- 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
- 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
Win Scott
Win Scott
- Was with the Rockers in July and August 2025
- Appeared in 16 games, posting a 3-0 record and a 4.21 ERA
- Earned wins, all in relief, vs. Charleston, York and Gastonia
- Able to go multiple innings as he did six times in 2025
- Longest outing was 3 IP in a 10-8 win at York on 7/17/25, allowing just one hit
- Played his senior season at San Jose State after three years at NC State (2022-24)
- Went 4-5 as a starter with a 6.97 ERA over 14 starts with a team-high 59 strikeouts in 2025
- Struck out a career-high 10 while allowing two hits over seven innings against Air Force (3/23)
- Fanned 59 across 71 innings with 27 walks
- Native of Jamestown who pitched at Ragsdale High
- Started his collegiate career at NC State in 2022 and made 19 relief appearances across three seasons
- Posted 24 strikeouts over 20.2 innings with the Wolfpack
- Held opponents to a .205 batting average in 2024 and a .211 average in 2023
- Was the Metro 4A Player of the Year, Team MVP and All-State as a senior at Ragsdale
- Threw the first seven-inning perfect game in Guilford County history on 5/5/21 vs. Grimsley
- No-hit Trinity on 3/7/19
- Father, Mark Scott, was an All-American in track at North Carolina from 1982-86
Fin Del Bonta-Smith
Fin Del Bonta-Smith
- Joined the Rockers on July 1, 2025
- Appeared in 15 games for the Rockers and made 12 starts
- Started three postseason games, going 1-2 with and a decisive win in Game 5 over Gastonia in the /South Division Championship series
- Held the Ghost Peppers to one run over five innings with a walk and four strikeouts
- Posted regular season wins over Hagerstown (8/30) and Long Island (9/5)
- Led the team with a 1.00 WHIP and held opponents to a .228 batting average
- Posted the lowest WHIP by a Rockers starting pitcher with 10 or more starts in a season since Joe Van Meter had a 0.96 in 2019
- Had a 1.1 walks per 9 innings rate, the second-best in club history and best-ever by a starter with 10 or more starts in a season
- Started the 2025 season with the FCL Pirates, then assigned AA Altoona before a call-up to AAA Indianapolis
- Was released by Altoona on 6/22/25
- Is a combined 2-1 this season with a 6.67 ERA in 18 appearances, all but one in relief
- Has 22 strikeouts and 13 walks in 29.2 innings
- Has been primarily a reliever since starting his professional career in 2019 with A- Boise in the Colorado Rockies farm system
- Went 16-13 in six minor league seasons with a 4.15 ERA and 280 strikeouts over 260 innings with 95 walks
- Drafted in 22nd round from San Jose State in 2019 by the Rockies
- Started his college career at University of the Pacific in Stockton, Calif. before transferring to San Jose State
- Was 4-3 with one save at Pacific
- Second team All-Mountain West selection in 2019
- Recorded 14 saves for the Spartans, the second-most in school history
- Had nine saves as a senior in 2019
Played at Soquel High in Soquel, Calif. before starting college career at Delta College in Stockton, Calif. during the 2016-17 season
Daniel Blair
Daniel Blair
- Signed with the Rockers June 8. 2025
- Appeared in 31 games, primarily in middle relief
- Went 3-1 with a 5.25 ERA and 43 strikeouts in 49.2 innings
- Earned wins over Gastonia (7/26), York (7/17) and in his debut at Staten Island (7/11)
- Frequently went more than one inning highlighted by season long 3 IP stints vs. Staten Island (6/19) and Charleston (8/16)
- Fanned season-high five vs. Charleston (8/16)
- Appeared in four postseason games, allowing two hits over five innings with seven strikeouts
- Was 0-1 in six appearances at Eugene in 2025, throwing seven innings with nine hits and 10 walks while striking out five.
- Had been 7-1 with San Jose in 2023 with a 2.05 ERA in 18 appearances
- Started college career at Spartanburg Methodist then pitched two seasons as a starter at Winthrop
- Went 3-6 at Winthrop with 48 strikeouts in 56.2 innings
- Spent the 2022 season at the University of Texas, making 12 relief appearances and going 2-1 with a 7.47 ERA
- Recorded 17 strikeouts in 15.2 innings while allowing 18 hits and 13 walks
- Was undrafted out of Texas but started his pro career in the Giants organization
Braxton Davidson
Braxton Davidson
- Joined the Rockers on June 6, 2025 and had a pair of hits including a double
- Started the 2024 season with Gastonia before joining Saltillo in the Mexican League
- Also played for Gastonia in 2023 and earned Midseason All-Star honors as the DH
- Finished ninth in the ALPB with 25 homers and hit .267 for the season with 78 RBI
- Hit .375 (6-16) with two homers and five RBI in the 2023 South Division Championship series against the Rockers
- Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 1st round (32nd pick) of the 2014 MLB June Amateur Draft




