Winston-Salem Opens I-40 Series with Statement Shutout

April 30, 2025 - Greensboro, NC - For the first time in the 2025 season, Winston-Salem (8-14) shut out their opponent. The Greensboro Grasshoppers (15-7) were blanked, and the Dash walked out of the inaugural game of the series as 5-0 winners. Lucas Gordon of Winston-Salem, and Garrett McMillan for Greensboro opened up the contest on the hill for Tuesday's interstate affair, and for the majority of the afternoon, neither pitcher faltered. Gordon tossed five innings of one-hit baseball and struck out six Gras... Full Story

Seventh-Inning Surge Lifts Dash to Series Finale Victory

April 28, 2025 - WINSTON-SALEM, NC - In the final of the six-game homestand and series against the Rome Emperors (12-9), the Winston-Salem Dash (7-14) won 4-1. A three-run bottom of the seventh pushed the Dash to their second victory in the series There was nothing flashy about the Dash victory on Sunday- just good, old-fashioned, team baseball. In a 1-1 game headed to the bottom of the seventh, Winston-Salem looked to reward the quality work of Tanner McDougal, Jared Kelley, and Luke Bell from the pitcher... Full Story

Sixth-Inning Surge Sinks Dash in 4-1 Loss

April 28, 2025 - WINSTON-SALEM, NC - Winston-Salem (6-13) could not carry the momentum from the no-hit victory into game four against Rome (11-8), and dropped to the Emperors 4-1. In direct contrast to the two days prior, Rome came out of the gates with an offensive entourage in the top of the first inning. The Emperors jumped on Jake Bockenstedt,-5.2) (1-1) early. A double and a stolen base from Patrick Clohisy, paired with a Titus Dumitru groundout, made it 1-0 Rome three batters into the contest. On ... Full Story

Gus Ford Wins Continental Division Title in Double Overtime

April 26, 2025 - Winston-Salem, NC - For the second straight year in Game Three of the Continental Division Finals, Gus Ford snapped home a double overtime winner to send the Carolina Thunderbirds to the Commissioners Cup Finals over the Columbus River Dragons, 3-2, on Saturday evening at the Fairgrounds Arena. Carolina trailed after 20 minutes following the opener from Hunter Bersani just 24 seconds into the 1st period. In the 2nd, Jan Salak tied Game Three 4:55 into the period weaving his way in front of Co... Full Story

• Gus Ford Wins Continental Division Title in Double Overtime - Carolina Thunderbirds (FPHL) April 26
• Carolina Handles Columbus in Game Two, 4-1 - Carolina Thunderbirds (FPHL) April 25
• Four Arms, No Hits - History at Home - Winston-Salem Dash (SAL) April 25
• Pitching Paved the Path, But the Dash Denied in Extras - Winston-Salem Dash (SAL) April 24
• Thunderbirds Fall in Game One to Columbus, 4-1 - Carolina Thunderbirds (FPHL) April 23
• Largest Crowd of the Season Can't Lift Dash Past Rome in 8-2 Loss - Winston-Salem Dash (SAL) April 23
• Greenville Grittiness Bests Dash - Winston-Salem Dash (SAL) April 21
• Dash Suffer Familiar Fate as Greenville Walks Away with Series Win - Winston-Salem Dash (SAL) April 21
• Carolina Sweeps Blue Ridge, Win Game Two, 4-1 - Carolina Thunderbirds (FPHL) April 19
• Dash Out-Hit Drive But Fall Short in 3-2 Loss - Winston-Salem Dash (SAL) April 19
• Balk, Bomb, Ballgame: Dash Take Wild One in Extras - Winston-Salem Dash (SAL) April 18
• Early Deficit Dooms Dash in Series Opener - Winston-Salem Dash (SAL) April 17
• Dash Bolt Away, Win Big over the Grasshoppers - Winston-Salem Dash (SAL) April 15
• Double Trouble: Dash Swept by Grasshoppers in Twin Bill - Winston-Salem Dash (SAL) April 15
• Dash-Ja Vu, Winston-Salem Falls Just Short 4-2 - Winston-Salem Dash (SAL) April 11
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May 2	SAL	Winston-Salem at Greensboro	6:30 p.m.
May 2	FPHL	Binghamton at Carolina (Champ. Gm. 1)	7:35 p.m.
May 1	SAL	Winston-Salem at Greensboro	6:30 p.m.
April 30	SAL	Winston-Salem 6 at Greensboro 3	Final
April 29	SAL	Winston-Salem 5 at Greensboro 0	Final
April 27	SAL	Rome 1 at Winston-Salem 4	Final
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• Carolina Thunderbirds take third shot at FPHL championship - FPHL Winston-Salem Journal (April 29)
• Thunderbirds back in the Federal Prospects Hockey League's championship series - FPHL Winston-Salem Journal (April 29)
• Paolini Promoted, Frey Returns to Rome - SAL Rome News-Tribune (April 24)
• Columbus River Dragons take Game 1 against top-seeded Thunderbirds 4-1 - FPHL WTVM (April 24)
• Dash to open at home after Rome's stadium was damaged - SAL Winston-Salem Journal (April 3)
• Rome Emperors Delay Opening Day Due to Burst Pipe - SAL Rome News-Tribune (April 3)
• Carolina Thunderbirds having another successful season with plenty of wins and fan support - FPHL Winston-Salem Journal (March 22)
• Local pro hockey: Thunderbirds pounce on Wolves in first period - FPHL Watertown Daily Times (March 15)
• Local pro hockey: Colgan makes 58 saves to back Wolves to victory against Carolina - FPHL Watertown Daily Times (March 3)
• Local pro hockey: Salak lifts Carolina to victory over Wolves to record 15th straight win - FPHL Watertown Daily Times (March 2)
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