ALPB League Championship Series Preview and Fact Sheet
Published on September 26, 2025 under Atlantic League (AtL) News Release
The High Point Rockers and the York Revolution will battle for the Atlantic League Championship in a best-of-five series starting on Saturday, September 27.
The first two games will be at WellSpan Park in York, Pa. at 6:30 on Saturday and 4:00 on Sunday. The final three games of the series are slated for Truist Point in High Point, N.C. on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at 7:00 p.m. each day.
High Point and York tied for the best overall record in the ALPB this season at 74-52. Each team won its respective first half championship, the Revolution taking the North Division and the Rockers claiming the South Division.
The regular season series between the two clubs was split evenly at 3-3.
York, the defending champion, will be making its fifth appearance in the LCS and the Revs have won all four prior trips to the finals.
High Point has reached the LCS for just the second time after having been swept by the Lancaster Stormers in 2022.
All Atlantic League LCS games are available on FLOBASEBALL.TV and on the MixLR app (search High Point Rockers).
2025 Atlantic League Championship Series Schedule
(Best of five)
Saturday, September 27: High Point Rockers at York Revolution, 6:30 p.m.
RHP Erich Uelmen (6-4, 3.83) vs. RHP Chris Vallimont (9-4, 4.96)
Sunday, September 28: High Point Rockers at York Revolution, 4:00 p.m.
LHP Josh Hendrickson (1-0, 0.00) vs. RHP Alex Valverde (1-2, 3.80)
Tuesday, September 30: York Revolution at High Point Rockers, 7:00 p.m.
LHP Mike Kickham (11-8, 4.38) vs. LHP Ben Wereski (4-4, 3.76)
Wednesday, October 1: York Revolution at High Point Rockers, 7:00 p.m. (if necessary)
Thursday, October 2: York Revolution at High Point Rockers, 7:00 p.m. (if necessary)
About the ALPB League Championship Series
The Atlantic League is in its 27th season after forming in 1998
Since renaming the divisions to North and South, the North has won three of four championships
Lancaster in 2022 and 2023
York in 2024
The only South champion was Lexington in 2021
The LCS was a best of three series from 2000-2008
All postseason series expanded to a best of five from 2009 to present with the exception of 2021 when the Division Championship Series was best of three and the LCS was best of five
In 26 previous LCS, the winning team has won the title on its home field 12 times while the visitor has celebrated on the road 14 times 2025 Series between High Point and York
High Point and York split the season series in 2025, 3-3
High Point lost two of three at Truist Point July 8-10, winning 12-2 then falling 4-3 and 8-6
At WellSpan Park July 15-17, York took the opener 9-2
After a rainout on July 16, High Point swept the DH on July 17, winning 22-12 and 10-8
Of the three Rockers pitchers with wins over York this year, only reliever Daniel Blair remains on the active roster for the LCS
High Point OF Luis Gonzalez hit .471 vs. the Revs with eight runs scored, two homers and four RBI in the six games
HP DH/OF Alex Dickerson led HP with four homers vs. York along with a team-high 10 RBI and a .381 batting average
York was led by OF Ryan Higgins who hit .467 vs. High Point in five games with 1 homer and three RBI
SS Jeffrey Wehler posted a .391 average and had two homers and seven RBI
1B Frankie Tostado drove in eight runs and hit .348 vs. the Rockers
Ian Churchill, Cam Robinson and Chris Vallimont all earned victories over High Point in 2025 York Revolution LCS history
The Revs are undefeated when reaching the ALPB League Championship Series
In each of its previous four trips to the finals, York has prevailed
York won its first title in 2010, defeating Bridgeport 3 games to none
York made it back-to-back titles in 2011 with a 3-1 win over Long Island
The Revs returned to the finals in 2017 and swept Long Island
In 2024, York won its fourth title with a three-game sweep of Charleston
York will attempt to become the fifth ALPB club to win back-to-back Championships, joining
Somerset Patriots (2008-09)
York Revolution (2010-11)
Long Island Ducks (2012-13)
Lancaster Stormers (2022-23)
York would become the first ALPB team with two sets of back-to-back championships
York is 12-1 all-time in League Championship Series games
The Revs have won nine straight LCS contests
Their last loss was a 1-0 defeat at Long Island in Game 1 of the 2011 series
The Revs are undefeated at home in LCS games
Won games 1-2 at home vs Bridgeport in 2010
Won games 3-4 at home vs. Long Island in 2011
Won Game 3 at home in 2017 to close out Long Island
Won Game 3 at home in 2024 to close out Charleston
The 2010 series is the only LCS series where York has opened at home
A fifth title would put the Revs second all-time behind Somerset's six championships
Currently, Lancaster, Long Island and York are tied for second with four titles
Three of York's title-clinching wins have come at home
In 2011, 2017 and 2024
In 2010, the Revs clinched at Bridgeport on Ramon Castro's walk-off sac fly
In 2025, a fifth title would have to be earned on the road as the LCS opens at York and then moves to the South Division Champion for Games 3-5
Pitching and defense
In its 13 previous LCS games, York has allowed 4 or fewer runs in 11 contests
Offensively, York has scored four or more runs in 10 of 13 games
York in the NDCS
In the 2025 North Division Championship Series:
York swept archrival Lancaster in three games
York overcame a two-run deficit in Game 1 and three-run deficits in Games 2 and 3
York's pitching staff did not allow a run after the fifth inning in any game
York outscored Lancaster 14-0 after the fifth inning in the three games
York outscored Lancaster 16-8 for the series
York won by scores of 6-2, 4-3 and 6-3
Individuals
Jalen Miller hit .417 (5-for-12) in the playoffs with a double and three walks
Kyle Martin was 4-for-11 with a double and two solo home runs in earning North Division Championship Series MVP honors
As a team, York hit .240 in the three games vs. Lancaster with four doubles, four homers and 13 RBI
Out of the bullpen, Cam Robinson tossed 1.2 innings and struck out two with one save while not allowing a hit
York's staff allowed only 14 hits over the three games and eight runs while walking 11 and striking out 30
The staff posted an ERA of 2.67 and held opponents to a .149 batting average
LHP Mike Kickham went 7-0 with a 3.94 ERA after being acquired from Hagerstown in early August
Closer RHP Cam Robinson finished second in the league with 16 saves while going 5-4 with a 0.61 ERA and 49 strikeouts over 44 innings
York in 2025
Offensively, the Revs were led by OF Shayne Fontana and 1B Frankie Tostado
Fontana hit .367 in 63 games with 10 homers and 47 RBI while scoring 64 runs
Tostado set a club record with 47 doubles to go with a .337 batting average, 11 homers and 73 RBI
Kyle Martin, signed after Tostado suffered an injury, hit .333 in nine games then earned NDCS MVP honors
Jalen Miller put together an All-Star caliber season with a .297 average, 19 homers, 80 RBI and 60 stolen bases
Tostado and Miller finished 1-2 in the ALPB in doubles in 2025
Miller tied for the league lead with 60 SB with SMD's Jackson Loftin
Miller was second in the league with 113 runs scored, second with 151 hits, second with 41 doubles
Miller led the league with 508 at-bats in 2025
Pitching
York's pitching staff led the ALPB with 1,146 strikeouts
Mike Kickham led the ALPB with 148 innings pitched
Kickham was 4-8 with a 4.57 in 17 starts with Hagerstown and 7-0 with a 3.94 ERA in eight starts for York
Kickham finished tied for second in the league with 11 wins
High Point Rockers LCS history
The Rockers are making their second all-time appearance in the ALPB League Championship Series
The Rockers are seeking their first ALPB Championship since joining the league in 2019
The Rockers made one previous appearance in the finals, losing to the Lancaster Stormers in three games in 2022
Rockers in 2025
The Rockers advanced to win the South Division Championship by beating the Gastonia Ghost Peppers, 3 games to 2
It was the third South Division Championship Series between the Rockers and Gastonia
All three have gone to five games
OF Luis Gonzalez, MVP
Gonzalez hit .381 in the five games vs. Gastonia with two home runs, seven runs scored, eight hits, three doubles and two home runs
High Point is now 8-11 all-time in postseason games
8-8 in Division Championship Series games
0-3 in League Championship Series games
The Rockers are now 2-1 all-time in Game Five's with all three games played at Truist Point
Three-Headed Monster
The Rockers have thrived on the top three hitters in their order who have combined to scored 40% of their runs on the season
RF Luis Gonzalez scored 110 runs in the regular season while hitting .297 with 21 homers and 73 RBI
OF Ben Aklinski hit .283 with a team-high 32 homers and 96 RBI while scoring 112 runs
3B Drew Mendoza, a member of the Revs in 2023, hit .293 with 19 homers, 96 RBI and 86 runs scored
Ben Aklinski
Has stated this is his final season in the ALPB
Owns High Point club records in nearly every category including 488 games played, 494 hits, 104 home runs, 12 grand slams, 364 RBI and 111 stolen bases
Aklinski is one of two ALPB players to ever post two 30-30 seasons
Aklinski had 32 homers and 31 stolen bases in 118 games in 2025
Stability
High Point has just three pitchers on its LCS roster that were on the Opening Day roster
RHP Erich Uelmen
LHP Jonah Scolaro
RHP Kyle Halbohn
Three High Point pitchers, who accounted for 25% of the Rockers regular season wins, had their contracts purchased during the first half of the season
RHP Matt Solter (Mexico) was 7-2
LHP Kent Emanual (Mexico) was 6-1
RHP Kyle Barraclough (Mexico) was 5-0
The trio accounted for 18 of High Point's 41 first half wins
Among position players, the Rockers were remarkably consistent throughout the season
3B Drew Mendoza appeared in 119 games
OF Ben Aklinski appeared in 118 games
OF Luis Gonzalez, 111 games
SS Aidan Brewer, 111 games
Closer RHP Jameson McGrane tied for second in the league with 16 saves while going 1-2 with a 2.63 ERA and 43 strikeouts over 37.2 innings
Team Notes
High Point led the ALPB in walks received with 642
2B D.J. Burt, 94 games (missed 3 weeks on paternity leave)
Return from affiliated ball
1B Evan Edwards led the ALPB in batting average (.375), HR (13) and RBI (43) when his contract was sold to the Los Angeles Angels.
After two months with the Rocket City Trash Pandas, he returned to the Rockers on Aug. 12
C Luke Napleton was High Point's starting catcher from Opening Day until his contract was purchased by the Twins on May 9
He returned to the Rockers on August 6
RHP Cam Cotter was with the Rockers in 2022 and '23, played in the Giants organization in 2024 and the start of 2025 until returning to High Point August 6
COMMONALITIES
High Point and York were the only two ALPB teams with two players in the top five in the league in runs scored
Jalen Miller was second with 113, Shane Fontana was fifth with 105
High Point's Ben Aklinski was third with 112 and Luis Gonzalez was fourth with 110
High Point led the ALPB with a .983 fielding percentage
York was third at .979
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