High Point Rockers

High Point Rockers
Information
League Atlantic League of Professional Baseball
Location High Point, North Carolina
Ballpark BB&T Point
Year founded 2018
Ownership High Point Baseball, Inc.
President Ken Lehner
Website www.highpointbaseball.com

The High Point Rockers is an American professional baseball team based in High Point, North Carolina, that will begin play as a member of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball, an independent baseball league, upon completion of BB&T Point ballpark in 2019.

History

Shortly before the conclusion of the 2017 season, the city of Bridgeport, Connecticut, voted to not continue with professional baseball in the city and announced plans to convert The Ballpark at Harbor Yard into a music amphitheater. On August 7, 2017, the Bridgeport Bluefish announced that the 2017 season would be the team's last in Bridgeport after playing in the city for 20 years.[1]

On September 8, 2017, Frank Boulton (league founder and a team owner)[2] announced that the Bridgeport franchise would move to High Point, North Carolina.[3] On March 12, 2018, the league unanimously approved a new franchise in High Point, North Carolina, for the 2019 season.[4][5]

Ground was officially broken on April 11, 2018, for the new ballpark in High Point, to be called BB&T Point.[6][7]

On June 7, 2018, a "Name the Team" contest was launched with nine finalists: Chairmen, Dragon Claws, Hush Puppies, Iron Dragons, Iron Eagles, Pioneers, Rockers, and Splinters.[8] On June 21, 2018, the names were narrowed down to Dragon Claws, Rockers, and Splinters.[9][10] On July 12, 2018, Rockers was chosen as the team name.[11]

References

  1. ↑ Dillane, Matt (August 7, 2017). "2017 to be final season for Bridgeport Bluefish". WTNH. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
  2. ↑ Van Riper, Tom (August 12, 2013). "Bush League Bonanza: Frank Boulton Builds An Empire In Baseball's Minors". Forbes. p. 106. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
  3. ↑ Brasier, John (September 8, 2017). "Atlantic League baseball will move, not expand, into High Point". Triad Business Journal. Retrieved February 2, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Atlantic League set to expand to High Point, North Carolina, for 2019 baseball season". The York Dispatch. March 12, 2018. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Atlantic League Approves High Point Membership for 2019" (Press release). Lancaster, Pennsylvania: Atlantic League of Professional Baseball (ALPB). March 12, 2018. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
  6. ↑ Spedden, Zach (April 12, 2018). "New for 2019: BB&T Point". Ballpark Digest. Retrieved April 17, 2018.
  7. ↑ Rose, Alex (April 11, 2018). "City leaders break ground for High Point stadium project; stadium to be named 'BB&T Point'". WGHP. Archived from the original on April 17, 2018. Retrieved April 17, 2018.
  8. ↑ Allman, Megan (June 7, 2018). "Top 9 Names Revealed For High Point Baseball Team". WFMY-TV. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Name The New High Point Baseball Team". HighPointBaseball.com. June 21, 2018. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
  10. ↑ "High Point Name-The-Team Contest Yields Three Finalists". Ballpark Digest. June 23, 2018. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Name of future High Point baseball team announced". WGHP. July 12, 2018. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
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