HIGH POINT, N.C. – High Point centerfielder Ben Aklinski drove in five runs on three hits to lead a 13-hit offensive explosion as the Rockers took an 11-1 decision from Lexington on Wednesday afternoon at Truist Point. Aklinski was a triple away from hitting for the cycle, having blasted a solo homer, an RBI single and a three-run double.

The win gives the Rockers the series win over the Legends with the series finale slated for a 6:35 p.m. start on Thursday at Truist Point.

Aklinski was not the only hitting star for the Rockers as right fielder Gilberto Jimenez had three hits and scored two runs and Quincy Latimore and Evan Edwards each drove in a pair of runs. Edwards hit a two-run homer in the seventh while Latimore knocked a two-run double during a seven-run fourth inning for the Rockers.

Rockers starter Neil Ramirez (W, 3-3) did his share, holding Lexington to four hits and a single run with six strikeouts in his five innings of work. Jacob Edwards and Garrett Schilling each threw a shutout inning in relief. Rockers manager Jamie Keefe turned to newcomer Sam Peddycord to finish up the game. An East Forsyth High grad and former pitcher at Greensboro College, Peddycord made his professional debut with two outstanding innings, retiring all six men he faced and recording a pair of strikeouts.

The seven-run fourth put the game away for the Rockers who had taken a 2-0 lead after three innings on Aklinski’s first inning home run and his third inning RBI single. High Point banged out five hits in the third off Lexington starter Luis De La Rosa (L, 1-2) who yielded three doubles and a triple along with three walks in the frame.

The Rockers are now 3-1 in the second half and have a five-game lead in the Atlantic League’s Wild Card race over Southern Maryland and Lancaster.

HIGH POINT, N.C – High Point pitcher Cam Bedrosian turned in one of the most masterful pitching performances in Rockers history Tuesday night in shutting out the Lexington Legends 5-0 at Truist Point. Bedrosian (W, 4-1) held the Legends to just two hits over his eight innings of work, retiring 19 consecutive batters during one stretch, and facing just two batters over the minimum.

”I just felt really good, probably the best I’ve felt this year,” said Bedrosian following the game. “I had a feel for all my pitches. The fastball was getting ahead of hitters with strike one which was huge, and everything else played off of that.”

After allowing a hit to Lexington’s Matt Botcher with one out in the first, Bedrosian did not allow another base runner until Brady Whalen doubled to right in the seventh. Between the two hits, Bedrosian retired 19 straight Legends hitters and the Rockers did not issue a walk the entire game.

Newly acquired reliever Will Carter put the Legends down in order in the ninth to preserve the shutout.

“I can’t say enough about what Cam did tonight,” said Rockers manager Jamie Keefe. “It makes it easy as a manager when your starter can throw like that. He was really fun to watch. We got enough offense early by jumping on Miller. Benny (Aklinski) had a big homer in the second to give us some breathing room. But Cam was the story tonight. He was throwing it as well as anyone has all year.”

The Rockers did all of their scoring in the first two innings. After Connor Owings drew a walk from Lexington starter Justin Miller (L, 1-4), Quincy Latimore singled to left where it was misplayed by Justin Williams, allowing Owings to score from first to stake the Rockers to a 1-0 lead.

High Point advanced its lead in the second inning to 5-0. Jake Washer drew a lead-off walk and Clayton Mehlbauer followed with a single. Washer was able to score on a sac fly from DJ Burt. Aklinski then smacked a three-run homer, his 14th of the season.

Miller took the loss for the Legends, allowing five hits, five runs and seven walks over his four innings of work to go with a pair of strikeouts.

Gilberto Jimenez had a pair of hits for the Rockers and Quincy Latimore added a hit to give him a modest four-game hitting streak since his return to High Point.

The Rockers will face the Legends at 12:05 p.m. on Wednesday in game two of the series at Truist Point.

HIGH POINT, N.C — The High Point Rockers pounded out 14 hits and Connor Owings and Brian Parreira each hit home runs as the Rockers took down the Lancaster Stormers 14-3 in the series finale at Truist Point on Sunday afternoon.

Owings smacked a three-run homer in the first to take an early lead over the Stormers. It marked the first time the Rockers held a lead over Lancaster in the series. 

The Rockers tallied six runs in the second inning with three doubles and two singles. Parreira led off the frame with a solo homer. Ben Aklinski and Owings ripped RBI singles, Quincy Latimore followed with a two-run double, and Evan Edwards finished with an RBI double to score Latimore. High Point led 9-0 after three innings. 

Lancaster scored its first run with a lead-off solo homer from Isan Diaz in the fourth inning. Gaige Howard tallied another run after he stroked an RBI single to score Mason Martin who drew a walk to first to make it 9-2. 

High Point struck again in the fourth inning with a two-run double from Parreira to secure an 11-2 lead. DJ Burt singled home a run in the sixth, plating Edwards. 

The Stormers tallied their third run in the sixth inning with an RBI single from Jack Conley to score Howard.

The Rockers went on to score two more runs in the eighth inning to grab a 14-3 win. 

Stephen Ridings, a former Yankees pitcher, made his debut as a Rocker on Sunday as the starting pitcher. During his 3.2 innings of work, he allowed just two hits and two runs while walking one and striking out six. Kyle Halbohn (W, 1-0) relieved in the fourth and kept Lancaster scoreless over his 1.1 innings of work to earn the win. Lancaster starter Matt Swarmer yielded seven hits and nine runs over an inning and one-third 

The High Point Rockers will have an off day on Monday and then open a three-game series with the Lexington Legends on Tuesday, July 9th at 6:35 p.m. at Truist Point.

HIGH POINT, N.C – The Lancaster Stormers hit a pair of key home runs and were able to extinguish a late High Point rally as Lancaster took game two of the series 5-3 on Saturday night at Truist Point.

Jack Conley hit a two-run homer in the second to give the Stormers a 2-0 lead. High Point cut into the lead in the fourth when Colin Moran doubled and sored on a single by Connor Owings.

Mason Martin blasted a solo homer for the Stormers in the fifth to grab a 3-1 advantage. Lancaster scored again in the sixth frame on a sac fly from Chris Proctor to score Shawon Dunston Jr. for a 4-1 lead.

The Rockers made it a 4-2 game in the seventh inning when Brian Parreira doubled and scored on an infield groundout by Martin Figueroa. Fritz Genther’s sac fly in the eighth scored Ben Aklinski to make it a 4-3 contest headed to the ninth.

But Lancaster tacked on a run in the top of the ninth on a sac fly from Trace Loehr to increase the Stormers advantage to 5-3.

Lancaster’s Stephen Nogosek (S, 3) allowed a walk in the bottom of the ninth but held the Rockers scoreless to earn the save.

Rockers starter Jonah Scolaro (L, 2-1) went four innings and three hits and two runs. Lancaster starter Noah Bremer (W, 7-3) pitched seven innings and allowed nine hits while walking one and striking out four.

The Rockers will face the Stormers in game three of the series on Sunday, July 7th at 4:05 p.m. at Truist Point. Outfield box seat tickets are just half-price to mark the halfway point of the season.

HIGH POINT, N.C. – The Lancaster Stormers banged out 19 hits including nine doubles and defeated the High Point Rockers 17-4 on Friday night at Truist Point. The contest marked the end of the first half of the Atlantic League season.

The Rockers were trailing 3-0 heading into the third inning when the Stormers exploded for six runs.

Lancaster collected nine doubles in the game, one off the Atlantic League record of 10.

The Stormers were led by Shawon Dunston, Jr. who had three hits including a double and a triple and five RBI. Lancaster catcher Chris Proctor also had three hits and five RBI including a pair of doubles and a home run.

Evan Edwards, Ben Aklinski, Cla of the 1975 yton Mehlbauer and newcomer Gilberto Jimenez each had two hits for the Rockers. Connor Owings hit a solo homer in the fourth and Quincy Latimore, who re-joined the Rockers earlier in the day, had a triple and scored two runs.

Game two of the series is scheduled for a 6:35 p.m. start on Saturday at Truist Point. Bernie Carbo, a former member of the Boston Red Sox who famously homered in the storied Game 6 of the 1975 World Series, is scheduled to thrown out the first pitch.

HIGH POINT, N.C. – Gastonia’s Josh Stowers and Marc Flores hit back-to-back doubles in the ninth inning to break a 6-6 tie and lead Gastonia to a 7-6 win over High Point in front of a crowd of 4,045 at Truist Point on Thursday night.

The Rockers and Gastonia waged a back and forth battle all night long, with High Point overcoming a 6-4 deficit in the sixth with RBI hits from Jake Washer and Clayton Mehlbauer to knot the game at 6-6.

Gastonia opened the scoring with a run in the fourth on a triple by Josh Stowers and an RBI single from Flores. The Rockers bounced back with a pair of runs in fourth on Connor Owings’ two-run homer for a 2-1 advantage.

In the fifth, Gastonia used a two-run homer from Kevin Watson, Jr. to move ahead 3-1 before the Rockers answered back in the bottom half of the inning with an RBI single from Martin Figueroa and a sac fly off the bat of Evan Edwards.

A three-run homer from Gastonia catcher Hidekel Gonzalez in the sixth gave the Baseball Club a 6-4 lead until the Rockers tied it in the bottom of the sixth.

Gastonia reliever Jake Miednik (W, 4-0) pitched the final two innings and allowed only one hit to earn the win. Jameson McGrane (L, 2-3) pitched the ninth for the Rockers and allowed the go-ahead run.

High Point will now start a three-game home series with the Lancaster Stormers on Friday night at 6:35 p.m. at Truist Point. A postgame fireworks show will follow the game.