2021 GAME NOTES HIGH POINT ROCKERS BASEBALL · HIGHPOINTROCKERS.COM · 336-888-1000 · #ROCKON High Point Rockers vs. York Revolution Friday, May 28, 2021 • York, Pa. • PeoplesBank Park (7,500) · Game 1 of 120 · TV: York Revolution YouTube HIGH POINT ROCKERS YORK REVOLUTION 2021 BY THE NUMBERS Starter: RHP Craig Stem (0-0, 0.00 ERA) Starter: RHP Alex Sanabia (0-0, 0.00 ERA) Overall ..................................................................0-0 2021 Record: 0-0 (T1st in South Division) 2021 Record: 0-0 (T2nd in North Division, 0.5 GB) Home ....................................................................0-0 Last 10: 0-0 Last 10: 0-0 Road .....................................................................0-0 Streak: N/A Streak: N/A Last Series ...........................................................0-0 UPCOMING GAMES AND PROBABLE STARTERS Last Week ............................................................0-0 Last 10 ..................................................................0-0 Saturday (@ York) RHP Luke Westphal (0-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. RHP Duke von Schamann (0-0, 0.00 ERA) 6:30 P.M. May .......................................................................0-0 Sunday (@ York) RHP Ricky Knapp (0-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. LHP Austin Nicely (0-0, 0.00 ERA) 2:00 P.M. June ......................................................................0-0 Monday (@ York) RHP Bryce Hensley (0-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. RHP Austin Steinfort (0-0, 0.00 ERA) 6:30 P.M. July .......................................................................0-0 Tuesday (vs. LAN) RHP Mitch Atkins (0-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. TBA 7:05 P.M. August ..................................................................0-0 September ...........................................................0-0 October ................................................................0-0 HIGH POINT ROCKERS NEWS AND NOTES Splittin’ Time (and Games): The High Point Rockers split their two game home-and-home exhibition series against the Gastonia Honey Hunters last vs. LHP ..................................................................0-0 vs. RHP .................................................................0-0 Friday and Sunday. After taking the fi rst game of the series 5-3 behind fi ve unanswered runs, the Rockers fell in Gastonia during the fi rst game in CaroMont Health Park history. vs. North...............................................................0-0 vs. South ..............................................................0-0 Pitching Staff? Rolling: After an Atlantic League-best 3.74 ERA and 4.0 runs allowed per game in 2019, the Rockers pitching staff allowed just six runs Series Openers .....................................................0-0 in their two exhibition games. The staff struck out 19 over the span of 18 innings and allowed just two extra base-hits. The starting staff includes Series Finale.........................................................0-0 Mitch Atkins, who has MLB experience with the Orioles, along with Ricky Knapp (AAA), Luke Westphal (AA), and Bryce Hensley (AA) along with Opening Day starter Craig Stem (AAA). Day .......................................................................0-0 Night .....................................................................0-0 Down goes the Revolution: The Rockers took the season series from York 12-9 in 2019, including winning of the last seven against the Revolution. At White Jersey ........................................................0-0 PeoplesBank Park the Rockers were 5-6, with three of those wins coming by way of an early May sweep of the Revolution. The Rockers outscored Blue Jersey ...........................................................0-0 Gray Jersey...........................................................0-0 York 27-10 over the three games, and scored a team high 13 runs against the Revolution on 5/9/19, the fi rst-ever meeting between the teams. 2021 vs. YORK Sort of like a Homecoming: Several Rockers on the roster have ties to the High Point area, including Northeast Guilford HS alumnus Mitch Atkins. Overall ..................................................................0-0 Atkins joins Randy Norris (High Point/Winston-Salem State), Joe Johnson (High Point University), Cesar Trejo (UNCG), Max Povse (UNCG) and Bryce Home ....................................................................0-0 Hensley (UNCG) as players with connections to the area. Road .....................................................................0-0 Movin’ Up: A total of seven Rockers have had their contract purchased by Major League organizations in 2021, with Tyler Ladendorf being the most 5/28 @ York ...............................................6:30 P.M. 5/29 @ York ...............................................6:30 P.M. recent move to the Chicago Cubs. The seven players signed ties the franchise record of seven players signed in 2019. 5/30 @ York ...............................................2:30 P.M. 5/31 @ York ................................................6:30 P.M. It’s Been Such A Long Time: When the High Point Rockers open the 2021 season on Friday, May 28, it will be 609 days since the Rockers last played a 6/29 vs. York .............................................. 7:05 P.M. 6/30 vs. York .............................................. 7:05 P.M. game. That contest was a playoff game vs. Long Island on September 27, 2019. When the Rockers open at Truist Point on June 1, it will be 624 days 7/1 vs. York .................................................5:05 P.M. since Truist Point last hosted a professional baseball game. 9/28 vs. York .............................................. 7:05 P.M. 9/29 vs. York .............................................. 7:05 P.M. Returning Rockers: The Rockers bring back six players who were part of High Point’s playoff team in 2019. Those include INF Giovanny Alfonzo, LHP 9/30 vs. York .............................................. 7:05 P.M. Brian Clark, RHP Kyle Halbohn, INF Michael Russell, OF Jared Mitchell and RHP Craig Stem. 2021 ALPB STANDINGS North Division Opening Night: The Rockers will host the Lancaster Barnstormers at Truist Point at 7:05 on Tuesday, June 1 for Opening Day. High Point opens the 2021 Lancaster ..........................................1-0, 1.000, - GB season at York on Friday, May 28. Long Island .....................................0-0, .000, 0.5 GB Southern Maryland ........................0-0, .000, 0.5 GB Returning Coaching Staff: The Rockers return intact their coaching staff from the inaugural season. Manager Jamie Keefe is back after leading York ............................................0-0, .000, 0.5 GB the Rockers to a 74-66 record and a berth in the Atlantic League playoffs. Also returning are pitching coach Frank Viola, bench coach Billy Horn and South Division bullpen coach Albert Gonzalez. The organization signed Keefe to a three-year contract during the off-season. In independent baseball, a three-year High Point .......................................0-0, .000, - GB contract is unheard of which reinforces the Rockers’ strong belief in Keefe’s leadership. Lexington ...........................................0-0, .000, - GB West Virginia ......................................0-0, .000, - GB Gastonia ..........................................0-1, .000, 0.5 GB Singin’ A Song: Rockers’ lefthanded pitcher Bryce Hensley is living the best of both worlds. The Asheville, N.C. native and former UNCG pitcher will pitch for the Rockers this summer while also looking to expand his budding music career. While baseball was sidelined in 2020 due to the pandemic, Hensley went to work writing songs and his single, “Growin’ Up in You” was well received on multiple music platforms. You can also fi nd Hensley’s “Duct Tape Can’t Fix” as well as his fi rst single on YouTube, Spotify and Apple Music. Hensley will have the opportunity to play more music this summer as he is scheduled to serve as the opening act for country single Jake Owens’ concert tour this summer. STARTING PITCHER CRAIG STEM #44 Height: 6-5 Weight: 215 B/T: R/R Hometown: Hermitage, TN High: AAA (LMB, MIA) 2021: 0-0, 0.00 ERA ALPB: 17-24, 148 G (34 GS), 3.98 ERA CAREER: 34-47, 424 G (53 GS), 4.32 ERA 2021 Game Log Dec. IP H R ER BB K Final Score Notes Pitches/Strikes FIRST START OF YEAR May Totals 0-0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 -- -- 0.00 ERA --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Season Totals 0-0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 -- -- 0.00 ERA CAREER NOTES 2021 HIGHS Has a career record of 34-47 over nine professional seasons with a 4.32 ERA... Has 568 career strikeouts in 726.2 innings... Has gone 17-24 Innings N/A - - in four seasons of independent baseball. Strikeouts N/A - - 2019 Walks N/A - - Named to the Atlantic League All-Star while playing with the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs during the fi rst half of the season... Went Hits N/A - - 4-3 with 2.74 ERA in 12 games, all starts, with Southern Maryland (56 K , 72.1 IP)... Spent a month in the middle of the season with Leon HR N/A - - (LMB) before signing with ROCKERS (8/31/19)... Helped the ROCKERS reach the playoffs, going 1-2 with a 3.33 ERA and 28 strikeouts in 24.1 Runs N/A - - innings. 2018 2021 SPLITS Became more of a starter with Southern Maryland, appearing in 42 games (12 GS) and going 7-8 with 3.70 ERA... Threw career-best 107 W-L IP ERA BB K Last innings and struck out