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Ben Wereski

Ben Wereski

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  • Named the Opening Day starter for 2026
  • Went four innings vs. Gastonia, allowing one hit and no runs
  • Joined the Rockers in July 2025
  • Made 12 starts on the season, going 4-4 with a 3.76 and 64 Ks in 55 innings
  • Posted wins over Lexington (8/21), Charleston (8/27) Long Island (9/7) and Southern Maryland (9/13)
  • Held the Blue Crabs to two hits over seven innings while striking-out a season-high 10 in a 2-1 win
  • Has not appeared in a game since making 18 appearances for the Royals Quad Cities Bandits in 2023
  • Went 3-2 with a 4.05 ERA as a reliever
  • Pitched 20 innings at Quad Cities with 35 strikeouts and seven walks
  • Undrafted out of Rutgers, signed with the Lincoln Salt Dogs of the American Association in 2021 and went 3-3 with a 4.54 ERA over nine starts with 34 strikeouts in 41.2 innings
  • Spent the 2022 season with Columbia, SC in the Royals organization, compiling a 4-6 record with two saves and a 4.42 ERA over 57 innings with 62 strikeouts
  • Was 6-2 with a 3.67 as a grad transfer at Rutgers in 2021
  • Started all 13 weekend games and led the Big 10 with a 0.99 WHIP, allowing only 1.3 walks per nine innings and holding opponents to a .226 average
  • Shutout No. 17 Indiana for seven innings on 5/8/21 on a walk and two hits while leaving the game with the lead
  • Fanned a season-high eight in seven innings at Purdue (3/27/21)
  • Made 26 starts at Columbia from 2017-19 and pitched in an NCAA Regional
  • Was honorable mention All-Ivy League as a junior in 2019
  • Had a career 11-4 record in at Orchard Park, NY High School with a 1.12 WHIP and 145 strikeouts

David Hess

David Hess

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  • Returns to the Rockers for a second season
  • Joined the team in July 2025
  • Had not pitched professionally since making four appearances in 2022 with the Durham Bulls
  • Had an emotional return in his first outing with the Rockers, pitching two hitless innings at Lancaster on 7/18/25
  • Went 2-0 with a 1.82 ERA in the regular season and added a 9-3 win in relief over York in the League Championship series
  • Fifth round pick of the Baltimore Orioles in the 2014 MLB Draft out of Tennessee Tech
  • Made his MLB debut with Baltimore in a win vs. Tampa Bay at Camden Yards on 5/12/18
  • Made 19 starts for the Orioles in 2019
  • Announced in October 2021 that he would undergo chemotherapy for a cancerous germ cell tumor in his chest
  • The cancer returned in 2023 and began another round of radiation and surgery
  • Received support from former Baltimore teammate Trey Mancini and the Trey Mancini Foundation
  • Declared cancer free in February and began working towards his return to pitching shortly thereafter

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