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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...

Erik Tolman delivers the pitch. Tolman threw four innings as an opener for the Blue Rocks. - Photo via Ryan Griffith

Erik Tolman shines but Blue Rocks fall to Cyclones in a pitching battle

Nick Wiley, Staff Writer June 8, 2025

The Wilmington Blue Rocks fell to the Brooklyn Cyclones for the second time in the series, this time losing by a score of 1-0. The game felt very similar to yesterday’s matchup in that it was a pitching...

Travis Sthele walks to the mound. Sthele gave up one hit in the Blue Rocks 2-0 win. - Photo via Ryan Griffith

Travis Sthele throws Blue Rocks first complete game shutout since 2021 in win over Cyclones

Tyler Delpercio, Staff Writer June 8, 2025

Just one night after burning through three bullpen arms in a 12-3 blowout loss to the Brooklyn Cyclones (37-16), the Wilmington Blue Rocks (22-31) were in desperate need of a great outing from starter...

Brandon Pimentel rounds third. Pimentel recorded a hit in the loss. - Saturday, April 12, 2025. Photo via Ryan Griffith

Renegades dominance over Blue Rocks continues with dominant 9-1 victory

Tyler Delpercio, Co-Sports Editor May 17, 2025

A trio of home runs propelled the Hudson Valley Renegades (23-9) to a 9-1 win over the Wilmington Blue Rocks (10-23) in the series finale on Sunday, May 11. After a scoreless opening frame from Jake...

Johnathon Thomas swings at a pitch. Thomas recorded three hits in the loss. - Thursday, May 8, 2025. Photo via Hannah Capolingua

Renegades offense pulls away in extras to hand Blue Rocks fourth straight loss

Nick Wiley, Managing Editor May 17, 2025

The Wilmington Blue Rocks lost their fourth game in a row against the Hudson Valley Renegades by a final score of 5-2 in ten innings.  This marks the 17th loss the Blue Rocks have had against the Renegades...

Alex Clemmey delivers the pitch. Clemmey gave up two runs across 6.2 innings. - Sunday, Apr. 27, 2025. Photo via Hannah Capolingua

Clemmey shines but Blue Rocks offense falters in defeat to Renegades

Tyler Delpercio, Co-Sports Editor May 17, 2025

The Wilmington Blue Rocks (10-21) dropped a third straight game to the Hudson Valley Renegades (21-9) on Friday by a score of 4-1.  After falling to Hudson Valley by a score of 12-1 each of the previous...

Branden Boissiere stands at first. Boissiere hit the walk-off two-run home run. - Photo via Hannah Capolingua

Blue Rocks take series opener against Renegades in thrilling walk-off fashion

Nick Wiley, Managing Editor May 17, 2025

The Wilmington Blue Rocks defeated the Hudson Valley Renegades by a score 3-2 in the first game of the series. The game started off slow with a rain delay causing the game to start 15 minutes late,...

Caleb Lomavita gears up to swing. Lomavita recorded his first career home run in the 6-3 win on Saturday. - Photo via Hannah Capolingua

Caleb Lomavita’s first career home run helps push Blue Rocks to series victory over IronBirds

Dakota Eastman, Staff Writer April 30, 2025

The Wilmington Blue Rocks clinched their first series victory of the season on Saturday with a 6-3 victory over the Aberdeen IronBirds at Frawley Stadium. The win improved Wilmington’s record to 7-13...

Seaver King slides into second. The Nationals former first round pick hit his first career home run in the loss Friday. - Photo via Hannah Capolingua

Seaver King hits home run No. 1 but Blue Rocks bullpen can’t hang on against IronBirds

Nick Wiley, Managing Editor April 30, 2025

The Wilmington Blue Rocks' three-game winning streak has come to an end after a painful loss against the Aberdeen IronBirds in Wilmington by a score of 4-3. The Blue Rocks were able to take an early...

Murphy Stehly throws out a runner. Stehly recorded an RBI double in the 2-1 victory. - Photo via Ryan Griffith

Murphy Stehly leads Blue Rocks offense for third straight win over IronBirds

Nick Wiley, Managing Editor April 30, 2025

The Wilmington Blue Rocks defeated the Aberdeen IronBirds by a score of 2-1 in a tight contest at home. The first three innings of the game were defined by great pitching on both sides, with neither...

Alex Clemmey delivers the pitch. Clemmey threw 4.1 scoreless innings against the IronBirds. - Photo via Ryan Griffith

Blue Rocks pitching shines in series opener against the IronBirds

Tyler Delpercio, Co-Sports Editor April 23, 2025

When there’s a total of 291 pitches thrown in a baseball game, some may hold less weight than others. But nothing was more important than Peyton Glavine’s 2-2 fastball to Aron Estrada in the Blue Rocks...

Travis Sthele threw six scoreless innings against the Spartanburgers. - Photo via Ryan Griffith

Blue Rocks secure third win in four games, lock up series split against Spartanburgers

Dakota Eastman, Staff Writer April 16, 2025

After a slow start to the season, the Wilmington Blue Rocks’ bats are starting to wake up. Wilmington beat the Hub City Spartanburgers 7-1 on Sunday, April 13 at Frawley Stadium to earn a split in their...

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