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Nick Longhi

Nick Longhi

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  • Played in 15 games for the Rockers before suffering a knee injury that required surgery and kept him out for the remainder of the season
  • Hit seven homers in those 15 games and was leading the league in home runs at the time
  • Drove in 17 runs and score 11 while hitting at a .298 clip
  • Joined the Rockers after spending nine seasons in professional baseball in both the Boston and Cincinnati farm systems
  • An outfielder and first baseman, Longhi spent the 2022 season with the Charleston Dirty Birds of the Atlantic League where he hit .294 with 12 homers and 51 RBI
  • Reached Class AAA with the Reds, hitting .283 with Louisville in 2019 before spending the 2021 season at Colorado’s Class AAA team in Albuquerque
  • A graduate of Venice (Fla.) High School, Longhi was a 30th round pick of the Red Sox in 2013.

Evan Edwards

Evan Edwards

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  • Played in 101 games with the Rockers in 2024, posting a .272 average and hitting 22 homers and 70 RBI
  • Hit 14 doubles and drew 56 walks with 13 stolen bases
  • Longest hitting streak of the year was 7 games from 8/24-8/31
  • 30 multi-hit games
  • Three games with 5+ RBI, all on road (6/13 @ SI, 8/28 @ GAS, 9/11 @ LI)
  • Ended the season on Long Island with an 11-22 week, homering in 5 of the 6 games in the series and racking up 11 RBI
  • Reached Class AAA with the Tampa Bay Rays in 2023 where he hit .273
  • A fourth round pick of the Miami Marlins in the 2019 MLB Draft, Edwards starred at NC State for two seasons, earning All-ACC third team honors in 2019
  • Edwards led the Wolfpack with 60 RBI as a senior and ranked among the top 15 in the ACC in every offensive category
  • Prior to his time in Raleigh, Edwards was a four-year starter at Southern Guilford High and a first team all-conference selection
  • Played for the High Point American Legion post in 2016.

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