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3 days ago | 
hpenews.com | Greer Smith
HIGH POINT – The Rockers, behind since the first inning, appeared to have the momentum and poised to finish off a come-from-behind victory Tuesday when they scored a pair of runs and ended the bottom of the eighth even with Charleston. Dirty Birds designated hitter James Nelson stopped all of that in its tracks. kAm}6=D@? 9:E 2 8@\29625 D@=@ 9@>6 CF? H:E9 EH@ @FED :? E96 E@A @7 E96 ?:?E9[ CF:?:?8 2? @E96CH:D6 DEC@?8 :??:?8 7C@> w:89 !@:?E 4=@D6C $E6G:6 qC2?496[ 2D r92C=6DE@? AC6G2:=65 d\c 367@C6 2?
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5 days ago | 
hpenews.com | Greer Smith
HIGH POINT – The Rockers turned in another solid performance across the board on Sunday. Three pitchers, keyed by starter Kent Emanuel, combined for a five-hit shutout and the offense broke open a close game in the late innings as High Point prevailed 6-0 Sunday and completed a sweep of a three-game weekend series against the Hagerstown Flying Boxcars at Truist Point. kAm$F?52J’D H:? 7@==@H65 2? g\b G:4E@CJ @? $2EFC52J ?:89E :? H9:49 q6? p<=:?D<: 36=E65 2 8C2?5 D=2> 9@>6 CF? 7@C E96 D64@?5 82>6 :?
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1 week ago | 
hpenews.com | Greer Smith
HIGH POINT – Ben Aklinski came through in the clutch one more time on Friday night. Aklinski delivered the go-ahead runs in the sixth when he smacked his 10th grand slam in a Rockers uniform and High Point went on to ground the Hagerstown Flying Boxcars 6-3 at Truist Point before a crowd of 1,508kAm%96 #@4<6CD :>AC@G65 E@ 2 =628F6\36DE ab\g H9:=6 w286CDE@H? 5C@AA65 E@ e\ad]k^AmkAm}6H=J D:8?65 r2C=@D p>6CKBF:E2[ r@5J (:=D@? 2?5 {F:D v@?K2=6K 2== 5C6H H2=<D 282:?DE C6=:6G6C s@?2=5 v@@5D@?[ H9@ E96?
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1 week ago | 
hpenews.com | Greer Smith
HIGH POINT – High Point University’s hopes of winning a second straight Big South Conference baseball tournament turned into a pumpkin in a game that started late Friday and stretched well past the stroke of midnight into Saturday at Truist Point.
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2 weeks ago | 
hpenews.com | Greer Smith
HIGH POINT — Leading by two runs going in the bottom of the sixth inning against top-seed USC Upstate, High Point University couldn’t finish the job on Friday.
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3 weeks ago | 
hpenews.com | Greer Smith
HIGH POINT – Given the opportunity to get out of bases-loaded jam in the seventh inning, Rockers reliever Matt Frisbee couldn’t limit the damage. Lexington torched Frisbee for six runs on a trio of three two-run hits in breaking open a tie game, burned the bullpen for four more in the ninth and defeated High Point 11-3 before an announced crowd of 2,128 on Friday at Truist Point. kAm%96 =@DD 5C@AA65 E96 #@4<6CD :?E@ 2 E:6 H:E9 E96 {686?5D 7@C 7:CDE A=246 :?
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3 weeks ago | 
hpenews.com | Greer Smith
HIGH POINT – High Point University’s baseball team kept making clutch plays Tuesday against the Power 4 school located just up the road. Christian Smith drove in four runs and Laden Johnson two as the Panthers opened a big lead, got enough pitching down the stretch and defeated ACC member Wake Forest 7-5 before a crowd of 860 at Truist Point. kAm“x 5@?’E <?@H H96C6 E@ DE2CE[” w!& 9625 4@249 y@6J w2>>@?5 D2:5] “xE’D 2 BF2=:EJ H:?
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4 weeks ago | 
hpenews.com | Greer Smith
HIGH POINT – Rockers hitting coach George Greer worked with Evan Edwards during the day on Thursday and the tips paid off when gametime came afterwards, according to club manager Jamie Keefe. Edwards, the former Southern Guilford and N.C. State standout, socked a pair of homers that drove in three runs as High Point downed Gastonia 6-3 in a rain-interrupted ending to a three-game midweek series that ended a six-game home stand at Truist Point.
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1 month ago | 
hpenews.com | Greer Smith
HIGH POINT – Going into Wednesday night, the Rockers had never won on a walk-off walk in their history. That changed when Drew Mendoza, a former Atlantic League batting champ just starting his first season in High Point, drew a bases-loaded base on balls in the bottom of the 10th that forced in Luis Gonzalez and provided a 4-3 victory over Gastonia at Truist Point stadium. kAm“%92E’D |6?5@K2[” #@4<6CD >2?286C y2>:6 z6676 D2:5] “%92E :D H9@ 96 :D]”k^AmkAmv@?K2=6K 3682?
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1 month ago | 
hpenews.com | Greer Smith
TRINITY — Jumping higher than ever, outfielder Gage Griffiths secured a victory for Trinity in the first round of the NCHSAA 2A baseball playoffs Tuesday. With two outs in the top of the seventh and a Mount Pleasant runner on base, Griffiths snagged a ball near the top of the centerfield fence for a game-ending catch, preventing the visiting Tigers from scoring at least the tying run as the Bulldogs, who led by as many as six runs, escaped with a 6-5 win.
