Matt Solter
Matt Solter
- Threw the first 9 inning complete game shutout in team history in a 17-0 win at home over the Lexington Legends on 5/17/26
- Solter allowed just two hits, no walks, and struck out five on May 17. He retired the first eight batters before allowing a two-out single to Andy Atwood in the third. He retired the next 13 hitters before allowing a double to Ryan McCarthy with one out in the eighth. He then set down the last five batters he faced.
- Led the ALPB with 2 shutouts in 2025
- Threw a seven inning complete game 1-hitter in a 3-0 win at Gastonia on April 28
- Didn’t allow a hit until 2 outs in the seventh
- 6-game pitching winning streak
- Tied for the league lead with two shutouts . . .
- Became the first Rocker to throw a complete game shutout vs Gastonia on April 28, 2025 in a 7-inning game
- Solter came within one out of a no-hitter vs Gastonia on April 28, 2025, allowing a two-out double to Patrick Mazeika in the seventh.
- Solter became the first Rockers pitcher to throw a nine inning complete game shutout when he beat Lexington 17-0 on May 17 at Truist Point, holding the Legends to two hits.
- Had three different stints with the Rockers in 2024
- Pitched in 31.1 innings over seven appearances, making five starts
- Put up a 6.03 ERA with 15 walks and 25 K
- Went at least five innings allowing 2 runs or less in four different starts
- 2025 would be his third year with High Point, fourth in the ALPB, having pitched with Staten Island and Gastonia in 2022, Long Island in 2023 as well as High Point in 2023 and 2024
D.J. Burt
D.J. Burt
CAREER NOTES
• Has played in 948 career games as a professional, stealing 314 bases in 303 attempts and posting a .257 average
• Has played second base, third base and the outfield during his career
•• Never attended a professional baseball game until he played in one
• Plays the drums and enjoys bass fishing
• Was selected in the 2014 MLB Draft along with future Rockers Max Povse (3rd round, Atlanta), Brett Austin (4th round, Chisox), Michael Russell (5th round Tampa)
2024
- Hit .234 with 7 homers and 49 RBI and led the Rockers with 32 stolen bases
- Played 110 games with High Point last year, most since 2018
- Played primarily second base with some starts in CF defensively
- Carried an 11-game hitting streak from late July through early August
- Best game of the season June 8, 2-for-4, HR, 4 RBI, 3 SB
2023
• Was the Rockers everyday CF in 2023, but slotted in multiple slots in the lineup including leadoff, second, and even ninth
• Hit a combined .261 with 47 stolen bases in 54 attempts
• Set an Atlantic League record with a 60-game on-base streak
• His 32 stolen bases and 6 triples both led the club in each respective category
2022
• Signed with the White Sox and played at three levels including A+ Winston-Salem (South Atlantic), AA Birmingham (Southern) and AAA Charlotte (International)
• Hit a combined .261 with 47 stolen bases in 54 attempts
• Released by Charlotte on 9/23/22
2021
• Was at AA Amarillo (AA Central) in the Arizona organization and played in 11 games before being released
• Signed with Minnesota and was assigned to Wichita (AA Central) and hit .317 with 19 stolen bases in 26 attempts
• Elected free agency following the season
2020
• Played in Australia during the 2019-20 season, pre-pandemic, appearing in 16 games with a .339 average, four RBI and three steals.
2019
• Went to the Australian League and played for Melbourne during the 2018-19 season, hitting .338 two homers, 18 RBI and 18 stolen bases in 25 attempts
• Moved up the AA Northwest Arkansas in the Royals system in 2019 and played in 80 games with a .226 average, three homers, 13 RBI and 26 stolen bases in 36 attempts
• Named a Texas League Mid-Season All-Star with the Northwest Arkansas Naturals
2018
• Returned to Wilmington for a second straight season, improved his average to .281 and added three homers and 46 RBI while stealing 32 bases
• Was a Caroline League Mid-Season and Post-Season All-Star with the Wilmington Blue Rocks
2017
• Was with A+ Wilmington (Carolina) for 103 games, and hit .227 with 29 RBI with no home runs and 32 stolen bases
2016
• Moved up to Class A Lexington (South Atlantic) and appeared in 125 games, hitting .257 with four homers, five triples, and 59 RBI
• Added 43 RBI
2015
• Spent the entire season at Idaho Falls (Pioneer) where he appeared in 65 games, hitting .290 with one homer and 28 RBI
• Stole 20 bases in 27 attempts
2014
• Drafted in the fourth round of the 2014 MLB Draft by the Kansas City Royals out of Fuquay-Varina HS in Fuquay-Varina, NC
• Assigned to Burlington (Appalachian) and hit .215 in 49 games as an 18-year-old professional rookie
• Had two homers and nine RBI in 49 games
• Played at Fuquay-Varina for Coach Milton Senter
• Was a three-year varsity starter for the Bengals and an all-state pick as a junior and senior
• First team all-conference pick after hitting .423 as a senior
2013
• Helped Fuquay-Varina to the 4-A state finals as a junior before losing game 3 to champion South Mecklenburg
• Earned all-state honors as a shortstop in helping the club to a 30-6 record
• First team All-Tri-9 conference selection
2012
• Also played basketball at Fuquay-Varina
2011
• Received a college baseball scholarship offer from South Carolina as a high school freshman
Lexington Legends
Lexington Legends
The Lexington Legends are an American professional baseball team based in Lexington, Kentucky. They are a member of the South Division of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball, a “partner league” of Major League Baseball.
Gastonia Ghost Peppers
Gastonia Ghost Peppers
Charleston Dirty Birds
Charleston Dirty Birds
The Charleston Dirty Birds are an American professional baseball team based in Charleston, West Virginia. They are a member of the South Division of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball, a partner league of Major League Baseball.
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