The High Point Rockers are playoff bound! And the Rockers are the only professional baseball team in the Triad to reach the postseason in 2022.
For the second time in the three-year history of the franchise, the High Point Rockers will be part of the four-team Atlantic League Playoffs.
The Rockers earned their spot in the playoffs by having the best full-season record of any time that did not win a division pennant. With the Gastonia Honey Hunters having won both the first and second half South Division titles, that opened a spot for a Wild Card team and the Rockers earned that berth with an 8-3 win over Gastonia on September 16.
The Rockers will open the South Division Championship Series on Tuesday, September 20 at Gastonia. The Lancaster Barnstormers won the North Division second half pennant and will start the playoffs against North first half champion Southern Maryland.
All Atlantic League playoff series are a best-of-five format. The Rockers play the first two games at Gastonia on September 20 and 21 and game three will shift to Truist Point on Friday, September 23. Games four and five, if necessary, will also be played at Truist Point on Saturday, September 24 and Sunday, September 25.
Tickets are on sale through the Truist Point Box Office or online www.highpointrockers.com. All tickets are $8 in advance and $10 beginning Friday, September 23.
Should the Rockers defeat Gastonia, they would advance to the Atlantic League Championship Series against the winner of the Lancaster-Southern Maryland series. The ALPB Championship Series would start at the home of the South Champion on Tuesday, September 27 with game two set for Wednesday, September 28. The final three games of the championship series shift to the North Champion starting on Friday, September 30 and continuing through Sunday, October 2.
Schedule
Atlantic League South Division Championship Schedule
Series is Best-of-Five format
Tuesday, September 20 (Game 1)
High Point at Gastonia, 6:15 p.m.
Wednesday, September 21 (Game 2)
High Point at Gastonia, 6:15 p.m.
Friday, September 23 (Game 3)
Gastonia at High Point, 6:35 p.m. (Gates open at 6:00 p.m.)
Saturday, September 24 (Game 4 if necessary)
Gastonia at High Point, 6:35 p.m. (Gates open at 6:00 p.m.)
Sunday, September 25 (Game 5 if necessary)
Gastonia at High Point, 4:05 p.m. (Gates open at 3:30 p.m.)
Sunday, September 25 (Game 5 if necessary)
Gastonia at High Point, 6:35 p.m. (gates open at 6:00 p.m.)
