HIGH POINT, N.C. – Gastonia banged out six extra base hits and defeated the High Point Rockers 5-3 Wednesday night at Truist Point in front of a crowd of 2,052.

The GBC had 11 hits on the night including five doubles and a triple while the Rockers scratched out six hits with a double and a triple.

Scoreless through three innings, Gastonia tallied three runs in the fourth inning off High Point starter Cam Bedrosian (L, 3-1). Justin Wylie struck first with a leadoff single and Clint Coulter followed with an RBI double to score the first run. Alan Alonso laced an RBI single to score Coulter for the second run. The third run came after Eric De La Rosa scored on a fielder’s choice grounder to first from Alex Johnson. 

High Point’s first run also came in the fourth inning. Ben Aklinski led off the inning with a double and was singled home by Connor Owings to make it a 3-1 game.

Gastonia struck again in the seventh inning after Kevin Watson, Jr. smacked a leadoff triple. A sac fly from Josh Stowers scored Watson. Marc Flores and Justin Wylie hit back-to-back doubles to give GBC a 5-1 lead. 

Connor Owings led off the seventh inning with a triple for the Rockers and scored on Brian Parreira’s sacrifice fly to make the score 5-2.

High Point rallied for a run in the eighth when DJ Burt drew a leadoff walk and stole second before scoring on an RBI single from Ryan Grotjohn. The Rockers would go on to load the bases but could not push another run across and went to the ninth trailing 5-3.

Gastonia reliever Gabe Klobosits put the Rockers down in order in the ninth to earn his fourth save of the year.

Gastonia starter Ljay Newsome (W, 5-1) went six innings and limited the Rockers to four hits while striking out six.

Game three of the series between the Rockers and Gastonia is set for a 6:35 p.m. start on Thursday. Ballpark gates will open at 5:30 p.m. and there will be fireworks following the game.

HIGH POINT, N.C. – The Gastonia Baseball Club used a pair of home runs to edge past the High Point Rockers 4-3 on Tuesday night at Truist Point.

Josh Stowers smacked a two-run homer in the third inning to break a 1-1 tie and Justin Wylie hit a solo shot in the eighth that provided the key insurance run to the Gastonia Baseball club.

Gastonia opened the scoring in the first inning when Wylie doubled and scored on an RBI ground out. High Point responded with a lead-off triple from Ryan Grotjohn who scored on Evan Edwards’ infield ground out to tie the game.

Stowers’ homer in the third pushed Gastonia ahead 3-1 after Alan Alonso reached on an outfield error by the Rockers. High Point closed the gap to 3-2 in the sixth when Zander Wiel walked moved to second on a ground out by Jake Washer and scored on a Connor Owings single to right.

Wylie’s homer came in the top of the eighth off reliever Jacob Edwards and moved Gastonia in front 4-2.

The Rockers rallied in the ninth inning when Jake Washer’s pop out in shallow center field was dropped for a two-base error. D.J. Burt singled to right to plate Washer and pull the Rockers to within one.

Neil Ramirez (L, 4-5) went five innings for the Rockers and allowed four hits and three runs while walking two and striking out five. Mike Wright, Jr. (W, 1-1) went six innings, yielded four hits and three walks while striking out five. Phoenix Sanders (S, 10) allowed a run in the ninth but earned his 10^th save of the season for Gastonia.

Game two of the series with Gastonia is slated for Wednesday, July 3 at 6:35 p.m. at Truist Point. Wednesday’s game marks the start of three straight nights of postgame fireworks at Truist Point.

HIGH POINT, N.C. – High Point starter Ben Braymer threw six innings of two-hit baseball as an emotional Rockers team won the series finale from the Charleston Dirty Birds 5-1 on Sunday afternoon at Truist Point. Earlier in the day the club learned that team chairman Coy O. Williard, Jr. had passed away following a long battle with ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease).

“Our players felt his presence here today,” said Rockers manager Jamie Keefe.

The Rockers players each work a “Coy” patch on their jerseys and a moment of silence was held prior to the game with Coy’s family in attendance.

Braymer (W, 3-2) opened the game by retiring the first nine batters he faced. He issued a lead-off walk to Clint Frazier in the top of the fourth before allowing his first hit, an infield single, with two outs in the fifth. He finished with nine strikeouts while allowing two hits and two walks in his six innings of work.

The Rockers took an early lead in the first inning after Connor Owings drew a walk to score Ben Aklinski. Aklinski advanced to first on a fielder’s choice and a pair of singles from Colin Moran and Jake Washer moved him to third. 

In the third inning, Moran led off with a double and scored on a triple from Jake Washer. Washer was able to score on a sacrifice fly from Owings to push High Point’s lead to 3-0.

High Point tallied another run in the fourth inning for a 4-0 advantage. Ryan Grotjohn led off the inning with a single, stole second and third base and was able to score on an error when Charleston catcher Rusber Estrada tried to throw Grotjohn out at third. Estrada’s throw hit the bat of Aklinski and careened into foul territory, allowing Grotjohn to score. 

Grotjohn’s solo homer in the eighth gave the Rockers a 5-0 lead. 

Charleston did not score until the ninth inning when Keon Barnum smacked a solo home run. It was the only hit allowed by the Rockers bullpen over the final three innings.

The Rockers will enjoy an off-day on Monday and then start a three-game home series with the Gastonia Baseball Club. There will be postgame fireworks shows following each game on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

HIGH POINT, N.C. – The High Point Rockers, behind six innings of shutout pitching by Cooper Casad, shutout the Charleston Dirty Birds 5-0 in the second game of the series at Truist Point on Saturday night.

Casad (W, 1-0), coming off Tommy John surgery that kept him off the mound for two years, has now thrown 11 innings this season without allowing a run or a walk.

The Rockers tallied their first run in the third inning after Ryan Grotjohn laced an RBI double to score DJ Burt who had drawn a walk from Charleston starter Adrian Almeida (L, 2-1). 

Ben Aklinski smacked a homer in the sixth inning to give High Point a 2-0 advantage over Charleston. It was Aklinski’s 13th home run of the season, and tied him with Zander Wiel for the team lead.

High Point scored three more runs in the eighth inning to put the game away. Jake Washer hit an RBI single to score Aklinski who drew a walk. Charleston pitcher Gerald Ogando walked the bases loaded and Colin Moran was able to score after Clayton Mehlbauer was hit by a pitch. The last run came when DJ Burt beat out a potential double play ball for a fielder’s choice. 

Casad (W, 1-0) left after six innings, having allowed three hits while striking out five. Relievers Jacob Edwards, Ryan Meisinger and Jameson McGrane combined to hold the Dirty Birds hitless over the final three innings while striking out six.

The final game of the series between the High Point Rockers and the Charleston Dirty Birds is slated for a 4:05 p.m. start on Sunday. 

HIGH POINT, N.C. – The Charleston Dirty Birds erased an early 2-0 deficit and went on to post a 7-4 win over the High Point Rockers at Truist Point on Friday night in front of a crowd of 2,046.

The Rockers took an early lead 2-0 in the second inning. Fritz Genther and DJ Burt walked then advanced on a wild pitch from Charleston starter Mack Lemieux (W, 1-3). Ryan Grotjohn laced a two RBI single to score Genther and Burt.

Charleston erased that deficit in the fifth inning to take a 3-2 lead over the Rockers. Jonathan Soto drew a walk to lead off the inning and Juan Santana followed with a single. Clint Frazier was hit by a pitch before Jared Carr slapped an RBI single to score Soto. Willy Garcia’s two-run single scored Frazier and Santana and put Charleston in front.

High Point loaded the bases in the sixth inning but could not bring in a runner. Connor Owings reached on a fielder’s choice and Jake Washer followed with a double. DJ Burt was walked by Charleston reliever Edison Suriel. The Rockers left the bases loaded when Ryan Grotjohn struck out. 

The Dirty Birds were able to advance their lead in the eighth inning for 4-2. Philip Ervin led off the inning with a double and then stole third base. Soto was hit by a pitch from Zach Vennaro before stealing second. AJ Orrico walked to load the bases before Vennaro walked in a run by issuing a free pass to Philip Ervin. 

Charleston’s Rusber Estrada smacked a three-run homer in the ninth to give the Dirty Birds a 7-2 advantage. A pair of homers from Ben Aklinski and Colin Moran in the ninth cut into the deficit and accounted for the 7-2.

The second game of the series between the Rockers and the Dirty Birds is slated for a 6:35 p.m. start on Saturday night at Truist Point.

GASTONIA, N.C. – Jake Gatewood hit a solo home run in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Gastonia Baseball Club a 4-3 win over the High Point Rockers on Thursday night at CaroMont Health Park in Gastonia. It was Gatewood’s second homer of the night and came off Rockers reliever David McKay (L, 3-1).

Gastonia took an early 2-0 lead when Kevin Watson led off the bottom of the first with a single off High Point starter Cam Bedrosian. Gatewood then homered to put the GBC in front.

The Rockers earned one run back in the second when Connor Owings singled to center and moved to third when Gastonia center fielder Joe Gray, Jr. misplayed a ball hit by Jake Washer. Brian Parreira’s sacrifice fly to center cut Gastonia’s lead to 2-1.

GBC increased its lead to 3-1 in the fourth on back-to-back singles by Patrick Mazeika and Justin Wylie. Mazeika then scored from second on Eric De La Rosa’s single to right.

The Rockers tied the game in the top of the fifth when Fritz Genther singled and Evan Edwards hit a two-run homer, his seventh of the season.

Rockers starter Cam Bedrosian went seven innings and allowed six hits and three runs while walking one and striking out four. Zach Muckenhirn pitched a scoreless eighth inning for High Point before turning it over to McKay in the ninth.

Gastonia reliever Phoenix Sanders (W, 3-0) put the Rockers down in order in the ninth to earn the win.

Owings finished with three hits for the Rockers.

High Point will return home and start a three-game series with the Charleston Dirty Birds on Friday at 6:35 p.m. at Truist Point. It will be Strikeout Cancer Night, sponsored by Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist. Rockers assistant general manager Caroline Cooling, a cancer survivor who has battled Hodgkins Lymphoma over the past eight months, will be honored during the game.