High Point ties professional baseball record for grand slams

The High Point Rockers have tied the professional baseball record for grand slams in a season this year with 14.

Only four other professional baseball teams have hit as many grand slams in a season. At the Major League level, the 2006 Cleveland Indians and the 2000 Oakland A’s each hit 14.

At the minor league level, the Class AAA 2022 Albuquerque Isotopes (Colorado) mashed 14 slams as did the Class AAA 2023 St. Paul Saints (Minnesota).

The Rockers have set a club record for bases-loaded homers this year and broke the previous Atlantic League record of 10 set by the York Revolution in 2024.

This season, the Rockers grand slam bonanza has been led by Ben Aklinski with four and Evan Edwards with three. Also slugging grand slams in 2025 were SS Aidan Brewer, C Nolan Watson, C Isaiah Mirabal, OF Alex Dickerson, INF Max Viera, 3B Drew Mendoza and DH Braxton Davidson.

Remarkably, the Rockers hit at least one grand slam in each month of the season.

High Point opens the Atlantic League postseason on Saturday, September 20 at the Gastonia Ghost Peppers.

 

2025 High Point Grand Slams (14)

Date          Hitter                      Opponent               Inning         Opp Pitcher

4/26/25             Aidan Brewer      at So. Maryland            2nd       Ian Kahaloa

5/9/25                Evan Edwards    at Gastonia     5th        Justus Sheffield

5/11/25             Ben Aklinski        at Gastonia     3rd        Kevin Smith

5/13/25             Nolan Watson   at Lexington    7th        Jimmy Loper

5/30/25             Ben Aklinski      Hagerstown    4th        David Richardson

5/31/25             Ben Aklinski         Hagerstown    6th        Donald Goodson

6/22/25             Isaiah Mirabal               at Lexington    7th        Dustin Beggs

6/26/25             Alex Dickerson             at Gastonia     5th        Jackson Boxx

7/17/25             Max Viera         at York (Gm 1) 3rd        Dallas Woolfolk

8/1/25               Braxton Davidson       at Lexington    5th        Wilson Castillo

8/17/25             Evan Edwards   at Charleston 7th        Edison Suriel

8/20/25             Evan Edwards    vs. Lexington  1st        Patrick Wicklander

9/10/25             Ben Aklinski        at So. Maryland            7th        Brandon McCabe

9/16/25             Drew Mendoza             vs. Charleston              4th        Maceo Campbell