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Davian Garcia winds up. - Photo via Ryan Griffith

Renegades get to Davian Garcia early, keep Blue Rocks offense at bay

Dakota Eastman, Staff Writer August 3, 2025

It’s getting late quickly in Wilmington. The Blue Rocks find themselves 10 games out of first place after dropping a 4-3 decision to the Hudson Valley Renegades on Wednesday, July 30 at Frawley Stadium....

Alex Clemmey delivers the pitch. - Photo via Ryan Griffith

Alex Clemmey powers Blue Rocks to win over IronBirds

Dakota Eastman, Staff Writer July 26, 2025

As all the focus and hype has surrounded the recently promoted Travis Sykora, another top pitching prospect has been reminding people not to forget about his potential. Nationals No. 5 prospect Alex...

Cortland Lawson attempts to turn a double play. - Photo via Ryan Griffith

Blue Rocks offense falters in loss to IronBirds

Nick Wiley, Staff Writer July 26, 2025

The Wilmington Blue Rocks faced off against the Aberdeen IronBirds and ultimately fell by a score of 3-1, tying each other up in the second half, standing at 10-12. On a day when the Rocks' offense...

Caleb Lomavita leads off first. - Photo via Ryan Griffith

Blue Rocks can’t complete comeback, falls to BlueClaws in extras

Dakota Eastman, Staff Writer July 26, 2025

Twice they rallied back from multi-run deficits. Twice they had the bases loaded with a chance to win the game. Yet after 12 innings were played, the only thing the Wilmington Blue Rocks had to show for...

Sam Petersen hustles out of the batter's box. - Photo via Ryan Griffith

Blue Rocks outlast Hudson Valley to win the series

Nick Wiley, Staff Writer July 26, 2025

The Wilmington Blue Rocks defeated the Hudson Valley Renegades by a final score of 4–3 in the final game of their series. The early star of the game for Wilmington was center fielder Sam Petersen. The...

Branden Boissiere warms up the infield. - Photo via Hannah Capolingua

Blue Rocks split doubleheader after strong offensive showing in the nightcap

Nick Wiley, Staff Writer July 26, 2025

After losing the first game of a doubleheader against the Hudson Valley Renegades by a score of 2-0, the Wilmington Blue Rocks took game two in dominant fashion. After being shut out in the previous...

Travis Sykora delivers the pitch. Sykora threw six shutout innings against Hudson Valley. - Photo via Ryan Griffith

Travis Sykora throws six shutout innings, Blue Rocks edges Hudson Valley 1-0

Dakota Eastman, Staff Writer July 26, 2025

Despite temperatures soaring into triple digits, the weather isn’t the hottest thing in Wilmington right now. That title belongs to Travis Sykora. The Nationals prized prospect threw six scoreless...

Shinnosuke Ogasawara delivers the pitch. Ogasawara struck out five across three innings. - Photo via Ryan Griffith

Shinnosuke Ogasawara shines in rehab start, Blue Rocks fall to Tourists in second half opener

Tyler Delpercio, Staff Writer June 24, 2025

Records all across minor league baseball got reset on Friday for the beginning of the second half of the season. For the Wilmington Blue Rocks, it was a chance to jump out to a better start than before,...

Jake Bennett stands on the mound. Bennett threw three scoreless innings on Saturday. - Photo via Ryan Griffith

Blue Rocks drop yet another one-run game to Asheville

Dakota Eastman, Staff Writer June 24, 2025

With bases juiced and no outs in the bottom of the eighth at Frawley Stadium, it was shaping up for the Blue Rocks to take the lead and grab their first win of the homestand. Three quick outs with no runs...

From left to right, McKenzie Melvin, Rylee Lutz, Maeve Lougheed, Payton MacNair, Breanna Bryant, and Liz McCaffery pose with the Super Regionals trophy. Glassboro, N.J. Friday, May 23, 2025. - Photo via Rowan Athletics

A final farewell: Honoring the seniors of Rowan softball’s historic Team 51

Aidan Dougherty, Staff Writer June 16, 2025

Rowan softball’s season came to an end on May 31 against Randolph-Macon by a score of 1-0, ending their historic season with a program-best 49-4 record and 31-game win streak to start the season, which...

"The Phillies' bullpen has and always will be the reason why they lose the big game, and they keep proving it time and time again with no improvement in sight." - Sports Editor / Sarah Shockey

Stewart: The Phillies bullpen, a years-long problem that still haunts them

Logan Stewart, Contributor June 12, 2025

When you think of the Phillies the last few years, you think of that magical 2022 World Series run, the postseason success, the high-power offense at times, and the crowd atmosphere of Red October. But...

Travis Sykora delivers the pitch. Sykora struck out seven in the win. - Photo via Ryan Griffith.

Travis Sykora dominates as Blue Rocks knock off Cyclones

Dakota Eastman, Staff Writer June 8, 2025

A rising star faces off against a proven, veteran major league starter. This storyline doesn’t often play out in High-A baseball but that’s exactly what happened on Friday night in Wilmington as the...

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