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• 3/07/10 - The Dallas Knights will be hosting their 2nd annual Applebee's Flapjack Fundraiser this Saturday, March 13th from 8:30am-10:00am at Applebee's in Mesquite. Tickets for the all-you-can-eat breakfast are $5 apiece and can be purchased from your favorite Knights family or at the door. Come hungry!

• 3/06/10 - The Knights went 1-1 to start their 2010 season on Saturday with a loss to the Irving Canes in game 1 and a victory over the Colleyville Cougars in game 2. The Knights looked rusty in their first game and it led to defensive mistakes that allowed most of the runs against but the boys rebounded nicely in the back half of the double header to earn a tough 4-3 win. Sunday's bracket play was cancelled due to rain.

• 3/04/10 - The Dallas Knights will play in their first tournament of 2010 this weekend in the 8U Triple Crown Big Bambino Tournament being played at Oak Grove Park in Grapevine. Saturday doubleheader vs Canes and Cougars. First game is at 8:00am.

• 2/19/10 - The 2010 jerseys and hats are in and look great. Thank you to our fashion designer, Coach Chris, and to Rockwall Sports for putting them together. Click here to see our 2010 uniforms and gear. You can catch Chris on an upcoming episode of Project Runway.....

• 2/18/10 - Congratulations to alumni Chad Bettis (Texas Tech), Cameron Rupp (Texas) and Brandon Workman (Texas) for being named to USA Baseball's Golden Spikes Award Watch List. The award goes to the top amateur baseball player in the country and the Watch List features the nation’s top 50 amateur talents. The Golden Spikes Award will be presented live on Tuesday, July 13, during the 2010 Major League Baseball All-Star festivities in Anaheim, CA. Best of luck guys!

• 2/12/10 - Because of the foot of snow we received on Thursday we will not be practicing this weekend. Enjoy the 4-day weekend and we'll see you at Poteet HS next Saturday at 3pm!

• 2/08/10 - The Knights went through their final Spring Training class at Frozen Ropes on Sunday and are ready to finally get back onto the field. We begin outdoor practices at Poteet HS this weekend with our first practice being Saturday at 3:00PM. Rain, rain (and snow) stay away....

• 2/07/10 - Congratulations to the winners of our annual Super Bowl Fundraiser! Chris Neidhart won the 1st and 3rd quarters, Johnny Anzaldua won the 2nd quarter and Art Cortez won the 4th quarter.

• 1/24/10 - Outstanding workout yesterday at Frozen Ropes! New drills, great energy and a positive attitude definitely have the coaches excited about the 2010 Dallas Knights. Keep it up!
  
  

• 1/06/10 - The Dallas Knights 8U will go through five 'Spring Training' sessions at Frozen Ropes McKinney prior to getting back onto the practice field at Poteet HS in mid-February. These sessions will be conducted by the Frozen Ropes staff.

• 1/02/10 - The 2010 Dallas Knights started the new year off by attending the Baylor University Hitting Clinic at Frozen Ropes in McKinney on Saturday, January 2nd. Baylor Coach Mitch Thompson and the FR staff provided quality hitting instruction to the Knights and other ballplayers that attended the three-hour clinic. The boys looked sharp in their new Knights hoodies!

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• 11/08/09 - The Knights won the 8U Super Series Winter National Qualifier Tournament held over the weekend in Cleburne, TX. To say the boys had an offensive explosion would be an understatement as they lived up to their mantra of "No Yard Too Big!" by belting 17 homeruns out of the ballpark and scoring 68 runs in five games. Big Cat led the fireworks display with 8 bombs as Cadillac, Flash and Freight Train each had three dingers apiece. The Knights went 5-0 to win the tournament and had a blast doing it. Way to go Knights!

• 11/04/09 - The Dallas Knights 8U completed their fall league season on Wednesday night with an 18-2 win over the 9U Texas Thunder. Playing up in MBI's 9U kid pitch league, the Knights went 10-1 on the season while averaging 14 runs scored to just 4 against as they finished in second place out of ten teams. While the late weeknight games tended to be a little long it was a fun experience for the boys as they got to play some real baseball this fall. Pitching, catching, stealing bases....good times!

• 10/29/09 - In their first kid pitch league game in two weeks the Knights picked back up where they had left off as they defeated the 9U Comets 13-4. Jordo got the win by going the distance while striking out six.

• 10/25/09 - The Dallas Knights 8U showed well in finishing in second place in the 14-team, 8U Tara Sawyer Classic held in Desoto. In Sunday's bracket play the Knights defeated the Dbat Mustangs (12-4), Texas Eliminators (15-2) and the Dallas Patriots (14-1) before falling to the Irving Canes 8U by a score of 2-1 in the championship game. Good job Knights!

• 10/14/09 - Alum Clayton Kershaw will start for the Dodgers on Thursday, October 15 against fellow left-hander Cole Hamels of the Phillies in Game 1 of the National League Championship Series. At 21 years and 209 days, Kershaw will be the youngest Game 1 starter for a League Championship Series in MLB history. Good luck Kersh!

• 9/29/09 - The Knights won 18-5 over the 9U Bulldogz on Tuesday as the pitching staff chipped in their third straight no-hitter thanks in large part to a great 9-6 force out by Jordo on a ball hit to right field. Big Cheese, Spark, Rhino and Mad Dog combined to strike out eight.

• 9/25/09 - On Friday night the Knights downed the 9U Padres 18-1 in three innings to improve their fall record to 2-0. Flash, Freight Train and Mad Dog combined to toss a no-hitter as they recorded nine outs on eight strikeouts and a pop out. Freight Train also added two big hits to lead the offense.

• 9/24/09 - The Knights defeated the 9U Dodgers on Thursday night by a score of 18-3 behind solid pitching, good base running and timely hitting. The three Knights' pitchers combined on a three-inning no-hitter as Big Cat struck out three, Cadillac struck out three and Peanut struck out two and induced a ground out to end the game. Way to go Knights!

• 9/21/09 - Our attempt at the first 9U kid pitch game was suspended due to lightning after one completed inning with the Knights ahead of the Rockets 6-0. We would have liked to have played it out but after weeks of rain....we'll take what we can get! Jordo started on the hill for the Knights and struck out three of the four batters he faced. In the bottom of the inning the Knights scored the maximum six runs before the game was halted. This game will be resumed on 9/30/09.

• 9/20/09 - The weather might just give us a break and allow for our first fall games to be played this week.....keep your fingers crossed. We have 9U league games on Monday @ 8:15pm, Thursday @ 6:15pm and Friday @ 6:15pm. All league games are at Kimbrough.

• Our team sale is this Saturday, September 26th @ Poteet HS. At least all of this rain has allowed us plenty of time to clean out our garages!

• 9/17/09 - This weekend's USSSA 8U tournament has been cancelled due to mucho rain. This tournament has been rescheduled for October 10-11.

• 9/12/09 - Poteet Rummage Sale Rainout! Rescheduled for Saturday, September 26th @ Poteet HS.

• 09/11/09 - Coach T @ Frozen Ropes hooked us up with our new fall jerseys. They are SWEET! We will represent with pride. Thanks again T... Website: Frozen Ropes

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• 7/24/09 - The Dallas Knights came up a run short in a hard fought 6-5 loss to the Houston Avengers on Friday night to finish in 4th place at the Super Series 7U World Series. From pin trading, opening ceremonies, the skills competitions, being a part of the pre-game ceremonies at the Ranger/Red Sox game and having Tom Grieve say on the air that of the 56 teams in the parade he loved the Dallas Knights because of all of the nicknames.....to spending a full week at the ballpark playing against incredible competition that came from as far away as California, Corpus Christi, El Paso and Houston.....what an absolutely unforgettable experience for our young ballplayers! Congratulations to Knights OF Preston Aymond for being selected to the SSWS 7U All-Tournament Team and to the Corpus Christi Biscuits for bringing home the title.

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• 7/15/09 - It's World Series time! The Dallas Knights will be competing in the 2009 Super Series 7U World Series being played in Desoto and Arlington July 18-25. Team check-in and pictures will take place Saturday, Opening Ceremonies Parade and Skills Competition are on Sunday and the games begin on Monday. The boys will also take part in the pre-game ceremony before the Texas Rangers vs Boston Red Sox game on Wednesday night. Follow the Knights by clicking here.

• 6/28/09 - The boys got off to a great start Saturday in the scorching heat in the Triple Crown 7U State Tournament @ The Parks at Texas Star in Euless. Pool play wins against the Dallas Patriots (16-9) and Grapevine Gators (14-2) earned the Knights the #2 seed out of nine teams heading into Sunday's bracket play. On Sunday the Knights again beat the Gators (14-1) and then downed the Dbat Mustangs (15-0) to reach the championship game where they fell 10-2 to the Colleyville Cougars. A solid showing all the way around for the Triple Crown State runners-up as they continue to excel on defense and at the plate. Highlighting a weekend of outstanding offense for the Knights were over-the-fence bombs by Freight Train, Big Cat and Flash Gordon.
  

No Yard Too Big!

• 6/22/09 - Good showing by the Knights this past weekend against strong competition in the NEO USSSA 7U tournament @ Fort Worth. Our outfield continues to get better with each game and the hard work is really showing results. Offensive highlights were Cadillac and Freight Train both leaving the yard in a big way and Big Cat having one bounce back off the top of the fence.

• 6/12/09 - The 2009 Major League Baseball Draft has concluded and we would like to congratulate the following former players that were selected.
  
  Victor Black (1st round - Pittsburgh Pirates)
  Chase Anderson (9th round - Arizona Diamondbacks)
  Aaron Baker (11th round - Pittsburgh Pirates)
  Brad Glenn (23rd round - Toronto Blue Jays)
  Joe Leftridge (27th round - Atlanta Braves)
  Brandon Bantz (30th round - Seattle Mariners)
  Michael Bolsinger (33rd round - Oakland Athletics)

• 6/10/09 - Alumni Cameron Rupp, Staton Thomas & Brandon Workman with the Texas Longhorns and Bryan Bingham & Mike Bolsinger with the Arkansas Razorbacks will all compete in the 2009 College World Series that starts this weekend in Omaha, Nebraska. Best of luck guys!

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• 6/07/09 - The Knights came up just short as they finished the MBI 8U City Championship Tournament in second place. Congratulations to the 8U Tigers as they went undefeated on the season and and downed the Knights in the championship games of both the pre-season and post-season MBI 8U tournaments.
  

• 6/01/09 - Congratulations are in order for several members of the extended Dallas Knights family....
  
  
• Coach Joe Huber and his Poteet Lady Pirates defeated Forney to advance to the 4A State Final Four being played in Austin this weekend.
  
  
• Alumni Cameron Rupp, Staton Thomas and Brandon Workman helped the Texas Longhorns to win the Austin Regional while Bryan Holiday and the TCU Horned Frogs won the Fort Worth Regional. Texas and TCU will meet in Austin this weekend in the NCAA Super Regional....winner advances to the College World Series.
  
  
• Alum Joe Leftridge and the Howard College Hawks won the NJCAA Division I World Series.
  
  
• Alum Phillip Clinard and the Richland College Thunderducks won the NJCAA Division III World Series.
  

• 5/30/09 - The Dallas Knights finished MBI 8U league play in third place earning the #3 seed for the 8U City Championship Tournament which will be played June 2-5 in Mesquite. Our first game will be Wednesday night at 7:45pm at Paschall 2 against the #6 seed. You can see the bracket by clicking here.

Workman, Rupp & Thomas with 2009 Dallas Knights

• 5/27/09 - Congratulations to former Dallas Knights Cameron Rupp, Staton Thomas and Brandon Workman as the Texas Longhorns won the Big XII Conference Tournament over the weekend. In the championship game Workman started at pitcher and Rupp blasted a grand slam to help them defeat Missouri 12-7. The Longhorns enter the 64-team NCAA Division I Tournament as the #1 seed.
  
  Besides those three, thirteen more of our alumni will also be competing in the NCAA Tournament which begins on Friday. Those players will be representing Arkansas, Baylor, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Oral Roberts, Sam Houston State, TCU, Texas A&M and Texas State. Best of luck to all!
  
  
• The Poteet Lady Pirates will take on Forney in a best-of-three series that begins tonight at Red Oak HS. The winner will advance to the 4A State Tournament in Austin next week. Good luck to Coach Joe and his team!

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• 5/21/09 - The Dallas Knights play this weekend in the Denton Boys Baseball 6th Annual 8U Memorial Day Tournament. Games will be played at Evers Park in Denton. The schedule for this 10-team tournament is posted here.

• 5/17/09 - On Sunday, May 10th, Texas Goldrush ballplayer Bryce Stewart and his grandfather died in a tragic accident. The Dallas Knights family would like to express our deepest sympathies to Bryce's family and the Texas Goldrush team. To honor this young man's memory our players will wear on their helmets a gold #3 representing Bryce's uniform number.
  

• 5/19/09 - The Dallas Knights have taken trips this season to watch the Texas Longhorns play in Austin and to watch the TCU Horned Frogs play in Fort Worth. After each of those games we were fortunate to have Knights alumni from those teams meet & greet with our players. We would like to congratulate each of those young men and their teammates for recently winning their respective 2009 conference titles.
  
  Congratulations to Cameron Rupp, Staton Thomas, Brandon Workman and the Texas Longhorns for being crowned the Big XII Conference Champions and to Bryan Holiday and the TCU Horned Frogs for winning their fourth consecutive Mountain West Conference Championship.

• 5/15/09 - Our Dallas Knights pins have been ordered for the boys to trade at the Super Series World Series in July. Special thanks to "Asst GM" Neidhart for getting this done!
  
  

  

• 5/14/09 - The bracket for this weekend's tournament at BBI has been posted and our schedule updated. You can see the bracket by clicking here. Saturday games are at 10:45am and 2:15pm.
  
  
• Congratulations to alumni Joe Leftridge and Nick Popescu as Howard College set a collegiate baseball record in winning 57 straight before their first loss in the NJCAA Division I Regional. After falling to Temple Junior College the Hawks recovered to win the championship game and advance to the NJCAA World Series with a record of 58-1.
  

• 5/10/09 - Fantastic comeback in the championship game this afternoon for the Dallas Knights to go 5-0 in winning their first tournament of 2009. Down 12-2 in the bottom of the third, the Knights staged a furious rally with three straight 7-run innings to defeat the Dallas Cubs 23-16. Way to go CHAMPS!
  
• Happy Mother's Day!!!
  

• 5/07/09 - The schedule for this weekend's Mother's Day Tournament at MBI has been posted...all games will be at the Valley Creek Complex in Mesquite. Click here to see bracket.
  

• 5/02/09 - This weekend's tournament in McKinney has been cancelled due to severe weather.
  
• In the first and only game of the tourney lasy night, the Knights played well in a 17-2 win against the Frisco Crush. Jackson H., Jacob and Zach all hit homeruns as they led a good offensive showing after an eight-day layoff. Way to go Big Cat for blasting one into the creek behind center field!

• 4/30/09 - Some pictures from past games and the UT game have been posted.
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• Congrats to "Big cat" for earning the Super Chicken against the 8U Tigers on the 23rd. Way to catch those fly balls!
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• 4/29/09 - Good hard practice last night at Poteet HS. Keep working at home on your fundamental hitting drills and we'll see you guys again @ Poteet on Thursday at 6:15pm.

• 4/27/09 - Fantastic weekend in Austin....hope everyone had a memorable experience. A special thanks to Knights alumni & current Texas Longhorns Cameron Rupp, Staton Thomas and Brandon Workman for taking the time to meet with the Knights players after Saturday's game. Pictures will be posted soon.....

• 4/24/09 - The Dallas Knights will make a road trip to Austin this weekend to cheer on the #4 Texas Longhorns as they host the Kansas State Wildcats in Big XII baseball action. Be sure to wear your burnt orange and don't forget the camera & autograph pen. Hook 'em Horns!!!

• 4/20/09 - Last week's game against the Mesquite Buzz that was suspended due to weather will be completed on Wednesday, April 22nd at 6:15PM @ Vanston #1. Play will resume in the bottom of the first inning with the Knights ahead 3-1 and hitting with one out and no runners on base.

• 4/18/09 - Good showing today at Big League Dreams in Mansfield as the Knights won both pool games (16-3 & 14-0) to earn the #2 seed out of 13 teams heading into bracket play on Sunday.

• 4/17/09 - The start of this weekend's tournament has been pushed back to 2:00PM on Saturday due to inclement weather. Please check back for the most updated information but we are currently scheduled to play at 2:00PM @ Yankee Stadium and 6:30PM @ Fenway Park.
  
  
• The team will meet at 1:00PM in the BLD parking lot. We will wear black jerseys for first game but be sure to bring white too.

• 4/14/09 - Another busy week with league games on Tuesday & Thursday, practice on Wednesday and the Nations 7U Qualifier @ Big League Dreams in Mansfield on Saturday & Sunday. Go Knights!

• 4/09/09 - Former Dallas Knight Yovani Gallardo earned the Milwaukee Brewers first win of the season last night in a 4-2 win over the SF Giants at AT&T Park. Yovani allowed two runs on six hits while striking out six but it was his bat that made the difference as he blasted a three-run homer in the 5th off of Giants hurler Randy Johnson....the first homerun Johnson has allowed to a pitcher in his 22-year career. A very nice return for the Knights' 2002 Mickey Mantle World Series MVP after not pitching for Milwaukee since September of 2007 due to an ACL injury.
  
  
  
  Another former player made his 2009 debut today as Clayton Kershaw (5-5, 4.26 ERA in 2008) toed the rubber for the Los Angeles Dodgers in a day game against the San Diego Padres. Clayton pitched five innings, allowing just one run on two hits while striking out six but the bullpen couldn't hold his 3-1 lead as they ended up losing 4-3. Kershaw singled and scored the Dodgers first run in the second inning.
  
  
  

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• 4/04/09 - What a stretch to start the season....8 games in 7 days is some serious baseball! Enjoy the much deserved two-day break before we get back into gear with a league game on Tuesday.
  
• Even though we're off for a couple of days - keep working on your hitting drills at home!!!

2009 MBI Pre Season 8U Tournament Runners up

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• 4/02/09 - Way to go players on finishing 2nd place in the 8U MBI pre season tourney. We are getting more and more comfortable playing in these tighter games. The coaches are proud of you...
  
  

  

• Rubber Chicken goes to "Freight Train" for playing an excellent 2nd base last night and overcoming that injury before the game.
  
  
• Pictures from the Semi final 8U Dodgers Game and the Championship game against the 8U Tigers. Click here for the link

• 3/31/09 - Fun game last night against the Bottle Rockets as we keep on marching our way to the semifinals. Way to go players!

• 3/30/09 - We finished pool play at 2-0 to earn the #2 seed. Missed being the #1 seed by just one run allowed. On Monday we'll face the winner of seeds 7 and 8.
  
• Congrats to "Freight Train" for finishing 2nd in the MBI Home Run Derby contest.

• 3/24/09 - St. Patty's Day, TCU vs. Oklahoma game
  The boys had a blast watching quality baseball from two of the top teams around. It was a nail biter to the end. Coach John also arranged a special treat for those who stayed late. There was a meet and greet with 2004-2006 Dallas Knights alumni Bryan Holiday. click here for the link

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