Inaugural season When the Dallas team was publicly announced, NPF also revealed its general manager would be Kevin Shelton, who had experience heading the Texas Glory youth program.

[7] Other transactions included signing former Texas Longhorns shortstop Taylor Thom,[8] and the Charge trading their fourth round pick in the 2016 NPF Draft to the Chicago Bandits for catcher Kaylyn Castillo.

[10] Then, the Charge signed pitcher Morgan Melloh, who had played the previous three years in the Japan Softball League after spending 2011 and 2012 in the NPF.

[12] Texas Tech's all-time home run leader, outfielder Mikey Kenney,[13] and pitcher Bailey Watts[14] were next to join.

Texas native and catcher Molly Fichtner,[15] and pitcher Sarah Purvis[16] of Georgia Southern were the next additions to the Charge.

Olympic gold medalist outfielder Eri Yamada, and the Japan League's 2013 and 2014 Catcher of the Year Kazuki Watanabe joined the Charge.

The sixth and final round had three Dallas picks: RHP/UT Ally Carda (UCLA), OF Kaitlyn Thumann (Baylor), and pitcher Farish Beard (South Alabama).

[22] Before opening day, the Charge signed draftees Ashley Burkhardt,[23] Kahley Novak,[24] Kaitlyn Richardson,[25] Danielle Henderson,[26] and Renada Davis.

In a January 2018 release describing the termination of the Scrap Yard Dawgs' franchise, NPF also indicated that the Charge had been "dismantled after [owner Joel] Bartsch failed to execute an exclusive purchasing option.