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George Greer

George Greer

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George Greer has spent a lifetime in baseball and is considered one of the preeminent hitting coaches in the game. A former college coach at Wake Forest and Davidson, Greer has won over 1,100 career games and led Wake Forest to three ACC Championships and reached five NCAA Regionals. In the professional ranks, Greer served on the St. Louis Cardinals MLB staff in 2018 and 2019 as the club’s hitting instructor. He returns to the Rockers in 2024.

Greer served as the head baseball coach at Wake Forest University for 17 seasons from 1988 through 2004, winning three ACC Championships while earning ACC Coach of the Year honors in 2002. Greer compiled a career record of 608-382-4, a winning percentage of .614, the highest of any Demon Deacon baseball coach. He led Wake Forest to the ACC Championship in 1998, 1999 and 2001. Greer posted five straight seasons of 40 or more victories from 1998 through 2002 while reaching five NCAA Regional Tournaments and one Super Regional. His 608 career victories at Wake Forest stands as the most victories by any Demon Deacon coach and is the 10th-highest mark in ACC history.

Prior to his time at Wake Forest, Greer posted a 106-122 record in six seasons at Davidson College including a school record 25 wins in 1987. He was the 1985 Soiuthern Conference Coach of the Year after leading the Wildcats to the South Division title. Greer began his coaching career at UConn-Avery Point, winning 147 games from 1973-81 while also serving as the school’s athletic director.

Greer spent the 2006 season coaching the Mets’ New York-Penn League entry, the Brooklyn Cyclones. The Cyclones finished the year at 41-33 behind future MLB players Daniel Murphy and Cliff Floyd.

A native of Westerly, R.I., Greer was an all-state player who went on to become a two-time All-American outfielder at the University of Connecticut. He spent three seasons playing with the Chatham Anglers of the Cape Cod /Baseball League and was a two-time all-star. Greer was the right fielder on the U.S. National Baseball Team at the 1967 Pan American Games and drove in the game-winning run in a 2-1 victory over Cuba that earned the gold medal for the U.S. squad.

The St. Louis Cardinals made Greer a 17th round draft pick in 1968 and he spent four seasons in the Cardinals’ system, reaching Class AAA Tulsa in 1971. In 1970, Greer led the entire Cardinals’ farm system in RBI.

Greer returned to the Cape Cod League as a manager with the Cotuit Kettleers in 1979. He led Cotuit to three league titles in 1981, 1984 and 1985 while managing future Major League players Will ?Clark, Ron Darling, John Franco and Joe Girardi. His CCBL manging record of 213-143-21 combined with his outstanding playin career led to his induction into the CCBL Hall of Fame in 2002.

Ryan Dull

Ryan Dull

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Ryan Dull, a former Major League pitcher and Kernersville, N.C. native, will transition from ace reliever to bench coach for the 2024 season. Dull, the High Point Rockers’ all-time leader in saves, will serve as the Rockers’ bench coach and Director of Baseball Operations, replacing Albert “Bert” Gonzalez who was named the manager of the New Jersey Jackals of the Frontier League.

Dull has been with the Rockers since late in the 2021 season. During his two-plus seasons in High Point, the right-hander appeared in 112 games, posting an 8-3 record with a 2.74 ERA. He saved a club-record 31 games during his career and set the Rockers’ season mark with 18 saves in 2023. Last year, Dull was the closer on both the ALPB Mid-Season All-Star team and the Postseason All-Star squad.

“Ryan has had a heckuva career in Major League Baseball and minor league baseball and his knowledge of the game is off the charts,” said Rockers’ manager Jamie Keefe. “It is easy for those of us who know him to see Ryan in a Major League front office in five years. We are lucky to have him on our staff and we are looking forward to a great season.”

“I can’t thank the Rockers enough for this opportunity,” said Dull, a member of the East Forsyth Athletics Hall of Fame. “This gives me the best of both worlds: I can continue to coach with Jamie and (pitching coach) Frank (Viola) and be a part of the front office. This will be a great opportunity for me to continue to learn from them and utilize their experience in continuing to grow.”

A former pitcher at East Forsyth High School and UNC Asheville, Dull spent parts of five seasons in Major League Baseball, making 171 appearances and throwing 171.2 innings. He posted a career record of 8-9 with four saves while striking out 170. He spent time with the Oakland A’s, New York Yankees and Toronto Blue Jays following his debut in 2015. In 2016, Dull appeared in 70 games and went 5-5 with 73 strikeouts in 74.1 innings and a 2.42 ERA.

Dull’s jersey is in the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y. after he set a Major League record by stranding 36 consecutive inherited runners on base.

 

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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