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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.
  • 2023
    • Spent time with both AA Montgomery and AAA Durham
    • Played a total of 106 games and hit .252 with 16 homers and 69 RBI
    • Promoted to AAA on September 12
    2022
    • Played the majority of the season in AA Montgomery, 66 games
    • Injury kept him sidelined for a good chunk of the season, played 6 games in a rehab stint with FCL Rays
    • Hit just .220 on the year in Double-A with 12 homers
    2021
    • Stayed at High-A all season, in 94 games he hit .226
    •Posted an .810 OPS, his highest as a pro
    •Strikeout numbers were high, 137 in 332 AB’s
    2020
    • Season canceled due to Covid-19
    2019
    • Played at both A-Clinton and A+ Batavia
    • Season was his first pro experience after being drafted in June
    • Got off to a good start, hitting .281 with 9 bombs and 50 RBI
    • Prior to being drafted, put up incredible numbers at NC State, hitting .330 with 14 homers and 60 RBI over 61 games
    • Posted an OPS over 1.000 (1.059)
    • Walked 51 times while striking out just 47
    • At NC State, was one of just two players nationally to start every game and not commit an error
    • Reach base in 35 consecutive games
    • Led the Wolfpack with 60 RBI, 51 walks and a .455 on-base percentage
    • Was second on the team with a .330 batting average along with 14 home runs
    • Ranked among the top 15 in the ACC in all 10 offensive categories
    • Drove in a career-high six runs vs. Elon on 3/26/19
    • Third team All-ACC selection and earned Rawlings Atlantic All-Region honors2018 (NC State)
    • As a junior, appeared in 59 games and started 55 while posting a .297 batting average
    • Was third on the club with 48 RBI
    • Was second on the team and eighth in the ACC with 15 home runs

    2017
    • Played at USC Lancaster where he hit .342 with 17 homers and 57 RBI in 57 games
    • Named a third team JUCO All-American and first team All-Region pick

    2016
    • As a freshman at USC Lancaster, hit .339 with 12 homers, 69 RBI and 53 runs scored to earn first team All-Region honors

    2014
    • Named All-Mid-Piedmont 3-A Conference at Southern Guilford High

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