HIGH POINT, N.C. – The High Point Rockers dropped a 5-3 decision to the Gastonia Ghost Peppers Saturday night in front of a crowd of 2,301 at Truist Point. The game was halted in the top of the ninth when heavy rains hit the ballpark. The game was called and ruled official shortly before 10 p.m.

The Rockers are now 25-37, 54-71 this season while Gastonia is 33-29, 71-54.

The Rockers scored the first run of the game in the bottom of the first when Ryan McCarthy led off the frame with a double and scored on a single by Colin Davis.

The Ghost Peppers tallied a run in the second to tie the game at 1-1. Cole Roederer drew a walk from High Point starter Justin Dunn (L, 0-3), moved to second on a single by Aaron McKeith and, following a passed ball, scored on a single by Anthony Garcia.

Gastonia added two runs in the third on a sac fly by Justin Wylie and Justin Lavigne scored on a wild pitch.

Gastonia’s lead grew to 4-1 in the fifth when Roederer reached on an error, stole second, and scored on a McKeithan single.

The Rockers cut the deficit to 4-3 with two runs in the sixth. Ivan Melendez singled and Braxton Davidson followed with a single. D.J. Burt’s grounder back to the mound resulted in an errant throw to home, allowing Melendez to scored. Aidan Brewer then forced hom a run with a fielder’s choice.

Justin Wylie put Gastonia back in front 5-3 with a solo homer in the seventh.

The game was halted with two outs in the top of the ninth and became a final some 30 minutes later when the game was called due to rain.

Gastonia reliever Tyler Burch (W, 2-2) earned the win with 1.2 innings of work, holding the Rockers to two hits, no runs and three strikeouts.

McCarthy and Davis each finished with two hits for the Rockers.

Sunday marks the final game of the 2026 season for the Rockers. They will send righty Yuhi Sako (7-11, 6.00) to the mound to face as yet to be determined Gastonia pitcher.

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

HIGH POINT, N.C. – The Gastonia Ghost Peppers scored a 5-0 victory over the High Point Rockers Friday night in the opening game of a three-game series in front of a crowd of 2,359 at Truist Point. Three Gastonia pitchers combined to hold the Rockers to just two hits on the night.

Gastonia’s Nick Horvath (W, 8-3) threw seven shutout innings, walking four and striking out 11 while allowing just a single hit in the second inning. The Rockers did not get another hit until the ninth inning.

High Point is now 25-36 in the second half and 54-70 on the year. Gastonia improved to 32-29 and 70-54.

Gastonia scored its first run in the second on a double by Chris Proctor and an RBI ground out by Chandler Seagle. The Ghost Peppers added three more runs in the fifth on a single by Wade Kelly, a run-scoring triple by Anthony Prato and RBI singles from Justin Wylie and Aaron McKeithan.

Sam Ryan (L, 2-5) went five innings for the Rockers, allowing four runs on nine hits with a pair of walks and three strikeouts.

Game two of the series is set for Saturday at 6:35 p.m. at Truist Point. High Point’s Justin Dunn (0-2, 6.62) will square off against Gastonia’s Dylan Banner (3-1, 8.13),

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

HIGH POINT, N.C. – The High Point Rockers rallied late but came up short in a 8-4 loss to the Charleston Dirty Birds in front of 2,721 fans on Education Day at Truist Point. High Point’s Luke Napleton blasted his league-leading 40^th home run of the year in the eighth inning.

The Rockers were down 8-1 after the seventh inning but scored twice in the eighth and once in the ninth with the tying run in the on-deck circle.

The loss drops the Rockers to 25-34 in the second half and 54-68 on the year. Charleston is now 25-34 and 48-74.

High Point starter Matt Colucci (L, 4-8) allowed a first inning run and another in the fourth. The Rockers tallied a run in the fourth on an RBI double from Mikey Kane to pull to within 2-1. But Charleston scored four runs in the sixth on two hits and five walks to surge ahead 6-1. The Birds added two more in the seventh on an RBI double from Jalen Smith and a sac fly by Donald Moorer.

In the eighth, Ethan Skender drew a walk and scored on Napleton’s 40^th home run of the season, making it an 8-3 game. Skender singled home a run in the ninth to make it 8-4 and account for the final score.

Napleton already owns the club records with 40 homers and 109 RBI.

Charleston’s Francisco Mateo (W, 7-5) went five innings and held the Rockers to two hits while striking out six.

The third and final game of the series is slated for a 6:35 p.m. start on Thursday at Truist Point. Rocker fans can follow the action live on DugoutTV.org or the audio broadcast on the free app MixLR.

HIGH POINT, N.C. – Four High Point Rockers pitchers combined to throw a one-hitter at the Charleston Dirty Birds in a 5-1 win at Truist Point on Tuesday night. The Rockers fanned 17 hitters, one shy of the club record of 18.

The Rockers are now 25-33 in the second half and 54-67  while Charleston fell to 24-34 and 47-74.

Charleston starter Jorman Reyes Diaz (L, 0-1) walked the first two men he faced in the first before giving up a two-run single to Colin Davis as the Rockers jumped to a 2-0 lead.

The Rockers loaded the bases in the second on a single, a walk and a hit batter. Luke Napleton drew an RBI walk for his 106^th RBI of the season before Diaz escaped further harm by getting Ryan McCarthy to ground out to first.

Hogan Windish singled home a run in the third to increase High Point’s lead to 4-0. The Rockers added a fifth run in the sixth when Davis grounded into a bases loaded double play that brought home Ethan Skender.

High Point starter Nick Trabacchi retired the first nine batters he faced before walking James Nelson leading off the fourth. He departed after six innings, having walked two and not allowed a hit while striking out a career-high 10 batters. Nick Timpanelli fanned two of the three batters in tossing a scoreless seventh.

Charleston catcher Joe Deluca greeted Rockers reliever Jesse Hahn with a solo homer to lead off the eighth before Hahn struck out the next two batters. Alec Barger struck out three and walked one in the ninth.

Windish was the only Rocker with two hits though Napleton drew four walks. Charleston pitchers only allowed the Rockers five hits but walked 13 and hit a batter.

Wednesday’s game two of the three game series is set for an 11:05 am start at Truist Point for Education Day. The Rockers will sent RHP Matt Colucci (4-7, 5.73) to the mound to face Charleston’s RHP Francisco Mateo (6-5, 6.56). Rocker fans can follow the action live on DugoutTV.org or the audio broadcast on the free app MixLR.

GATONIA, N.C. – Ivan Melendez broke up a classic pitcher’s duel with a three-run homer in the top of the ninth inning to lead the High Point Rockers to a 3-0 win over the Gastonia Ghost Peppers on Sunday afternoon at CaroMont Health Park.

The contest marked the final road game of the season for the Rockers.

Melendez’s homer was just the third hit of the game for the Rockers who could not solve Gastonia starter Craig Stem. A former Rocker, Stem held High Point hitless until Quincy Nieporte led off the top of the fifth with a single up the middle. But Stem was able to retire Mikey Kane, Ty Hubbard and Nolan Watson to keep the game scoreless.

McKinley Moore (L, 1-3) came on in the ninth of the scoreless game and after striking out Aidan Brewer, allowed a line single to center to Ethan Skender. After a walk to Luke Napleton put two aboard, Melendez hit his 21^st homer of the year to left field to give the Rockers a 3-0 lead. Colin Davis followed with a single and, after stealing second, scored on a single by Quincy Nieporte.

High Point starter Justin Dunn tossed five shutout innings, allowing just one hit, while walking three and striking out five in his best outing of the season. The lone hit allowed by Dunn was a one out single to Cole Roederer in the second inning. Roederer advanced to third before Dunn retired the side.

Lefty Cody Whitten put the Ghost Peppers down in order in the sixth, Nick Timpanelli pitched around a double in the seventh and Alec Barger (W, 2-4) tossed a 1-2-3 inning in the eighth. Ryan Chasse came on in the ninth and allowed a pair of hits before striking out Jace Rinehart to end the game and record his 10^th save of the season.

Rockers pitchers combined to hold the Ghost Peppers to four hits while striking out eight.

The Rockers improved to 24-33 in the second half and 53-67 overall. Gastonia was eliminated from contention for the second half South Division championship and now stands 29-28 and 67-53.

After an off-day on Monday, the Rockers will begin their final six-game homestand of the 2026 season. The schedule starts on Tuesday when the Rockers host the Charleston Dirty Birds at 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.

GASTONIA, N.C. – Luke Napleton blasted two more home runs and the High Point Rockers scored runs in five consecutive innings in a 9-3 win over the Gastonia Ghost Peppers at CaroMont Health Park on Friday night.

Napleton now has 39 homers and 105 RBI, both franchise records for the Rockers. He leads the Atlantic League in home runs.

The Rockers are 22-33 in the second half and 51-67 for the season. Gastonia is 28-26 and 67-51.

Napleton had two hits, both home runs, and scored three runs to pace the Rockers. Quincy Nieporte led High Point with three hits while adding a pair of RBI.

Gastonia tallied first, taking a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first against Rockers starter Justin Jarvis (W, 3-4). Chris Proctor opened the frame with a walk and after stealing second, scored on a single by Grant Lavigne.

The Rockers plated two runs in the second without a hit. Gastonia starter Spencer Adams (L, 6-2) loaded the bases on three consecutive walks. Back-to-back ground outs by Nolan Watson and Aidan Brewer each resulted in an RBI as the Rockers went ahead 2-1.

Napleton hit his 38^th homer of the season leading off the third inning to put High Point on top 3-1. Watson followed suit an inning later, blasting a homer to lead off the fourth to stake the Rockers to a 4-1 lead.

Gastonia reliever Eddie Leon hit Ivan Melendez with a pitch to open the fifth and that was followed by consecutive RBI doubles from Ethan Skender and Nieporte as the Rockers lead surged to 6-1.

Gastonia tallied a pair of runs off Jarvis in the sixth on an RBI single from Aaron McKeithan and a run-scoring fielder’s choice from Jace Rinehart.

Skender collected another RBI seventh when he drew a bases loaded walk from Randy Reyes in the sixth for a 7-1 advantage.

Napleton then hit is 39^th homer of the season leading off the eighth and Nieporte recorded an RBI single to increase the High Point lead to 9-3.

Saturday’s game five of the six-game series will pit RHP Sam Ryan (2-4, 4.57) against Gastonia LHP Nick Horvath (7-3, 3.35). Rocker fans can follow the action live on DugoutTV.org or the audio broadcast on the free app MixLR.