High Point Rockers

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High Point Rockers
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League Atlantic League of Professional Baseball  (South Division)
Location High Point, North Carolina
Ballpark Truist Point
Founded2018
ColorsBlue, red, yellow, white
    
OwnershipHigh Point Baseball, Inc.
ManagerJamie Keefe [1]
PresidentPete Fisch [2]
Media High Point Enterprise
Website www.highpointrockers.com

The High Point Rockers are an American professional minor-league baseball team based at Truist Point ballpark in High Point, North Carolina, which is part of the Piedmont Triad region. They are members of the South Division of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball, a "partner league" of Major League Baseball. [3] [4]

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History

Shortly before the conclusion of the 2017 season, the city of Bridgeport, Connecticut, voted to not continue with professional baseball in the city and announced plans to convert The Ballpark at Harbor Yard into a music amphitheater. On August 7, 2017, the Bridgeport Bluefish announced that the 2017 season would be the team's last in Bridgeport after playing in the city for 20 years. [5] On September 8, 2017, Frank Boulton (league founder and a team owner) [6] announced that the Bluefish would move to High Point, North Carolina. [7] The league instead unanimously approved a new franchise in High Point on March 12, 2018, to replace the Bluefish to begin play in 2019. [8] [9]

Ground was officially broken on April 11, 2018, for the new ballpark in High Point, to be called BB&T Point (now Truist Point). [10] [11]

On June 7, 2018, a "Name the Team" contest was launched with nine finalists: Chairmen, Dragon Claws, Hush Puppies, Iron Dragons, Iron Eagles, Pioneers, Rockers, and Splinters. [12] On June 21, 2018, the names were narrowed down to Dragon Claws, Rockers, and Splinters. [13] [14] On July 12, 2018, Rockers was chosen as the team name. [15]

On November 28, 2018, the High Point Rockers announced Jamie Keefe as the team's first manager and Frank Viola as the Rockers' first pitching coach. [1]

On April 1, 2019, the team revealed their mascot, a rocking horse, and invited the public to submit name suggestions. [16]

The Rockers won their inaugural home game, defeating the Sugar Land Skeeters on May 2, 2019. [17] [18]

Current roster

High Point Rockers roster
Active rosterCoaches/Other

Pitchers



 

Catchers

  • 32 Brian Parreira
  • 13 Jake Washer
  •  3 Nolan Watson

Infielders

  •  2 D.J. Burt
  • 18 Evan Edwards
  • 22 Martin Figueroa
  •  7 Clayton Mehlbauer
  • 23 Colin Moran
  • 17 Connor Owings
  • 40 Zander Wiel

Outfielders

  •  8 Ben Aklinski
  • 48 Nick Longhi
 

Manager

  • 26 Jamie Keefe

Coaches


Injury icon 2.svg Disabled list
‡ Inactive list
§ Suspended list

Roster  updated July 5, 2024
 Transactions

Season by season results

YearWinsLossesPlayoffs
20197466Lost Opening Round to Long Island
2020Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
20216455did not qualify
20227161Defeated Gastonia in Southern Division - Lost Against Lancaster in Finals
20237846Lost Division Finals to Gastonia
20247452did not qualify
Total3612803 Appearances, 1 Southern Championship (2022)

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