LEXINGTON, Ky. (August 3, 2025)– Alex Dickerson hit two home runs, collected four hits and drove in four runs as the High Point Rockers won the series finale from the Lexington Legends 8-3 on Sunday afternoon at Legends Field.

Dickerson hit a solo homer in the fifth inning and added a two-run shot in the top of the ninth to lead the Rockers offense that finished the day with 13 hits.

The Rockers improved to 13-11 in the second half, 2.5 games behind South Division-leading Lexington at 15-8. High Point, at 54-33 for the season, continues to hold the best overall record in the Atlantic League.

Ben Aklinski staked the Rockers to a 1-0 with a first inning home run, his fourth of the series and his seventh in the last 12 games.

The Rockers grew the lead to 2-0 in the third when Luis Gonzalez singled with one out, stole second and moved to third on an errant throw by catcher Jerry Huntzinger. Aklinski grounded to short and Andy Atwood was credited with an error that allowed Gonzalez to score from third.

The Legends loaded the bases in the bottom of the third against High Point starter Ben Wereski. Wereski then struck out Xane Washington and Brady Whalen grounded back to the mound as Wereski tossed to catcher Chris Brady for the force out at home. Wereski then escaped unscathed by striking out Curtis Terry looking for the third out.

The Rockers then loaded the bases against Lexington starter Ben Ferrer (L, 2-3) on three consecutive singles by Dickerson, Max Viera and D.J. Burt. Carlos Amezquita hit a slow chopper to third and Brady Whalen was unable to make the throw as Dickerson scored for a 3-0 High Point lead.

Dickerson’s 11^th homer of the season, a solo shot off Ferrer in the top of the fifth, pushed the Rockers to a 4-0 lead.

Lexington reached the scoreboard in the fifth when Garret Pike drew a walk and scored on a double by E.J. Cumbo, sliding under the tag from Brady. Whalen then blooped a single to left that scored Cumbo to make it a 4-2 game. Curtis Terry followed with a ground rule double to left, moving Whalen to third.

The Rockers then called on Scott Rouse (W, 1-1) out of the bullpen who struck out Pedro Gonzalez to end the threat and leave the Rockers with a 4-2 lead.

In the top of the seventh, Drew Mendoza and Braxton Davidson led off the inning with back-to-back doubles to give the Rockers a 5-2 lead.

High Point added three insurance runs in the top of the ninth off reliever Christian Edwards when Mendoza singled and Dickerson added his second homer of the day to put the Rockers up 7-2. Viera then drew a walk, Davidson singled to center to move Viera to third, and Burt grounded into a 6-3 double play to score Viera for an 8-2 lead.

Atwood led off the ninth with a solo homer off Daniel Blair to account for the 9-3 final.

Dickerson on the day was 4-for-5 with three runs scored and four RBI. Davidson added two hits including a double. Pedro Gonzalez led the Legends with a pair of hits.

Rouse earned the win with 2.1 innings of hitless relief with two strikeouts. Wereski struck out five in his 4.2 innings of work while allowing six hits and one walk.

The  Rockers will travel back from Lexington following the game and prepare to open a six-game homestand with the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs. Tuesday’s first pitch is slated for 6:35 p.m. at Truist Point on Senior Citizen’s Night as all Rocker fans 60 and over receive free admission by showing their ID at the box office.

LEXINGTON, Ky, – The High Point Rockers unleashed a series-worth of offensive frustration in beating the Lexington Legends 13-2 on Friday night at Legends Field.

Having dropped the first three games of the six-game series, High Point broke out the bats on Friday, banging out 12 hits including a grand slam and six RBI from Braxton Davidson and a pair of solo shots from Ben Aklinski.

The Rockers improved to 53-32 on the season and 12-10 in the second half, pulling to within 2.5 games of first place Lexington (14-7).

Aklisnki started the Rockers scoring with a solo homer in the first for an early 1-0 lead.

The Rockers opened the third with Luis Gonzalez driving a single to right and Aklinski drawing a walk. Drew Mendoza put the Rockers up 2-0 when he singled to right to score Gonzalez from second with Aklinski moving to third. Alex Dickerson then grounded into a 6-4-3 double play with Aklinski crossing the plate for a 3-0 Rockers advantage.

The Rockers scored five times in the fifth, highlighted by Davidson’s grand slam and Burt scoring on a wild pitch to grow an 8-0 lead. High Point tacked on another four runs in the sixth including RBI singles by Gonzalez and Dickerson, a run-scoring double by Max Viera and an RBI double from Davidson.

Jonah Scolaro (W, 3-3) allowed just four hits over his six innings of work without allowing a walk and striking out four. Scolaro was ejected by the home plate umpire following the sixth inning. Scolaro allowed a run in the sixth when jerry Huntzinger doubled and scored on a single by Paul Winland.

David Hess came on in the seventh and allowed a solo homer to Pedro Gonzalez as Lexington climbed back to trail 12-2.  Hess earned his first save of the season by pitching the final three innings. He walked two and struck out three while allowing three hits and one run.

Aklinski led off the eighth with another solo homer, his 24^th of the season and the 124^th of his Atlantic League. He moved into a tie for fifth place in ALPB history with 124 homers.

High Point tacked on a pair of runs in the ninth on an RBI double by Burt and a run-scoring single from Gonzalez

 

 

 

Lexington starter Wilton Castillo (L, 5-8) gave up four hits and seven runs, hindered by five walks. Hollis Fanning allowed four hits and four runs in his one inning of work.

Gonzalez finished with three hits while Aklinski, Davidson and Burt each had two. Davidson finished the night with six RBI.

Game five of the series is slated for a 7 p.m. start on Saturday at Legends Field. The Rockers will send RHP Mike Devine (1-0, 4.40) to the mound to face Lexington RHP Dustin Beggs (3-0, 3.94). Rocker fans can catch all the action on FLOBASEBALL.TV and on the MixLR app.

 

NOTES: Davidson’s home run was the 10^th of the season for the Rockers, extending the club season record. The all-time minor league record for team grand slams in a season is 14 by the Albuquerque Isotopes in 2022. The MLB record is also 14, shared by the 2006 Cleveland Indians and the 2000 Oakland A’s . . . With two homers tonight, Aklinski now has 96 homers as a Rocker and 124 for his ALPB career which includes the 2021 season with Lexington . . . He is tied for fifth in the Atlantic League in career homers with Josh Pressley (Somerset/Sugar Land, 2007-13) and Telvin Nash (York/Charleston, 2015-23).

LEXINGTON, Ky. – The High Point Rockers dropped a second straight game to South Division leader Lexington, falling 6-3 on Wednesday night at Legends Field.

Aidan Brewer hit a pair of home runs for the Rockers, his first multi-homer game of the season.

The Legends now hold a 2.5 game lead over the Rockers in the Atlantic League’s second half race for the South Division. High Point (11-9) has dropped three straight games while the Legends (13-6) are winners of four straight.

Lexington used a pair of walks and a single to load the bases in the first off Rockers starter Brandon Backman (L, 2-1). Xane Washington reached on a fielder’s choice, allowing a run to score and staking the Legends to a 1-0 lead.

Brewer’s first homer of the night, a solo shot with one out in the third knotted the game at 1-1. Brady Whalen answered with a solo homer of his own in the bottom of the third to put the Legends back in front, 2-1.

Lexington scored three times in the fifth to take a 5-1 lead. Curtis Terry delivered a two-run double and Brian Fuentes added an RBI single.

Alex Dickerson singled home Carlos Amezquita with a run in the sixth to pull the Rockers to 6-2. Brewer then homered for the second time in the seventh to make it a 6-3 game.

Lexington starter Patrick Wicklander (W, 9-5) went six innings and surrendered six hits while not allowing a walk and striking out one. Jimmy Loper (S, 3) pitched the final two innings and fanned four.

Backman allowed eight hits over his 4.1 innings with two walks and six strikeouts.

High Point had seven hits on the night, two each from Brewer and Dickinson.

Game three of the six-game series will take place on Thursday at 6:45 p.m. at Legends Field. Rockers fans can catch all the action on FLOBASEBALL.TV and on the MixLR app.

High Point’s next home game is slated for Tuesday, August 5 when the Rockers start a six-game homestand against the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs.

 

NOTES: The Rockers placed LHP Sam Clay on the injured list Wednesday and activated C Chris Brady from the inactive list . . . RF Luis Gonzalez, who left Tuesday’s game in the first inning after being hit by a pitch, did not play on Wednesday . . . Thursday’s pitching match-up has the Rockers sending RHP Fin Del Bonta-Smith (0-1, 2.36) to the hell to face RHP Colton Eastman (7-5, 5.50).

HIGH POINT, N.C. – Drew Mendoza drove in three runs and the High Point pitching staff held the Gastonia Ghost Peppers to five hits as the Rockers opened a three-game series with a 9-3 win on Friday night at Truist Point.

Jonah Scolaro (W, 4-4) went six innings and allowed just three hits while walking two and striking out five. Gabe Klobosits threw a pair of hitless innings in the seventh and eighth while newcomer Sam Clay made his Rockers appearance, allowing a single run in the ninth.

The Rockers jumped on the Ghost Peppers right from the start. Ben Aklinski followed Luis Gonzalez’s lead-off single with a homer to left, his 21^st of the year. When Drew Mendoza made it back-to-back homers with his 14^th of the year, the Rockers held a 3-0 lead after one.

Gastonia got a pair of runs back in the top of the third. Ethan Skender drew a walk to start the inning off Scolaro and Jake Meyer followed with a double to put runners at second and third. Nate Scantlin delivered a sac fly to score one and Jack Reinheimer’s double to center plated a second run, drawing the Ghost Peppers to within one at 3-2.

High Point grew its lead to 5-2 in the fourth when Gastonia starter Ljay Newsome  (L, 1-2) issued a lead-off walk to Braxton Davidson. Aidan Brewer then hit a sinking line drive to center that turned into his eighth homer of the year and his second inside-the-park job of the season.

The Rockers finished their scoring with a four-run sixth inning. Mendoza singled home two more runs and Alex Dickerson picked up an RBI as well.

High Point pitchers retired 13 straight Ghost Peppers from the fourth through eighth innings.

Gastonia scored in the ninth when Cole Roederer and Justin Wylie greeted Clay with singles. A fielder’s choice moved Roederer to third and he scored on a sac fly from Carter Aldrete before Clay struck out Skender to end the game.

Rockers pitchers struck out 10 batters while the High Point offense managed 10 hits with Gonzalez, Aklinski, Mendoza and Max Viera each collecting a pair.

Game two of the series is slated for a 6:35 p.m. start on Saturday at Truist Point. Rockers fans can catch all the action on FLOBASEBALL.TV and on the MixLR app.

NOTES: Rockers are 16-9 this season vs. Gastonia . . . This series marks the last time the two in-state rivals will meet during the regular season.