a unit was held to 4 hits on the night while striking out 9 times. Rob Carroll was the lone offensive bright spot going 2 for 3 with a double and a moonshot 2-run homer in the bottom of the first inning. Don Massoud and Ron Short were the other two Tbirds to collect hits on the night.

Your NTX Thunderbirds look to back in the win column next Thursday against the Knights at First Baptist Academy at 7pm.

The NTX Thunderbirds got some revenge for an early season loss by dropping Dallas Mustangs 8-3 at First Baptist Academy Monday night.

The bats were fairly quiet all night for the birds until the last inning where they collected all 5 hits on the night. The birds did, however time those hits around 5 walks and 2 hit batters to tally up the 8 runs. Ryan Karonka broke up the no hitter with a lead off single , followed by 2 walks then back to back 2-run doubles by Jeff Whanger and Brian Synatzske. John Menth finished it off with an RBI double of his own to end the inning and any chances of a Mustang win.

Jared Derusha got the win for the T-birds going 2 2/3 innings giving up 2 runs and collecting 4 strikeouts. John Ward finished the 3rd inning to snuff out a Mustang rally. Ron Short followed with 1 2/3 innings of work giving up 1 run while striking out 2 . Menth got the save coming in with the bases loaded and the tying run on deck when he struck out the big Mustang first baseman to end the rally and the game.

The Thunderbirds take their 5-2 record to Prestonwood this Thursday to face off with the Modoc in a rematch against the defending league champions at 6:30pm

Your NTX Thunderbirds avenged last year’s playoff loss to Dodger ace and ex-major leaguer Lance Broadway Thursday night, running away with a 11-1 win.

Brent Smerczynski outdueled the Dodger fireballer on the mound for the “W” giving a complete game, 3 hit effort while racking up 7 more strikeouts on the night. The win runs Smerczynski’s record to 4-1 on the season.

The offense jumped jumped out quick and never looked back against the Dodger starting pitcher. Brian Synatzske led off with a double, follwed by a Smerczynkski single. After a John Menth walk, Brad Bode got the birds on the board with a RBI groundout followed by a Rob Carroll 2-run laser of a double to make it 3-0 and the Tbirds wouldn’t look back adding single runs in the 2nd, 3rd and 4th before slamming the door shut with 3 in the 5th and 2 in the 6th.

The offense was led by Synatzske and Ryan Karonka each going 2-2 with a walk.. Other Tbirds getting at least one hit on the night include: Smerczynski, Carroll, Ron Short, and Jeff Whanger.

The 4-2 birds are off next week, but return to action Monday Aug. 3 for a 7pm contest against the Mustangs at First Baptist Academy.