- Was a late addition to the Rockers spring training roster after being release by Colorado
- Former Virginia pitcher who was a second round pick of the Colorado Rockies in the 2017 MLB Draft
- Made his MLB Debut in 2020 with Colorado
- Signed with the Atlanta Braves following the 2023 season and made 32 appearances at AAA Gwinnett in 2024, going 3-2 with 43 strikeouts in 40.1 innings
- Earned All-America honors in 2017
- Had 17 saves in 61 appearances as a Cavalier
- Pitched in the 2015 College World Series with Virginia
Tommy Doyle
Tommy Doyle
Erich Uelmen
Erich Uelmen
- Drafted in the 4th Round of the 2017 MLB Draft by the Chicago Cubs
- Played collegiately at Cal Poly
- Signed a Minor League deal with the Diamondbacks in June of the 2024 season after rehabbing from injury, pitched at Rk/AAA Reno
- Worked 27.2 innings over 23 appearances, walked 16 and fanned 25 with Reno
- Released by the Cubs and signed a Minor League deal with the Phillies, spent time between A/AA/AAA in 2023
- Dealt with flexor strain in 2023, pitched only 18.2 innings between four levels of Phillies org, including MLB
- Pitched in just one game at the MLB level with the Phillies in 2023, allowed four runs in one inning
- Made his MLB debut in 2022 with the Cubs after posting a 2.79 ERA with AAA Iowa in 28 games
- Pitched in 25 games for the Cubs, finishing with a 4.67 ERA in 27 innings, walking 12 and striking out 21
Matt Frisbee
Matt Frisbee
- Spent the 2024 season split between San Francisco’s AA (Richmond) and A+ (Eugene) clubs
- Went 2-5 on the season with a 4.57 ERA in 14 appearances including nine starts
- Fanned 45 in 43.1 innings while allowing 48 hits
- Spent five seasons in the Giants organization after being selected in the 15th round by the Giants in 2018
- Posted a 10-2 record at UNCG in 2018 with a 3.45 ERA
- Struck out 116 in 91.1 innings as a junior in 2018 to rank fifth in the SoCon in strikeouts per nine innings
- Struck out 241 hitters in 256.2 career innings as a Spartan
- Went 23-9 as a collegiate pitcher
Brandon Backman
Brandon Backman
- Former St. John’s University pitcher joins the Rockers after two years in the Frontier League
- Pitched for the New York Boulders in 2023 and 2024, posting a combined 13-9 record over 35 appearances
- Was 8-6 with a 4.66 ERA last year in 18 starts, fanning 114 in 94.2 innings
- Went 5-3 in 2023 with a 4.46 ERA and 52 strikeouts in 42.1 innings
- Earned a Frontier League Pitcher of the Week honor after tossing six screless innings of two-hit baseball in a win over the Empire State Greys.
- Pitched two seasons at St. John’s, posting a 2-4 record with a 4.59 ERA in 2022
- Native of Danbury, CT who helped lead Monroe Community College to the 2019 JUCO World Series
- Was a grad student at St. John’s in 2022 when he came back from an injury to go 2-3 with a 4.41 ERA including a complete game shutout of Seton Hall
- Missed the 2021 season with an injury after debuting for the Johnnies in 2020
- Holds a master’s degree in criminology and justice from St. John’s
Justin Lewis
Justin Lewis
- Returns to High Point for a second season in 2025
- Joined the Rockers in August 2024 after spending the 2023 season in the Cleveland system rehabbing from injury
- Made 12 appearances, tossing 16.2 IP with a 4.32 ERA
- 6 of his 12 outings were scoreless, 5 of 12 were multi-inning efforts
- Struck out at least one batter in 10 of 12 appearances
