HIGH POINT, N.C. – Ben Wereski of the High Point Rockers has had his contract purchased by the Cincinnati Reds on Friday. The signing comes just two days after Wereski struck out 11 batters and allowed just two hits in a 5-2 win over the Charleston Dirty Birds on Wednesday night.

Wereski, 28, was in his second season with the Rockers and was 2-1 with a 2.18 ERA in eight starts this season. In his two seasons in High Point, he was 6-5 with a 3.17 ERA and 111 strikeouts and just 29 walks in 88 innings.

A native of Orchard Park, N.Y., Wereski pitched for three seasons at Columbia before finishing his career with a 6-2 record at Rutgers in 2021 and leading the Big 10 in WHIP (walks/hits per inning).

Wereski becomes the ninth Rocker to have their contract acquired this season and the 58^th all-time since the team’s inception in 2019. Eight Rockers have gone on to play in the Major Leagues including three this season in RHP Huascar Brazoban, LHP Brandon Leibrandt and RHP Ryan Weiss.

The Rockers will host postgame fireworks shows on both Friday, July 3 and Saturday, July 4 as they host the Lexington Legends at Truist Point. Game time each night is 6:35 p.m.

HIGH POINT, N.C. – The High Point Rockers will host the two largest fireworks shows in Truist Point history on July 3-4 as America celebrates its 250^th anniversary. Both games will start at 6:35 p.m. and tickets are available now at the High Point Rockers Box Office and online at HighPointRockers.com. Gates will open at 5:30 p.m. each day and fans will be treated to a special performance by the 208^th U.S. Army band on July 4.

Following the Rockers games with the Lexington Legends on both July 3 and July 4, fans will be entertained by extended fireworks shows that they can watch from the field at Truist Point.

A regular feature of the Rockers’ July 4 celebration, fans have flocked to Truist Point, filling every available seat with over 4,000 in attendance in each of the past two seasons.

Tickets for both Rockers contests start at $12 for bleacher seats but fans can take advantage of a special ticket offer of four standard box seat tickets for just $40 by purchasing through the website at HighPointRockers.com. Use the promo code PLAYBALL for the discount.

Home plate box seats are available for $20 and infield box seats at $15.00. Catalyst Club seats are still available at $55.

The Rockers begin a six-game homestand on Tuesday, June 30 as they host the Charleston Dirty Birds for three games before the Legends come to town starting July 3 and running through Sunday, July 5.

HIGH POINT, N.C. – Max Viera, a valuable utility player for the High Point Rockers, has had his contract purchased by the Toronto Blue Jays organization.

Viera had played in 44 of High Point’s 48 games this season, earning starts at second base, third base, DH as well as in right, left and center field. He was hitting .252 with four home runs and 21 RBI this season.

Viera, 25, joined the Rockers prior to spring training in 2025. He was the Opening Day DH as a rookie and went on to hit .261 with five homers and 53 RBI in 95 games. Following the season, he was playing with Great Britain in a World Baseball Classic qualifier tournament.

In 2026, Viera was among the most consistent hitters on the club. He had a four-hit game against York on May 5 and had a pair of home runs at Lancaster on May 12.

Viera is the eighth Rocker player this year to have his contract purchased by an MLB team or international league and just the second infielder, joining Murphy Stehly who was acquired by the Minnesota Twins in late April.

Since their formation in 2019, the Rockers have had 57 player contracts purchased with eight of those players going on to appear in a Major League game. In 2026, three former Rockers have pitched in the Majors including Huascar Brazoban with the Mets, Brandon Leibrandt with the Reds and Ryan Weiss with the Astros.

The Rockers open a six-game homestand tonight (June 16) against the Lexington Legends at 6:35 p.m. It will be Frank Night at Truist Point with every fan with a mustache, real or not, receiving free admission in honor of the Rockers mustachioed pitching coach, Frank Viola.

HIGH POINT, N.C. – Two more High Point Rocker players have had their contracts purchased, one by an MLB organization and the other by an international league.

Richt-handed reliever Zach Vennaro will be joining the Minnesota Twins organization while right-handed starter Fin Del Bonta-Smith has been acquired by the Saraperos de Saltillo in the Mexican League.

Vennaro , 29, is in his third season with the Rockers as a hard-throwing reliever. In 92 appearances in his Rockers career, he has struck out 119 batters in 87.2 innings pitched. Vennaro has a career record of 1-3 with four saves.

Vennaro is expected to join the Class AA Wichita Wind Surge of the Texas League.

Del Bonta-Smith, 29, is in his second year with the Rockers as a starter and has a 3-6 record with a 4.08 ERA. He has 62 strikeouts in 92.2 innings with just 19 walks. Del Bonta-Smith will join the Saraperos de Saltillo. A sarapero is a weaver of shawls, the major industry in Saltillo which is located 188 miles south of Laredo, Texas.

The Rockers have now had seven player contracts purchased by MLB teams or international leagues this season and 56 since the club was founded in 2019.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The High Point Rockers unleashed an 11 hit attack in winning its second straight game over the Charleston Dirty Birds, 9-3 in a matinee at GoMart Park.

Right fielder Ryan McCarthy drove in three runs with an RBI single and a two-run homer, giving him eight RBI in his first four games as a Rocker since being acquired in a trade with the Lexington Legends.

The Rockers, winners of three straight, improve to 15-17 while Charleston dropped its eighth straight game and is now 11-21.

The Rockers sent lefty Ben Wereski to the mound to start the game. It was Wereski’s first outing since suffering an injury on opening day. Under a strict pitch count limit, Wereski threw 28 pitches and retired seven of the eight men he faced with one walk and a pair of strikeouts while not allowing a hit.

Righty Matt Colucci came on in the third with a 2-0 lead and allowed a solo homer to Jaylen Smith.

The Rockers scored their first run in the top of the first when Max Viera walked and eventually scored on a throwing error by Charleston. The lead grew to 2-0 in the second when Anthony Servideo walked and scored on an RBI single from Viera.

High Point tallied five times in the fourth inning and chased starter Keyvius Sampson (L,0-3). Servideo tripled home one run, Patrick Sanchez and McCarthy each contributed an RBI single and Ethan Skender drove home two with a single.

The lead grew to 9-3 in the sixth on McCarthy’s two run homer, his third homer in four games as a Rocker.

Brayden Matthews (W, 1-0) earned the win, hurling three shutout innings and allowing just three hits while striking out one. Colucci allowed seven hits and three runs over his four innings of work with three walks and a pair of strikeouts.

McCarthy finished the day three-for-five while Parks and Skender each collected a pair of hits.

The Rockers will play the series finale on Thursday night at 6:35 p.m. at GoMart Ballpark.  The Rockers will send righty Matt Solter (1-5, 9.51) to the mound to face Charleston lefty Marlin Willis, Jr. (0-1, 5.06). Rocker fans can follow the action live on HomeTeamLive.com (DugoutTV) or the audio broadcast on the free app MixLR.

HIGH POINT, N.C. – Scott Rouse, a right-handed pitcher for the High Point Rockers, had his contract purchased by the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday. Rouse becomes the second Rockers pitcher this week to be acquired by an MLB organization, joining LHP Win Scott who went to the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday.

Rouse, a reliever, was in his second season with the Rockers, having joined the team in July 2025. The former University of Kentucky pitcher had made four appearances with High Point this season, striking out seven and walking three in 6.2 innings of relief.

Rouse becomes the 54th Rocker to have his contract purchased by an MLB organization or international league, the second this week, and the fifth this season, joining catcher Lyle Lin (Japan), RHP Jose Atencio (Los Angeles Angels), infielder Murphy Stehly (Minnesota Twins) and LHP Win Scott (Detroit Tigers).

A native of Hinckley, Ohio, Rouse started his collegiate career at Ohio Dominican University before moving on to Radford for two seasons. He spent his final college season at Kentucky where he went 4-2 with 48 strikeouts in 45.1 innings.

The Rockers will entertain the York Revolution on Thursday night at 6:35 p.m. at Truist Point in the third game of a six-game homestand.