HIGH POINT, N.C. –The High Point Rockers announced a full slate of promotions and activities for the upcoming holiday weekend highlighted by a July 3^rd Fireworks Spectacular at Truist Point.  The Rockers will be at home against the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Game times on Friday and Saturday are set for 6:35 p.m. while Sunday’s contest will start at 6:05 p.m.

FRIDAY, JULY 1 – FIREWORKS FRIDAY

Southern Maryland Blue Crabs – 6:35 p.m./Gates open at 6:00 p.m.

Kickoff the holiday weekend with spectacular fireworks after the game at Truist Point.  Like every Friday, fans can watch the festivities from the field.

SATURDAY, JULY 2 – MILITARY APPRECIATION NIGHT

Southern Maryland Blue Crabs – 6:35 p.m./Gates open at 5:45 p.m.

Current and former service members will receive 50% off their ENTIRE ticket order with a valid military ID.  Bring the family and enjoy a great ticket deal sponsored by Rixster’s Grill!  Fans can also enjoy a pre-game performance by the U.S. Army 20^th band.

The Rockers will be wearing a limited-edition military-style jersey that will be auctioned off to benefit Triad Honor Flight

SUNDAY, JULY 3 – INDEPENDENCE DAY FIREWORKS

Southern Maryland Blue Crabs – 6:05 p.m./Gates open at 5:00 p.m.

Start celebrating July 4^th early with fireworks on July 3^rd and watch it from the field after the Rockers game, sponsored by Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist!  Also, fans will receive a pair of 3D glasses to make the fireworks even more spectacular!   A special advance ticket “Family Deal” is available for July 3^rd with four tickets for only $28.

Tickets for any High Point Rockers game can be purchased online at HighPointRockers.com or by calling the Rockers at (336) 888-1000. The Rockers’ Box Office at 301 Gatewood Avenue in High Point is open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m.

HIGH POINT, N.C. – The High Point Rockers tied a franchise record by scoring 18 runs during an 18-7 win over the Lexington Legends on Sunday afternoon at Truist Point.

The Rockers scored their 18 runs on 18 hits including three doubles and three home runs.  Ben Aklinski went 4-for-6 with two runs scored, a home run and a game-high four RBI. Zander Wiel had a pair of doubles and two RBI while Jay Gonzalez and Mike Gulino each had three hits and three runs scored.

The win moves the Rockers to 34-25 on the season, 6.5 games behind Gastonia which is 40-18. The Honey Hunters have a magic number of one to clinch at least a share of the first half South pennant.

Jonah Scolaro (W, 2-1) started for the Rockers and gave up a run in the first before gaining a pair of strikeouts to escape the inning.  Aklinksi tied the game in the bottom of the first with a solo homer.

Lexington took a 3-1 lead in the third but the Rockers opened things up with a five-run fourth inning. Aklinski had a two-run single but a Lexington fielding error led to a pair of unearned High Point runs.

“Jonah battled out there today but he got those strikeouts when he really needed them,” said Rockers manager Jamie Keefe. “We’re swinging the bats better than we have in a long time. This was a great series for us. We needed three good games.”

Scolaro went five innings and allowed four hits and three runs while striking out four. Nathan Bates came on in the sixth and allowed five hits and three runs in two-thirds of an inning as Lexington closed the margin to 6-5 before lefty Bryce Hensley relieved and used just one pitch to escape the jam. He then pitched a shutout inning in the seventh and Adam Choplick did the same in the eighth. Centerfielder Johnny Field gave up a run on a hit and three walks in the ninth.

The Rockers cracked the game open with an eight-run outburst in the bottom of the sixth. Downs and Wiel each had an RBI double while Tyler Ladendorf and Giovanny Alfonzo each hit three-run homers in the frame.

Aklinski credited the Rockers sweep of the Legends to being at home.

“(The) West Virginia (series) took a lot out of us,” said Aklinski. “Then we had a long travel day up to Long Island. Winning the first game of this series gut us excited.”

The Rockers will enjoy an off-day on Monday before starting a 13-day stretch of playing every day. High Point will travel to Chareston for a three-game series starting Tuesday and will be back at Truist Point on Friday for a holiday weekend series with Southern Maryland.

HIGH POINT, N.C. – The High Point Rockers regained their offensive stroke in knocking 12 hits in a 13-5 win over the Lexington Legends on Saturday night at Truist Point. The Rockers used a five-run fifth inning to break-up a one-run game before cruising home to the victory.

High Point’s Michael Matinez had a pair of hits including a three-run homer while Jerry Downs and Adam Taylor each added a two-run single.

The Rockers were scoring runs almost from the first pitch of the game, tallying a pair of runs in each of the first three innings. Lexington starter Daniel Corcino (L, 2-6) walked the first two batters of the game and after Johnny Field moved to third on a fly ball to right by Jerry Downs, scored on a wild pitch. Michael Martinez then singled home Ben Aklinski, the first of four RBI on the night for Martinez.

Lexington scored a run in the second on back-to-back doubles by Blake Swihart and Cesar Cuevas. The Rockers’ two runs in the second came on an RBI single by Zander Wiel and on a fielding error by the Legends.  In the third, Jerry Downs singled with the base loaded to bring in both runs.

The Legends scored a pair in the top of the third on RBI singles by Phillip Ervin and Montrell Marshall.

Lexington was able to close to 6-5 in the top of the fourth when High Point starter Austin Glorius walked the bases full to start the frame before being relieved by Kyle Mott. An error by catcher Dakota Mulcay on a swinging bunt led to one run and a wild pitch plated the other score.

The Rockers blew up for six runs in the fifth inning with Adam Taylor collecting a pinch two-run single and a three-run homer by Martinez. High Point’s final run scored in the sixth when Mulcay collected his first professional hit, a double to right-center, and scored on a sac fly by Field.

Mott (W, 1-0) went two innings and did not allow a hit while walking one and striking out four to get the win. The Rockers relievers, Mott, Joe Johnson, Adam Choplick and John Hayes, struck out eight Legends over the final four innings.

The Rockers improved to 33-25 overall on the season. Gastonia swept a doubleheader from Southern Maryland to move their record to 40-17 with nine games remaining in the first half.

High Point and Lexington will conclude their three-game series on Sunday at 4:05 p.m. at Truist Point.

HIGH POINT, N.C. – Quincy Latimore hit a solo homer and a sacrifice fly to account for all of the High Point Rockers’ runs in a 2-1 win over the Lexington Legends on Friday night in front of 2,801 fans at Truist Point.

Latimore blasted a solo homer leading off the seventh inning to tie the game at 1-1. With the bases loaded and one out in the bottom of the eighth, Latimore lifted a long fly to right field that was caught near the wall by Phillip Ervin. Johnny Field was able to score from third but Ervin’s throw, relayed to the plate by Tillman Pugh, was in time to cut down Ben Aklinski who was trying to score from second.

The late fireworks were a direct contrast to the first six innings which was a classic pitcher’s duel between High Point starter Craig Stem and Lexington’s J.J. Hoover. Neither pitched allowed a run through the first six innings with Hoover yielding just one hit and Stem being touched for only two safeties.

That changed when Isaias Tejeda led off the top of the seventh with a solo homer to left to put the Legends up 1-0. The inning ended on a 6-4-3 double play, the third twin-killing of the night for High Point.

Latimore matched Tejeda’s feat by leading off the bottom of the seventh with a solo shot to right-center. Hoover was able to get through the rest of the inning with no further damage.

Stem set down the Legends in order in the eighth, striking out Manuel Geraldo and Boog Powell.

Tied at 1-1, Field led off the bottom of the eighth and Aklinski followed, both singling through the hole at shortstop. After a walk to Jerry Downs, the Legends brought in reliever Jalen Miller from the pen. He struck out Zander Wiel for the first out before Latimore’s sac fly resulted in a Rockers run and the final two outs of the inning.

“I got the exact same pitch (on both hits) and took them both the opposite way,” said Latimore.

“There’s nothing better than seeing Quincy rounding the bases with that big smile of his,” said Rockers manager Jamie Keefe. “We’ve been together a long time and we needed that tonight.

“The energy in here tonight was unbelievable,” said Keefe. “After an 11-hour bus ride (back from Thursday night’s game at Long Island), we couldn’t ask for more than what the fans gave us tonight.

“Stemmer threw the ball great,” continued Keefe.  “The last 19 games have been really hard (3-16 record). But tonight we put the ball in play and kept the walks down and Stemmer did a great job. Lexington can really swing the bats and when (Stem) has his two-seam (fastball) moving, he can play with them.”

Stem (W, 1-2) struck out five over his eight innings of work, allowed just four hits and walked three. Hoover (L, 2-6) went seven innings and struck out eight with four walks while allowing five hits and both High Point runs. Ryan Dull (S, 2) pitched a 1-2-3 inning in the ninth with a pair of strikeouts to earn his second save of the year.

High Point is now 32-25 on the year while South Division-leading Gastonia was rained out at Southern Maryland on Friday and remains 38-17 with 11 games left in the first half.

High Point and Lexington will play the second game of their three-game series on Saturday t 6:35 p.m. at Truist Point.

CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. – The High Point Rockers and Long Island Ducks split a doubleheader on Thursday night at Fairfield Properties Ballpark. The Ducks took the opening game 5-1 while  the Rockers bounced back to claim the nightcap 2-1.

The Rockers are now 31-25 on the season and trail Gastonia (38-17) by 7.5 games in the Atlantic League’s South Division. Southern Maryland clinched  a share of the North Division pennant with a 12-3 win at Staten Island on Tuesday.

The Rockers were trailing 1-0 in the sixth inning of the nightcap when they put together the game-winning rally. Johnny Field led off with a single and Ben Aklinski followed with a walk against Long Island righty Scott Harkin (L, 4-5). Zander Wiel doubled to right field to score Field and move Aklinski to third. Quincy Latimore’s sac fly to left scored Aklinski with the go-ahead run.

High Point starter Ivan Pineyro (W, 1-0) went five innings and held the Ducks to four hits on two walks while striking out six. Long Island’s lone run came in the second inning when Rusney Castillo walked, advanced to second on a single by Joe DeCarlo and scored on a single by Vladimir Frias.

Bryce Hensley pitched a three-up, three-down sixth and Ryan Dull (S, 1) earned his first save of the year with a 1-2-3 seventh inning.

In the opener, the Rockers sent recent signee Nick Evangelista (L, 0-1) to the mound. The South Jersey native, who pitched this spring at Fairleigh Dickinson University as a graduate student, gave a solid showing for his professional debut. He allowed only three hits over 5.1 innings and walked one and struck out one. Evangelist allowed a run in the first on a single by L.J. Mazzilli who would score on a sac fly.

DeCarlo hit a solo homer leading off the fifth to give the Ducks a 2-0 lead. Evangelista departed after hitting Long Island’s Deven Marrero with a pitch in the sixth. Adam Choplick came on in relief and allowed an RBI double to Sam Travis and a two-run homer to Deibinson Romero.

The Rockers tallied their lone run in the seventh when Giovanny Alfonzo singled, moved to third on a double by Mike Gulino and scored on a ground out by Michael Russell.

Long Island’s Stephen Tarpley (W, 2-3) tossed five innings for the Ducks and allowed four hits and two walks while striking out three. Nick Goody (S, 2) struck out three in his two innings of work.

The Rockers will return home and host the Lexington Legends on Friday night at 6:35 p.m. at Truist Point. Following the game, the Rockers will have a fireworks show with fans allowed to watch from the field.

CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. – The Long Island Ducks scored in each of the first five innings on Tuesday night in dropping the High Point Rockers 9-7 at Fairfield Properties Ballpark. But the Rockers didn’t go down without a fight, scoring four times in the top of the ninth and putting the tying run in the on-deck circle.

The loss leaves the Rockers at 30-24 on the season and 7.5 games behind South Division-leading Gastonia (37-16).

The Rockers were trailing 9-3 heading into the ninth when Johnny Field led off with a pinch-single and moved to second on a wild pitch. Mike Gulino drew a walk and  Logan Morrison singled to left to score Field to bring the Rockers to within five at 9-4. Zander Wiel then stroked a massive blast to left field for his second homer of the night and 13^th of the year to pull the Rockers to within two runs at 9-7. But Long Island reliever Cody Beckman struck aout Quincy Latimore to end the threat.

The Ducks scored single runs in each of the first two innings off High Point starter Jonah Scolaro (L, 1-1) before touching the rookie lefthander for a pair of runs in the third.

Wiel blasted a solo homer leading off the fourth inning to make it a 4-1 game.

Scolaro started the fourth inning but left the game with the bases loaded and nobody out. John Hayes replaced Scolaro and all three inherited runners scored to give the Ducks a 7-1 lead.

The Rockers cut the deficit to 7-3 in the fifth on RBI singles by Morrison and Ben Aklinski.

Long Island tacked on two more runs in the fifth when the first two hitters reached on infield errors. L.J. Mazzilli then delivered an RBI single and a passed ball allowed the second run to score.

Joe Iorio (W, 6-1) earned the win for Long Island with five innings of work, allowing five hits and three runs.

High Point and Long Island will meet in game two of the three-game series at 6:35 p.m. on Wednesday at Fairfield Properties Ballpark.