- 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
Drew Mendoza
Drew Mendoza
- Led the Atlantic League in hitting in 2023 with a .346 average while playing for York
- Also led the ALPB with a .998 OPS and 41 doubles
- Ranked fourth in the league with 59 extra base hits, sixth with 90 runs and seventh with 240 total bases
- Spent the 2024 season in the Mexican League with Chihuahua
- Third team All-ACC at Florida State in 2018 and a first team pick in 2019
- Second team All-American by Baseball American in 2019
- Earned Freshman All-America honors in 2017
- Earned All ACC Tournament honors in 2017 at first base and in 2018 at third base
- Drafted in the third round of the 2019 MNLB Draft by the Washington Nationals
- Professional debut with Hagerstown in the South Atlantic League in 2019 where he hit .264
- Spent three years in the Nationals organization, reaching Class AA Harrisburg in 2021
- 2018: Finished 18th in the ACC in batting with a .313 average, Academic All-ACC
- 2019: first team All-ACC, second team All-American, Academic All-ACC
- Led the ACC in walks, second in on-base at .471
- Returns to the Atlantic League after spending the 2023 season in Chihuahua in the Mexican League
- Led the Atlantic League in hitting with York in 2023, posting a .346 average
- Was third in the league with a .437 on-base percentage and eighth with a .561 slugging percentage
- Led the ALPB with a .998 OPS in 2023 while also posting a league-high 41 doubles
- Banged out 59 extra base hits in ‘23
- Hit .346 with 15 homers and 87 RBI in 2023 while playing for the York Revolution
- Was named an ALPB Postseason All-Star in 2023 and was also the first baseman on the All-Defensive team
Aidan Brewer
Aidan Brewer
2024
- Saw action in 52 games with 50 starts as a graduate student at UNC Greensboro.
- He collected a .318 batting average with 67 hits.
- Placed second on the team for the season in total bases (114), doubles (13), triples (2), and RBI (48).
- Signed with the High Point Rockers
2023
- Appeared in 48 games during his senior season with Hillsdale College.
- Brewer collected a .249 batting average with 10 home runs, 10 doubles, 40 RBI and 17 stolen bases.
2022
- Collected his highest collegiate batting average (.426) with 11 home runs, 19 doubles, and 50 RBI.
- Moved into a fourth-place tie in Hillsdale history for career home runs with 23.
- Became the second Hillsdale baseball player to earn consensus NCAA DII All-American Honors and the first since 2016.
2021
- Brewer became one of the top power hitters in the conferenced and earned third-team All G-MAC honors at shortstop.
- After starting in 42 games, he collected a .294 batting average with 10 homeruns.
- Brewer had the second most RBIs on the team (32) and the second-most multi-RBI games (10).
2020
- Made the starting lineup during his freshman campaign at Hillsdale College, playing in 14 games before the season was shortened due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Brewer led the team in RBIs (10), tied for the team lead in home runs (two), and was second in stolen bases (4-4).
- In his first season, he collected a .262 batting average in 42 appearances.
Evan Edwards
Evan Edwards
- 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 runs2017
• 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 pick2016
• As a freshman at USC Lancaster, hit .339 with 12 homers, 69 RBI and 53 runs scored to earn first team All-Region honors2014
• Named All-Mid-Piedmont 3-A Conference at Southern Guilford High
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



