YORK, Pa. – The High Point Rockers broke out their offense in record-setting fashion on Wednesday afternoon, sweeping a doubleheader from the York Revolution at WellSpan Park. After winning the opener 22-12, the Rockers took the nightcap 10-8.

High Point and York had entered the game tied for the best overall record in the Atlantic League. After the sweep, the Rockers are now 46-26 while York slips to 44-28. The Rockers are 5-4 in the second half of the season.

The Rockers set club records for the most runs scored in a doubleheader, most DH sweeps in a season, and most grand slams in a season. In addition, the 22 first game runs were the second-most the Rockers have scored in a game and the 13-runs in the third inning of the opener was also the second-most in an inning. The 32 runs scored by High Point are the most-ever by the Rockers in a twinbill.

After taking a 7-0 lead in the first inning of the opener, the Revs retaliated with four runs in the first and three more in the second to tie the game at 7-7. But High Point sent 18 batters to the plate in the third inning, scoring 13 runs on eight hits with 13 consecutive hitters reaching base during one stretch.

Daniel Blair (W, 2-0) relieved starter Pat Gardner in the second inning and allowed three runs and seven hits over his 2.1 innings of work. York reliever Jordan Morales (L, 1-1) yielded four runs after coming into the game with two outs in the first in relief of starter Danny Denz. Rockers pitchers walked one and struck out seven

Every Rocker starter had at least one hit, an RBI and a run scored in the opener.

Game two started much the same way as game one with the Rockers scoring three runs in the top of the first, highlighted by an Alex Dickerson two-run homer. High Point added four runs in the third including another Dickerson two-run homer and a two-run triple by Nolan Watson. In the fifth, Braxton Davidson blasted a 467-foot two-run homer, the longest in the Atlantic League this season, as the Rockers took a 9-0 lead. In the top of the seventh, Ben Aklinski doubled and scored on a single by Watson for a 10-0 High Point advantage.

But the Revs rallied in the bottom of the seventh, touching Zach Vennaro for seven runs on seven hits to pull within 10-7. Rockers manager Jamie Keefe brought in Jameson McGrane with one out and the bases loaded. After allowing an RBI single, McGrane got York’s Frankie Tostado to pop out to second to end the game and secure High Point’s 10-8 win.

Ben Wereski, who signed with the Rockers on Thursday morning, went three innings in the start and allowed just three hits before yielding to Win Scott in the fourth. Scott (W, 2-0) allowed just one hit over his three innings of work and kept the Revs scoreless until the seventh.

On the day Aklinski went six-for-10 with six runs scored while Viera was five-for-10 with five RBI. Dickerson also drove in five runs on three hits in the twinbill.

The Rockers will now move 26 miles over to Lancaster and start a three-game series with the Stormers on Friday night at 6:45 p.m. at Penn Medicine Park.

NOTES: The Rockers eight hits in the first was one off the club record for hits in an inning. High Point had nine hits in the ninth inning of a 22-2 win at Spire City on July 29, 2023 . . . Max Viera’s third inning grand slam was his first slam of the season but set a club record as the ninth grand slam of the year for the Rockers . . . The 22 runs tied the aforementioned Spire City game for the second-most in a game by High Point . . . The record occurred in a 25-9 win at Lexington on July 20, 2022 . . . The 34 combined runs tied the club record previously set in the 25-9 win at Lexington . . . Ben Wereski, who signed with the Rockers Thursday morning and started game two, was pitching professionally for the first time since 2023 when he was a member of the Kansas City Royals organization. Wereski was an All-Ivy League pitcher at Columbia and pitched as a grad transfer at Rutgers . . . The Rockers have now swept all five doubleheaders they have played this season. The previous mark for most DH sweeps in a season had been three . . . The 32 runs scored in consecutive games mark the most in club history.

YORK, Pa. – The High Point Rockers took an early 1-0 lead before the York Revolution scored nine unanswered runs to take a 9-2 win on Tuesday night in the opening game of a three-game series at WellSpan Park.

The Rockers, the South Division first half champions and York, the North Division first half champion, have already secured a berth in the postseason playoffs. The York victory leaves the two clubs tied for the best overall record in the Atlantic League at 44-26. High Point is now 3-4 in the second half while York improved to 5-2.

York starter Chris Vallimont (W, 3-1) pitched six innings, holding the Rockers to six hits while striking out 13 without a walk. It marked the most strikeouts by an Atlantic League pitcher this season.

High Point grabbed a 1-0 lead in the first when outfielder Luis Gonzalez led off the game with a solo homer, his 14^th of the season.

York countered in the bottom of the first with a pair of runs as Jalen Miller doubled off Rockers starter Jonah Scolaro (L, 3-3) and then scored on a wild throw as he was stealing third base. Frankie Tostado singled and moved to second on a single by William Simoneit before scoring on a single off the bat of Shayne Fontana to give the Revs a 2-1 lead.

York’s Marty Costes led off the bottom of the third with a solo homer to push York’s advantage to 3-1. Jeffrey Wehler and Ryan Higgins each added a solo shot in the fourth for a 5-1 Revs advantage. York then added four runs in the fifth including a stretch of three straight doubles to chase Scolaro and build a 9-1 lead.

Alex Dickerson hit a solo homer with one out in the sixth to pull High Point within 9-2 but the Rockers could get no closer.

Gonzalez finished with three hits for the Rockers while York had 15 hits on the night. Fontana had a pair of hits and a team-high three RBI.

Game two of the series is slated for a 6:30 p.m. start on Wednesday and will be carried live on FLOBASEBALL.TV and on the Mixlr app.

NOTES: The Rockers signed and activated a pair of MLB veteran pitchers in righties Gabe Klobosits and David Hess. Hess pitched with the Orioles and is a two-time cancer survivor. Klobosits reached the Majors with Washington and spent the last two years with Gastonia . . . The Rockers traded LHP Mike Esposito to the New Jersey Jackals of the Frontier League in return for a player to be named later.

By Camden Connolly

HIGH POINT, N.C.- Ben Aklinski hit a two-run homer with two outs in the bottom of the 10^th inning to cap a five-run rally and give the High Point Rockers a 6-5 win over the Gastonia Ghost Peppers Saturday night at Truist Point.

Tied 1-1 after nine innings, Gastonia rallied for four runs in the top of the 10^th off Justin Lewis (W, 2-1) on a two-run triple by Ethan Skender, an RBI single by Johnny Barditch and an RBI double from Cole Roederer.

But the Rockers weren’t finished. With Aidan Brewer starting the inning as the ghost runner at second, Luis Gonzalez and Max Viera drew consecutive walks off Gastonia reliever Kent Hasler (L, 1-3). A single by Drew Mendoza plated Brewer to make it a 5-2 game. Alex Dickerson then grounded to second and following the force at second, the throw to first was wild, allowing both Gonzalez and Viera to score, pulling the Rockers within one at 5-4. Aklinski then battled through an 11-pitch at-bat and hit full count pitch over the wall in left field to score Dickerson ahead of him and give the Rockers a 6-5 win.

“All we’re trying to do is get the tying run to the plate and that’s what we did tonight,” said Rockers manager Jamie Keefe. “That was one of the best at-bats I’ve seen from Ben. The guys never gave up and just kept grinding it out.”

The win puts the Rockers 43-25 overall and 2-3 in the second half. Gastonia falls to 30-38 and 2-3.

A pitcher’s duel between Rockers starter Mike Devine and Gastonia’s Ljay Newsome kept the game 1-1 through six innings. Devine, pitching professionally for the first time since 2022, went six innings and held the Peppers to one run while striking out four. Newsome allowed just two hits over five innings.

The Rockers are slated to play the final game of the three-game series against Gastonia on Sunday at 4:05 pm. The Rockers will also be celebrating their rescue dog Ruby’s birthday, and all four-legged furry friends are invited to join her at Truist Point. SPCA of the Triad will be at the ballpark collecting donations in honor of Ruby’s big day.

NOTES: The Rockers signed starter pitcher Mike Devine prior to Saturday’s game. He is slated to start the next three Saturday games. A VMI grad, Devine pitched for Southern Maryland in the Atlantic League in 2021 and last pitched for Veracruz in the Mexican League in 2022 . . . Aklinski’s walk-off homer was the second of the season for the Rockers and the fifth walk-off hit of his Rockers career, the most of any Rocker in club history.

HIGH POINT, N.C – The York Revolution overcame a 3-1 deficit in the ninth inning and went on to beat the High Point Rockers 4-3 in 10 innings on Wednesday afternoon at Truist Point.

The Revs used a solo homer by Shayne Fontana with one out in the ninth to pull within 3-2. After York was issued a pair of walks, Ryan Higgins beat out an infield single, allowing Jeffrey Wehler to score and tie the game at 3-3.

In the top of the 10^th with a ghost runner on second, Jalen Miller stole third and scored on a sac fly from Marty Costes. The Rockers were unable to answer in the bottom of the 10^th.

The Rockers are now 42-23 overall and 1-1 in the second half while York improves to 40-25 and 1-1.

In the second inning, the Rockers’ Aidan Brewer launched a two-run homer off Revs starting pitcher Chris Vallimont to give the Rockers a 2-0 lead.

York retaliated in the third inning with an RBI double from Jeremy Arocho off Rockers’ starting pitcher Jonah Scolaro to put the Revs on the board at 2-1.

In the fifth inning, the Rockers’ Max Viera hit a sacrifice fly to plate Isaiah Mirabal and extend the Rockers lead to 3-1.

“That’s the best Jonah’s thrown the ball this season,” said Rockers manager Jamie Keefe as Scolaro limited York to five hits and one run over 6.1 innings while mowing down 10 consecutive batters from the third to sixth innings. “He pounded the zone and made them hit his pitch and that’s why he was successful.”

York scored the unearned winning run in the 10^th off lefty Ryan Chasse (L, 0-1) who made his Rockers debut on Wednesday after being acquired in a trade from the Washington Wild Things of the Frontier League. York’s Cam Robinson (W, 4-1) earned the win with two innings of relief work, allowing one hit and striking out two. Mauricio Llovera earned his first save of the season for York.

“That’s a game we probably should have won,” said Keefe. “But the good news is that we’re on the plus side of that. We’ve probably won a bunch of games that we didn’t deserve to win.”

The Rockers are slated to play the rubber match with York on Thursday at 6:35 pm. at Truist Point.

NOTES: The Coy Willard Dugout Fund sponsored approximately 500 youth campers, paying for their food, drink, and admission, so they can enjoy a fun day of baseball.

By Camden Connolly 

HIGH POINT, N.C.- In a game between the Atlantic League’s two first half division champions, the High Point Rockers struck the first blow, beating the York Revolution 12-2 on Tuesday night at Truist Point. The Rockers used a seven-run outburst in the bottom of the fifth to take the first of a three-game series.

The Rockers concluded the first half of the season as South Division champions with a record of 41-22 and now start the second half of the season 1-0. The Revolution concluded their first half of the season 39-24, giving them the first half North Division title, and now start their second half of the season 0-1.

The seven-run explosion in the fifth included a pair of two-run doubles from Drew Mendoza and Jack Conley and a two-run homer from Alex Dickerson.

The Rockers never trailed, scoring once in the first when Max Viera was hit by a pitch, stole second, and scored on a single by Dickerson.

York scored both of its runs in the third off High Point starter Cooper Casad. Frankie Tostado doubled home both runners but the Revs would go hitless until the eighth inning.

Casad left with one out in the fourth due to tightness in his pitching arm. Mike Esposito (W, 1-0) came on and threw 1.2 innings without allowing a hit and striking out two.

After that, the High Point bullpen carried the way as Justin Lewis and Zach Vennaro each threw a hitless inning. York stranded a pair of runners following singles in the eighth before Daniel Blair pitched around a single in the ninth to close out the game.

“The bullpen was lights out tonight,” said Rockers manager Jamie Keefe.

In the sixth inning, Luis Gonzalez pounded a homer to extend High Point into a 9-2 lead. Davidson hit a solo homer in the seventh and Viera added an RBI double.

Every Rocker batter finished with at least one hit with Conley leading the way with three and Dickerson collecting two hits.

Game two of the series is slated for a 12:05 p.m. first pitch on Wednesday afternoon in a matinee special at Truist Point.

NOTES: The Rockers’ Cooper Casad left the mound during the top of the fourth inning due to an injury, and was replaced by Mike Esposito… The Revolution’s Jaylin Davis was ejected in the top of the seventh inning… The Rockers Tommy Doyle and Matt Solter’s contracts were acquired by the Mexican League. Doyle will be joining Yucatan while Solter’s contract has been acquired by Tijuana…Doyle and Solter bring to nine the number of Rockers who have had their contracts acquired by a Major League team or foreign league in 2025. Since 2019, 48 Rockers players have advanced to MLB or another professional league…The Rockers traded Carlos Amezquita to the Washington Wild Things for left-handed pitcher Ryan Chasse…The Rockers also traded Michael Logan to the Braxton Rocks for a player to be named later…The Rockers activated D.J. Burt from the inactive list and Nick Longhi was activated from the injury list.