YORK, Pa. – High Point’s Luke Napleton tied the franchise record with his 32^nd home run of the season but the York Revolution unleashed an 11-hit attack and defeated the Rockers 11-6 on Sunday afternoon at WellSpan Park.

The Rockers are now 19-26 in the second half and 48-60 for the season. York stands at 32-13 and 67-41.

The Rockers took a 3-0 lead in the third inning on consecutive singles by D.J. Burt and Quincy Nieporte leading to Napleton’s three-run homer.

Napleton tied the mark for home runs in a season by a Rocker with Ben Aklinski who had 32 homers last year. Zander Wiel also hit 32 homers in 2022. Napleton now leads the Atlantic League in home runs, one ahead of Charleston’s Carlos De La Cruz who has 31.

York responded in the bottom of the third with eight runs off High Point starter Alex Barker (L, 0-1) who was signed earlier in the day. Shed Long, Jr. and Tomo Otosaka each provided a two-run single which was aided by four walks from Barker.

High Point got one run back in the fourth on an RBI single from Quincy Nieporte. Ryan McCarthyt drove in a single run in the seventh and Nieporte added an RBI ground out in the ninth.

Barker allowed seven hits and eight runs while walking four and striking out three in his five innings of work. York reliever Jordan Geber (W, 1-0) earned his first win of the year with 1.2 innings of hitless relief.

The Rockers will have an off-day on Monday before starting a six-game home stand with the South Division leading Lexington Legends on Tuesday. Game time is set for 6:35 p.m. at Truist Point.

Rocker fans can follow the action live on DugoutTV.org or the audio broadcast on the free app MixLR.

YORK, Pa. – The High Point Rockers scored early and often in posting a 10-2 win over the York Revolution on Saturday night at WellSpan Park. The Rockers tallied four runs in the first inning and were never headed. Ivan Melendez blasted a pair of home runs to highlight the Rockers’ 15-hit offensive attack.

The Rockers improve to 19-25 in the second half and 48-59 for the season. York is now 31-13 and 66-41.

The Rockers scored four times in the first inning. York starter Chris McElvain (L, 0-1) allowed a lead-off single to Ty Hubbard and a walk to Luke Napleton before Ivan Melendez hit his 17^th homer of the year to give High Point a 3-0 lead. Ryan McCarthy followed with a double before coming around to score on an Ethan Skender single.

The Rockers strung together four consecutive hits in the fourth inning to score five runs and take a 9-0 lead. Napleton provided an RBI double, Melendez drove in a run with a single before McCarthy and Nick Longhi hit back-to-back home runs.

High Point starter Justin Jarvis held the Revs to just one hit over his four innings of work with two walks and one strikeout.

Daniel Blair (W, 2-2) came on in the fifth and held the Revs to just three hits over the next four innings, allowing two runs and striking out three to earn the win.

Melendez homered again with nobody on in the ninth to give High Point a 10-2 lead. Kenny Leiner pitched around a walk in the ninth to close out the win.

Sunday’s series finale is slated for a 1 p.m. start at WellSpan Park. Rocker fans can follow the action live on DugoutTV.org or the audio broadcast on the free app MixLR.

YORK, Pa. – The High Point Rockers built an early 6-0 lead but could not stop the Atlantic League’s most powerful offense as the York Revolution claimed a 10-6 decision Friday night at WellSpan Park.

The loss drops the Rockers to 18-25 in the second half and 47-59 on the season. York continues to lead the North Division at 31-12 and 66-40. With Lexington’s win over Staten Island on Friday, the Rockers have fallen eight games out of first place with 20 games remaining.

After a pair of scoreless innings, the Rockers exploded for six runs in the top of the third. Singles by Braxton Davidson and Luke Napleton put runners at first and third. York starting pitcher Rhett Kouba then delivered a pitch that catcher Austin Bates could not handle as it bounced to the backstop, allowing Davidson to score and Napleton to wind up on third. Ty Hubbard was hit by a pitch and Hogan Windish drew a walk to load the bases. Colin Davis delivered a two-run single before Ryan McCarthy cleared the bases with a three-run homer.

The Revs scored a pair of runs off Rockers starter Matt Colucci in the bottom of the third. Mike Rosario singled and scored on a triple by Andrew Ramirez. Bates then lifted a sac fly to score Ramirez and pull York to withing 6-2.

York made it a one-run game with three runs in the fifth, all with two outs. With one on, Jacob Teter’s fly ball to right was lost in the lights by McCarthy, allowing one run to score. Another double by Nick Dunn and an RBI single from Jackson Ross added two more runs and the Rockers held a 6-5 lead after five.

But York’s offensive onslaught continued in the sixth. Colucci allowed a double to Ramirez  before being removed for Brayden Matthews (L, 2-4) with one out. Tomo Otosaka reached on a broken bat single the scored Ramirez. An errant pickoff throw to first move Otosake to second. Brian Rey followed with an RBI single before a hit batter loaded the bases. Matthews walked Dunn to force home one run and Ross delivered a sac fly to complete a four-run inning and leave the Revs with a 9-6 lead. York tacked on an insurance run in the eighth to account for the 10-6 final.

Shane Gray (W, 10-3) earned the win with one inning of scoreless relief in the sixth inning.

Davis and McCarthy each had a pair of hits for the Rockers who totaled eight hits on the night. York scored its 10 runs on 16 hits.

Saturday’s game five of the series will start at 6:30 at WellSpan Park.

Rocker fans can follow the action live on DugoutTV.org or the audio broadcast on the free app MixLR.

YORK, Pa. – The High Point Rockers fell behind early to the York Revolution on Thursday night at WellSpan Park and dropped an 11-6 decision.

High Point starter Justin Dunn (L, 0-1) got off to a rough start, walking the lead-off man, Shed Long, Jr. in the bottom of the first then yielding three consecutive base hits. After a ground out produced a run, Devonte Brown smacked a two-run homer and the Revs held a 5-0 lead after one inning.

York added another run in the second when Austin Bates and Long each singled then Bates scored on a Rockers infield error to give the Revs a 6-0 advantage.

York’s offense added five more runs in the third for an 11-0 lead, highlighted by a three-run double from Nick Dunn.

Luke Napleton blasted a pair of home runs, a solo homer leading off the fourth and a two-run shot in the fifth as High Point pulled to within 11-3. The two homers mark the second consecutive night Napleton has hit two homers and put in a tie with Carlos De La Cruz of Charleston for the league home run lead.

High Point rallied and scored three runs in the eighth. Colin Davis was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded, Ethan Skender drew a bases loaded walk and Braxton Davidson drove in a run with a ground out.

York’s Zach Mort went six innings and held the Rockers to five hits and a walk while striking out six. Napleton finished with two hits as did Ivan Melendez who had a pair of singles.

The Rockers are now 18-24 in the second half and 47-58 for the season while York moves to 30-12 and 65-40.

Friday’s game four of the series will feature RHP Matt Colucci (4-5, 5.49) facing York righty Rhett Kouba (8-4, 5.10)

Rocker fans can follow the action live on DugoutTV.org or the audio broadcast on the free app MixLR.