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Jarlin Susana delivers the pitch. Susana struck out five in his High-A debut. - Tuesday, July 9, 2024. / Photo via Ryan Griffith

Jarlin Susana brings the heat in Blue Rocks win over Cyclones

Tyler Delpercio July 17, 2024

Mother Nature wasn’t the only thing bringing the heat in Wilmington on Tuesday, July 9. With the temperature reaching up to 95 degrees and a feels like of 108 at first pitch, Blue Rocks (37-44) starter...

Murphy Stehly leads off first base. Stehly walked twice and scored in his return to the Blue Rocks lineup. - Monday, July 1, 2024. / Photo via Payton Tuorto

Murphy Stehly helps guide Blue Rocks to series opening win over the BlueClaws in his return

Tyler Delpercio July 13, 2024

The Wilmington Blue Rocks (34-41) used the long ball to get past the Jersey Shore BlueClaws (41-35) by a score of 7-3 for the first of three games against the BlueClaws on Monday, July 1 at Frawley Stadium. Matt...

Rodney Theophile delivers the pitch. Theophile recorded 10 strikeouts in the win. - Tuesday, June 18, 2024. / Photo via Ryan Griffith

Rodney Theophile fans a new High-A career-high as Blue Rocks take down IronBirds in series opener

Tyler Delpercio June 22, 2024

After a 2-4 road trip against the Jersey Shore BlueClaws, the Wilmington Blue Rocks (30-34) returned home and got back in the win column with a 12-7 victory over the Aberdeen IronBirds (33-31) on Tuesday,...

Trey Harris stands at first. Harris played first and third in the Blue Rocks 4-3 win over the Renegades. - Tuesday, June 4, 2024. / Photo via Payton Tuorto

Trey Harris makes his professional debut at third as the Blue Rocks take down the Renegades

Tyler Delpercio June 11, 2024

After a doubleheader split on Thursday, the Wilmington Blue Rocks (26-28) rallied back from an early 3-0 deficit against the Hudson Valley Renegades (27-26) to take home a thrilling 4-3 win on Friday,...

Matt Suggs gets ready to bat. Suggs went 1-3 with an RBI in the second game of the doubleheader. - Thursday, June 6, 2024. / Photo via Payton Tuorto

Blue Rocks split doubleheader against Renegades on the heels of a one-hitter

Tyler Delpercio June 11, 2024

After the third rainout in eight meetings between the two teams occurred last night, the Wilmington Blue Rocks (25-28) and Hudson Valley Renegades (27-25) finally had a chance to make up some of these...

Trey Harris celebrates his  two-run go-ahead double getting down. Harris went 1-4 in the win on Friday. - Friday, May 17, 2024. / Photo via Ryan Griffith

Trey Harris plays hero in Blue Rocks comeback win over the IronBirds

Tyler Delpercio May 24, 2024

The Wilmington Blue Rocks (18-17) carried the momentum from Thursday's doubleheader sweep over the Aberdeen IronBirds (19-18) into the next day, as they took down the IronBirds with a 6-4 come-from-behind...

Paul Witt high-fives manager Mario Lisson after hitting a home run. Witt went 2-3 with 2 RBI in the Blue Rocks win on Thursday. - Thursday, May 2, 2024 / Photo via Ryan Griffith

Paul Witt helps guide the Blue Rocks to a 4-1 win over the Renegades

Tyler Delpercio May 8, 2024

After dropping the first two games of the series against the Hudson Valley Renegades (14-9), the Wilmington Blue Rocks (14-10) got back in the win column on Thursday, May 2 after a 4-1 win over the Renegades. Hudson...

Rodney Theophile delivers the pitch. Theophile threw five shutout innings in the Blue Rocks 5-4 win on Sunday. - Sunday, April 21, 2024. - Photo via Payton Tuorto

Blue Rocks work around a rough sixth inning to conclude series against the Drive

Tyler Delpercio April 24, 2024

The Wilmington Blue Rocks ended their six-game set against the Greenville Drive on the right foot with a 5-4 win on Sunday, April 21. The win marked the team’s fifth of the series and 11th of the year,...

Luke Young gets ready to deliver the pitcher. Young recorded eight strikeouts in six scoreless innings. - Friday, April 19, 2024. - Photo via Payton Tuorto

Luke Young shines in Blue Rocks’ win over Drive

Tyler Delpercio April 20, 2024

Bolstered by a great pitching performance, the Wilmington Blue Rocks took down the Greenville Drive by a score of 5-3 in the fourth game of this six-game set on Friday, April 19. Toeing the slab for...

Gambling graphic. - Graphic / Brendan Cohen

What makes sports betting so appealing to college students?

Tyler Delpercio April 17, 2024

This is a busy time of year for sports. MLB’s Opening Day happened less than three weeks ago. March Madness concluded last Monday. The Masters just ended on Sunday and the NBA and NHL playoffs are around...

Daylen Lile gets ready to swing. Lile went 2-5 with a RBI and run scored in the season opener. - Friday, April 5, 2024. - Photo via Payton Tuorto

Blue Rocks kick off 2024 with a win over the Cyclones

Tyler Delpercio April 8, 2024

208 days and one long offseason later, the Wilmington Blue Rocks returned to action on a cold and windy Friday, April 5, and opened up the 2024 campaign on the right foot, taking down the Brooklyn Cyclones...

Ricky Council IV stands in the corner. Council recorded 27 points and six rebounds in the loss. - Monday, March 11, 2024. - Photo via Payton Tuorto

Delaware Blue Coats go cold in crunch time and drop a vital game to Capital City Go-Go

Tyler Delpercio March 27, 2024

After entering the month of March with a 16-6 record and their eyes on a top seed, the Delaware Blue Coats (19-14) are fading down the stretch. The trend continued on Wednesday, March 27, dropping their...

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