HIGH POINT, N.C. – The High Point Rockers cruised to an 11-4 win over the Hagerstown Flying Boxcars behind a multi-home run performance from Luke Napleton on Saturday night at Truist Point.

High Point has won nine of its last ten games and remains in first place in the Atlantic League’s South Division with a second half record of 9-5.

Yuhi Sako (W, 6-5) had a dominant performance on the mound to record the win. Sako battled through seven innings, allowing just three hits and three runs while striking out five and walking one. Sako has now won four of his last five starts with one no-decision.

Napleton, Braxton Davidson, Mikey Kane and Ethan Skender all collected a pair of hits in the win.

The Rockers reached double digit runs for the fourth time this series. High Point has outscored Hagerstown 53-35 through the first five games of this series.

After Hagerstown jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first, High Point answered back with a pair of its own in the second when Skender laced his fifth home run of the season, a two-run shot that tied the game at two.

The Rockers took their first lead 3-2 in the fourth inning thanks to a Napleton solo home run.

High Point exploded for seven runs in the fourth to take a 10-2 lead. Four of those came in grand fashion when Aidan Brewer cleared the bases with a grand slam that gave the Rockers a seven run cushion.

Napleton clubbed his second home run of the night in the sixth, a solo shot that extended the High Point lead to nine at 11-2. For Napleton it was his 22nd home run of the year, good for second in the Atlantic League.

High Point improves to (38-39, 9-5) as Hagerstown falls to (48-29, 7-7). Game six of this six game set is slated to begin at 3:36 pm, Sunday at Truist Point. The Rockers will send southpaw Kent Emmanuel (3-0, 2.57) to the mound opposed by DJ Johnson (5-4, 5.64) for Hagerstown. 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 over came the greatest deficit in club history, trailing 10-0 in the second inning, before rebounding to take a 20-12 decision over the Hagerstown Flying Boxcars on Thursday night at Truist Point.

The win was the Rockers’ eighth straight and keeps High Point in sole possession of first place in the Atlantic League’s South Division at 8-4 and 37-38 for the season. Hagerstown is now 6-6, 47-28 for the year.

Luke Napleton tied the club record with eight runs batted in, compiled with a three-run homer, a grand slam and an RBI single.

Cody Whitten (W, 1-0) earned the win, holding the Hagerstown offense scoreless through his 2.2 innings of work. The southpaw fanned three while allowing two hits.

Mikey Kane collected four hits for the second consecutive night, driving in a pair while homering for the third straight game.

DJ Burt and Braxton Davidson both added round trippers of their own in the win.

Despite the loss Baron Radcliff clubbed two home runs and drove in six runs for Hagerstown.

Hagerstown jumped out to an early 10–0 lead over High Point through the first two innings, using four home runs off rookie starter Kasen McCawley who was making his first professional start. Radcliff accounted for two of the home runs, helping the Flying Boxcars take control early.

“Give Kasen credit, he gutted it out,” said Rockers manager. “He got us into the third inning and gave us a chance to win.

It took the Rockers just two innings to come all the way back and take the lead. High Point strung together seven runs in the second and six in the third to storm all the way back and take a 13-10 lead after three.

In the second, five consecutive Rockers came around to score to open the frame. In the process,  Davidson and Burt both clubbed two-run home runs. For Davidson it was his third straight game leaving the yard. That was not it for High Point in the second as Napleton crushed a three run home run that brought the Rockers right back into the game, 10-7 Hagerstown.

The High Point momentum carried into the third where they pieced together six runs and climbed into the lead. Four of those runs came in grand fashion when Napleton crushed his second round tripper of the night, a grand slam that put the Rockers ahead 13-10 in a game they once trailed 10-0.

The bullpen hurled the final 6.2 innings, holding Hagerstown to six hits and two runs.

Game four of this six game set is slated to begin Friday at 6:35 p.m. at Truist Point. The Rockers will send Matt Colucci (2-2, 7.09) to the mound opposed by ALPB June Pitcher of the Month Eddy Demurias (5-2, 5.05) for Hagerstown. 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 completed an improbable comeback over the Hagerstown Flying Boxcars on Wednesday, afternoon, taking an 11-10 win after erasing a six-run deficit to extend their winning streak to seven games.

Down by six runs at 10-4 in the sixth inning, the Rockers took the lead in the eighth when Luke Napleton crushed a 462-foot two run home run to center to give the Rockers an 11-10 advantage.

The comeback tied a club record for largest comeback in team history. High Point had trailed Gastonia 8-2 in 2025 before rebounding for a 13-12 victory.

After Hagerstown jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning, Ivan Melendez answered back for High Point, clubbing a two-run homer to put the Rockers ahead 2-1in the bottom of the first. The round-tripper marked Melendez’s fourth straight game with a home run, tying a club record for most consecutive games with a homer.

In the third, Hagerstown crushed a pair of solo home runs to move ahead 3-2. Alex Isola and Baron Radcliff both left the yard. Cade Fergus added a homer of his own in the fourth, a two-run shot that put Hagerstown ahead 5-2.

High Point clawed back within one in the fourth when Nolan Watson and Aidan Brewer each drove in a run, but Hagerstown answered back with a four-run sixth that put the Flying Boxcars ahead 10-4.

The Rockers battled back when Ty Hubbard doubled home a run in the sixth to cut the deficit to 10-5.  Braxton Davidson and Mikey Kane clubbed back-to-back home runs in the seventh, Davidson’s with a man aboard, to pull High Point back to within a pair at 10-8.

In the bottom of the eighth, Watson reached on an error and scored on a double by Skender to make it a one-run game. Napleton then belted his go-ahead two-run homer that gave the Rockers the 11-10 lead.

Michael Brewer (L, 1-2) took the loss, two hits and three runs in his lone inning of work. Hagerstown starter Brennen Oxford, a former Wake Forest University pitcher, had allowed eight runs and 11 hits over his seven innings and departed with a 10-8 lead.

Alec Barger put the Boxcars down in order in the ninth to earn his second save of the season.

Stefan Raeth (W, 1-0), making his debut in a Rockers uniform, pitched a 1-2-3 eighth to earn the win.

High Point moves to 7-4 in the second half and 36-38 for the season as Hagerstown falls to 6-5, 47-27.

Game three of this six-game set is slated to begin Thursday at 6:35 p.m. at Truist Point. The Rockers will send Justin Jarvis (2-4, 6.03) to the mound opposed by southpaw Tommy Kane (4-2, 6.02) for Hagerstown. Rocker fans can follow the action live on DugoutTV.org or the audio broadcast on the free MixLR app.

 

NOTES: The Rockers placed OF Ryan McCarthy on the inactive list and signed utility player Quincy Nieporte. Nieporte was a member of the Rockers in 2021 and 2024.

HIGH POINT, N.C. – The High Point Rockers’ Braxton Davidson hit a grand slam and starting pitcher Kent Emanuel tossed six shutout innings as the Rockers won their sixth straight game, downing Hagerstown 11-5 on Tuesday night at Truist Point.

Emmanuel (W, 3-0) was stellar in his third start since returning from the injured list. The southpaw hurled six innings of scoreless ball, allowing just two hits while fanning eight with just one walk.

Ivan Melendez, Davidson, Mikey Kane and Aidan Brewer all clubbed home runs to power the High Point offense.

The Rockers move to 6-4 in the second half and remain tied for first place in the South Division.

High Point built an 8-0 lead before Hagerstown was able to muster its first run. Melendez hit a solo shot in the second and Ethan Skender legged out an infield single for an RBI and a 2-0 High Point advanta.

Kane singled home a run in the fourth before the Rockers exploded for five runs in the fifth. Four of those came on Davidson’s grand slam which was immediately followed by a solo shot from Kane.

Nick Longhi doubled home a run in the sixth as High Point moved ahead 8-0.

Kyle Halbohn came on the the seventh and allowed the Boxcars four runs on five hits including a two-run homer from Jared Carr. Hagerstown added a solo run in the eighth off Nick Timpanelli.

The Rockers closed out their scoring in the eighth with a solo homer from Brewer and an RBI double from Melendez who finished the night with three extra base hits and a pair of RBI. Longhi also recorded three hits as part of High Point’s 13-hit attack.

DJ Johnson (L, 5-4) was tagged with the loss, surrendering seven High Point runs in his four innings of work for Hagerstown.

Game two of this six game set is slated to begin Wednesday at 12:05 at Truist Point. The Rockers will send David Hess (6-4, 5.35) to the mound opposed by southpaw Brennan Oxford (3-1, 3.91) for Hagerstown. Rocker fans can follow the action live on DugoutTV or the audio broadcast on the free MixLR app.

NOTES: The Rockers traded shortstop Patrick Sanchez to the Lexington Legends for a player to be named later . . . High Point released LHP Dalton Hitt and signed right-handed reliever Stefan Raeth while also activating OF Chase Nixon.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – High Point’s Yuhi Sako threw eight innings of two-hit baseball and was supported by three home runs as the Rockers won their season-long fifth straight game with a 9-2 win over Staten Island at SIUH Community Park on Sunday afternoon.

The win pushes the Rockers to 5-4 in the second half and 34-38 for the season. Should Southern Maryland and Lexington lose on Sunday, the Rockers would be tied for first place in the Atlantic League’s South Division second half pennant race.

Sako (W, 5-5) was perfect through four innings until Brandon Wagner broke up the perfect game with a double to right leading off the bottom of the fifth. Sako allowed an infield single in the sixth and didn’t allow more than one base runner at a time until hitting two batters in the seventh. He set a career-high as a Rocker with 10 strikeouts and he did not walk a batter.

Over his last five starts, covering 34 innings, Sako has allowed just seven runs and three walks, winning three of those starts.

Dalton Hitt pitched the ninth when the FerryHawks scored their only two runs on a double by Anthony Abbatine and a two-run homer from Blake Rutherford.

High Point jumped to a 2-0 lead in the first inning when Ryan McCarthy led off the game by reaching on a dropped fly ball by shortstop Luis Garcia. Ivan Melendez then pounded a two-run homer to left, his ninth round-tripper of the season.

The Rockers duplicated the feat in the fourth when Melendez singled and scored on Nick Longhi’s 12^th homer of the season, staking the Rockers to a 4-0 lead.

Luke Napleton’s 17^th homer of the season, a solo shot in the sixth, propelled the Rockers to a 5-0 lead.

High Point grew its lead to 9-0 in the eighth on an RBI single by Nolan Watson, a run-scoring double from Aidan Brewer and a two-run double by McCarthy.

McCarthy, Melendez and Longhi all finished with two hits and two RBI. Skender and Watson each contributed a pair of hits as well.

The Rockers will have an off-day on Monday and start a six-game homestand with the Hagerstown Flying Boxcars on Tuesday at 6:35 p.m. at Truist Point. High Point will send LHP Kent Emanuel (2-0, 3.27) to the mound on Tuesday.

NOTES: LHP Ben Wereski, who had his contract purchased by the Cincinnati Reds on July 3, made his debut with the Class AA Chattanooga Lookouts by throwing six hitless innings against the Rocket City Trash Pandas on July 9. He walked two and struck out eight . . .

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – The High Point Rockers won their fourth straight game, tying their longest winning streak of the year, by defeating the Staten Island FerryHawks 6-5 on Saturday night at SIUH Field.

Brayden Matthews was spectacular in earning his second save of the season. He faced nine batters over the final three innings and retired all nine to preserve the win for Dusty Baird (W, 1-0).

Ryan McCarthy and Ivan Melendez each collected two hits with Melendez driving in three runs.

The Rockers are now 4-4 in the second half of the Atlantic League season while Staten Island falls to 1-7.

With starter Ben Wereski recently acquired by the Cincinnati Reds, the Rockers turned to reliever Matt Colucci to make the start. Colucci cruised through the first two innings before running into trouble in the third. A single by Randy Flores, a double by Gary Mattis and a walk to Matt Hogan loaded the bases and Brandon Wagner delivered a grand slam to put the ‘Hawks in front 4-0.

The Rockers earned one run back in the bottom of the fourth when Mikey Kane hit his first homer as a Rocker to cut the deficit to 4-1.

Staten Island went up 5-1 when Luis Garcia delivered an RBI single in the bottom of the fourth.

The Rockers tied the game in the top of the fifth. Brady doubled, McCarthy singled and D.J. Burt reached on a walk. After Luke Napleton brought home one run on a ground out to short, Ivan Melendez blasted a three-run shot to left that knotted the game at 5-5.

The Rockers moved ahead 6-5 in the seventh when Napleton walked, moved to second on a single by Melendez, took third on a wild pitch by Staten Island reliever Kevin Dowdell, and scored on a single to left by Skender.

Colucci went 3 2/3 innings and allowed six hits and five runs with a walk and a strikeout. Dusty Baird went 2 1/3 innings, allowing just one hit and one walk. Brayden Matthews put the FerryHawks down in order in both the seventh and eighth innings, striking out two.

Game six of the series is slated for a 1:30 p.m. start on Sunday at SIUH Community Park. Rocker fans can follow the action on DugoutTV.org or listen to the audio broadcast on the free MixLR app.