HIGH POINT, N.C. – Nine different Rockers recorded a hit as the High Point Rockers powered their way to a 10–6 victory over the Lexington Legends on Tuesday night at Truist Point.

Alex Dickerson and Patrick Sanchez extended their hit streaks to 12 games. Dickerson drove in four runs in the win.

David Hess (W, 4-3) earned the victory after battling through five innings of work for the Rockers. The veteran right-hander allowed five runs on six hits while striking out five and not issuing a walk. Hess cruised through the first two innings before Lexington broke through in the third, but he managed to limit the damage and stay in line for his third consecutive win of the 2026 campaign.

Brayden Matthews pitched the sixth and seventh and continued to impress on the hill, turning in yet another two innings of scoreless ball. Through 24 innings of work so far this season, the young righty has posted a 0.75 era.

Brother of NBA superstar Klay Thompson, Trayce Thompson jumpstarted the Lexington offense, launching his first career Atlantic League home run to put the Legends on the board 1-0 in the first inning.

Dylan Rock reached with a single and later came around to score on a Damiano Palmegiani double. Moments later, Andy Atwood lined an RBI single to score Palmegiani from second and extend Lexington’s early lead to 3–0.

A pair of hits from Ethan Skender and Nolan Watson helped load the bases for the Rockers in the bottom of the third, setting the stage for D.J. Burt and Alex Dickerson, who each drove in a run to trim the deficit to 3-2.

Rock clubbed his third homer of the season with one on in the fourth to extend the Legends’ lead to 5-2.

The Rockers took the lead with a four-run outburst in the fifth. Alex Dickerson clubbed a three-run homer and Ryan McCarthy followed with a solo shot as high Point roared to a 7-5 advantage.

High Point topped it off with three runs in the third, all coming against Lexington reliever Caleb Freeman who issued five walks in the frame including two with the bases loaded.

High Point improves to 21-28 as Lexington falls to 21-28.

Game two of the series on Wednesday will feature High Point starter Justin Jarvis (0-1, 6.75) facing Lexington righty Nic Laio (3-3, 5.47) at Truist Point at 12:05 p.m. Rocker fans can follow the action on DugoutTV or the audio only on the free MixLR app.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Nick Longhi hit a pair of homers and drove in three runs to lead the High Point Rockers to a 7-5 win over the Charleston Dirty Birds in the series finale Sunday afternoon at Gomart Park.

Longhi hit solo homers in the second and fifth innings and added an RBI single in the third to pace the Rockers’ nine-hit attack. Recent High Point University grad Dalton Hitt (W, 1-0) earned his first professional win with two innings of hitless relief.

The Rockers won their 20^th game of the season to improve to 20-28 while Charleston fell to 16-32.

The Rockers scored five times in the second inning with Longhi belting a solo homer and Patrick Sanchez knocking his first grand slam of the season. It was the Rockers’ second grand slam of the week.

The lead grew to 6-0 in the third when Ivan Melendez walked and scored on a single by Longhi.

Charleston scored twice in the third inning on a two-run single by Shawon Dunston, Jr. and added two more runs in the fourth on a solo homer by Yassel Pino and an RBI infield single by Demetrius Moorer.

Longhi’s second homer of the day came in the fifth inning and gave the Rockers a 7-4 lead.

Nick Timpanelli allowed Charleson’s final run in the fifth on an RBI ground out by Pino.

Hitt went two innings, relieving Timpanelli to start the seventh and recorded a walk and a strikeout in the sixth before putting the Dirty Birds down in order in the seventh. Ryan Chasse (S, 3) earned his third save of the season, allowing just one hit over the eighth and ninth innings.

Sanchez finished the day with two hits and four RBI while Braxton Davidson added a pair of hits to go along with Longhi’s exploits. Longhi has now driven in a run in eight straight games.

The Rockers will have an off-day on Monday before starting a six-game homestand against the Lexington Legends. Game time for Tuesday’s series opener is set for 6:35 p.m. at Truist Point. Tuesday’s game is Frank Night as the Rockers honor their pitching coach, Frank Viola, a former World Series Champion with the Minnesota Twins and American League Cy Young Award winner. All fans with a mustache, real or improvised, will receive free admission to Truist Point for Tuesday’s game.

NOTES: The Rockers have homered in 10 straight games, the longest current streak among Atlantic League teams . . . High Point’s five-run second inning matched their highest output in any inning this season . . . Longhi went nine-for-13 in the Charleston series, a .692 batting average . . . The Rockers out-homered Charleston 15-8 in the six-game series . . . Longhi’s four-hit day on Sunday was his first as a Rocker since going five-for-six vs. Lexington on May 15, 2025.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The High Point Rockers and the Charleston Dirty Birds were tied 3-3 after three innings but the Rockers were held scoreless the rest of the way and Charleston hit a pair of home runs to take a 6-3 decision on Saturday night at GoMart Park.

The Rockers fall to 19-28 on the year while Charleston upped its record to 16-31.

Charleston took a 3-0 lead in the first inning, touching Rockers starter Ben Wereski (L, 0-1) for the first runs he has allowed this season. After Wereski hit lead-off hitter Shawon Dunston, Jr. with a pitch, Narciso Crook doubled him home for a 1-0 Dirty Birds advantage. A single by Carlos De La Cruz plated Crook and after De La Cruz stole second, Jhon Nunez delivered an RBI single for a 3-0 lead.

High Point plated three runs in the top of the third to tie the game 3-3. Patrick Sanchez led off the inning with a double off Charleston starter Keyvius Sampson. Following a walk to Ivan Melendez, Luke Napleton belted a two-out homer to right that knotted the game.

However, that was all the scoring the Rockers could muster on the night.

Charleston second baseman Jaylen Smith hit a solo homer off Wereski leading off the third for a 4-3 lead. Wereski would go four innings, allowing five hits and four runs while walking one and striking out six. Sampson (W, 2-3) allowed four hits and three runs over his six innings with eight strikeouts and two walks.

Neither team was able to score between the fourth and seventh innings. High Point’s lone baserunner after the third came when Max Viera singled to lead-off the sixth but he was immediately erased with a 4-6-3 double play.

With Charleston holding a 4-3 lead in the eighth, Dirty Birds shortstop Wendell Rijo hit a two-run homer to extend the lead to 6-3.

The Rockers were held to five hits with Napleton’s home run and three RBI leading the offense.

Game six of the series is slated for a 12:34 p.m. start on Sunday at GoMart Park. Rocker fans can follow the action on DugoutTV.org or listen to the audio broadcast on the free MixLR app.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The Charleston Dirty Birds survived a late rally from the High Point Rockers to take game three of the six-game series 7-6 Thursday night at GoMart Ballpark.

Trailing 7-2 in the eighth, the Rockers rallied for four runs, all with two outs, to pull to within one run. But Lance Lusk came out of the bullpen and retired Ivan Melendez on a called third strike with the bases loaded.

The loss puts the Rockers at 19-26 on the year while Charleston stands at 14-31.

For the second straight night, Melendez launched a home run to left in his first at-bat of the game, putting the Rockers up 1-0 in the top of the second. But Charleston answered back in the bottom half of the second when Carlos De La Cruz doubled and would score on a sac fly from Jhon Nunez to tie the game at 1-1.

Narciso Crook homered leading off the bottom of the fourth off Rockers starter Justin Jarvis (L, 0-1) to put the Dirty Birds ahead 2-1. The lead grew to 3-1 when Yassel Pino doubled and scored on a single by C.C. Randolph.

Nick Longhi hit a solo shot with one out in the sixth to cut High Point’s deficit to 3-2.

But the Dirty Birds rallied to score three times in the bottom of the sixth off reliever Daniel Blair. De La Cruz led off the frame with a double before Pino blasted a two-run homer. Randolph followed with a solo shot for a 6-3 Charleston advantage. De La Cruz extended the lead to 7-2 with an RBI single in the seventh.

The Rockers rallied for four runs in the eighth to close the margin to 7-6. Ryan McCarthy led off with a double and Luke Napleton and Longhi followed with singles to load the bases. After Riskiel Tineo struck out Max Viera and Braxton Davidson, Bryson Parks and Patrick Sanchez hit RBI singles before DJ Burt hit a two-run single.

The Rockers were able to put a man on base in the top of the ninth but Davidson flew out to the warning track in center to end the game.

Charleston starter Jordan Jackson (W, 5-3) went six innings nd allowed six hits and two runs while walking four and striking out four. Jarvis, in his first start as a Rocker, went four innings, allowing five hits and three runs while striking out two and not allowing a walk.

Melendez was two-for-five on the night with one RBI. Burt finished with three hits for the Rockers while Sanchez and Longhi each had a pair of hits. De La Cruz led the Dirty Birds with three hits.

Game four of the series is slated for a 6:35 p.m. start on Friday at GoMart Park. High Point will send RHP Yuhi Sako (2-4, 5.71) to the mound to face Charleston RHP Keyvious Sampson (0-3, 7.12). Rocker fans can follow the action on DugoutTV.org or listen to the audio broadcast on the free MixLR app.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – When High Point Rockers manager Jamie Keefe signed infielder Ivan Melendez on Tuesday, he knew he was getting a potential impact player.

How much of an impact Melendez could make became obvious on Wednesday night as the former consensus college player of the year at the University of Texas collected four hits including two doubles and two home runs and drove in five runs in leading the Rockers to an 11-4 win over the Charleston Dirty Birds night at GoMart Park.

Melendez, who started at third base, stoked the Rockers to a 1-0 lead in the second inning when the clean-up hitter hit the second pitch he saw out of the park to left. After adding a lead-off double off the wall in the fourth, Melendez hit another double in the fifth, one of three straight doubles by the Rockers in a four-run fifth inning. He finished with a three-run homer in the eighth.

David Hess (W, 3-3) went five innings, allowing five hits and two runs while walking one and striking out five.

Not to be lost in Melendez’s debut, Ryan McCarthy collected two hits and drove in three runs for the Rockers who pounded out 11 hits on the night.

Also making his professional debut on Wednesday is former Georgia Tech hurler Caden Spivey who closed out the game with a one-two-three inning in the ninth inning.

The Rockers are now 19-25 on the season while Charleston falls to 13-31.

Melendez was the second round pick of the Arizona Diamondbacks and had reached Class AAA level last year. He had been playing in Veracruz in the Mexican League until recently. In 2022, the El Paso, Texas native won the Dick Howser Trophy and received national player of the year honors from Baseball America, DI Baseball, Collegiate Baseball and the American Baseball Coaches Association.

“It took us a while to get him here but he’s the guy we wanted,” said Keefe. “He is fun to watch. Has a very professional approach to hitting. And, most importantly, he’s happy to be here. He fits right in with the guys.”

The same two teams will play the third game of the six-game series on Wednesday at 6:35 p.m. at GoMart Park. Rocker fans can follow the action on DugoutTV.org or on the free audio app MixLR.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – In a back-and-forth contest, it was the Charleston Dirty Birds that got in the final shot, scoring five runs in the eighth inning to take a 12-9 win over the High Point Rockers in the first game of a six-game series at GoMart Park on Tuesday night.

The Rockers held an 8-7 lead going into the bottom of the eighth inning but surrendered five runs on three hits and two errors as the Dirty Birds took a 12-8 lead. The Rockers rallied for a run in the ninth that led to the 12-9 final.

High Point’s Ryan McCarthy had three hits including two home runs, scored four runs and drove home five to lead the Rockers offense. Center fielder Bryson Parks set a club record by getting hit by a pitch three times.

The Rockers are now 18-25 on the season while Charleston snapped a nine-game losing streak to improve to 13-30.

High Point took a 2-0 lead in the top of the first when McCarthy drew a two-out walk and Luke Napleton delivered a two-run homer. Charleston tied the game in its half of the first, drawing a pair of walks from High Point starter Matt Solter before Carlos De La Cruz delivered a two-run single to left.

The Dirty Birds then put up three more runs in the bottom of the second to take a 5-2 advantage. After a one-out double by Wendell Rijo, Solter walked Shawon Dunston, Jr. then allowed an RBI single to Jaylen Smith. Narciso Crook followed with a two-run single.

McCarthy’s two-run homer in the fourth drove in D.J. Burt ahead of him and pulled the Rockers within one at 5-4.

The Dirty Birds added a run in the bottom of the fifth on an RBI single from Demetrius Moorer to extend the lead to 6-4.

McCarthy’s two-out solo shot to left cut Charleston’s lead to 6-5. Charleston’s Narciso Crook blooped a single to right in the sixth to score Demetrius Moorer to again make it a two-run game at 7-5.

In the top of the eighth, A walk to pinch-hitter Braxton Davidson and a single by Burt put two men on before McCarthy plated both runners with a double. Nick Longhi then beat out an infield single as McCarthy scored to give the Rockers an 8-7 lead.

Reliever Alec Barger allowed a walk and three hits and Charleston’s offense was aided by a pair of Rocker errors as the Dirty Birds plated five runs in the bottom of the eighth, just two of the runs earned.

Longhi finished the night with three hits as the Rockers out-hit Charleston 12-11.

Game two of the series is slated for 6:35 p.m. Wednesday night at GoMart Park. High Point will send righty David Hess (2-3, 4.96) to the mound to face Charleston righty Jordan Jackson (4-3, 4.72). Rocker fans can follow the action on DugoutTV.org or listen to the audio broadcast on the free MixLR app on their mobile device.

NOTES: The Rockers signed 1B/3B Ivan Melendez on Tuesday. A former second round pick of the Arizona Diamondbacks, Melendez was the consensus national collegiate player of the year in 2022 . . . The Rockers also added recent Georgia Tech reliever RHP Caden Spivey . . . SS Aidan Brewer and OF Chase Nixon were each placed on the seven day injured list.