Great Stroke: Evans Gets 5 Hits
5 hits in a game has always been a magic number in baseball. Only a handful of players will do that. Get 5 hits in a game and you get your moment of glory, your fifteen minutes of fame -- you get your name in the record book. Win or lose, you get listed. <Ernie Evans:player#283> got his name in the record book, but the <New York Twin Towers:team#78> picked up the win, topping the <Ontario Blue Pirates:team#77> 6-4. "Sure, I would have much preferred to win the game, but that's not how it came out. In baseball you win some, lose some and some get rained out," the <Ontario:team#77> second baseman expressed his feelings during the postgame press conference. He certainly did his part today, pounding out hit after hit.

Later in the clubhouse <Evans:player#283> spoke further about his big game. "To hit the ball consistently well, you have to relax. I was relaxed for the first four hits, but I must admit, I got too much adrenaline going when I realized that this was a special once-in-a-lifetime day. On the last hit, I was ready to swing at anything close, I was that excited. That's why my third base coach called time and told me, 'Calm down and wait for a good pitch.' That got me back on track and I nailed the first one in the strike zone." On his record-setting day <Evans:player#283> delivered 5 hits in 6 at-bats, a day that will be good scrapbook material. <Ernie Evans:player#283> grounded out in the 2nd, singled in the 5th, hit a solo-shot off <Jorge Rosado:player#3347> in the 6th, walked in the 8th, singled in the 10th, singled in the 12th and doubled in the 14th.

This season <Evans:player#283> has delivered 37 hits in 120 at-bats for a .308 average with 4 home runs. He is getting on base at a .354 clip and his totals also include 10 RBIs and 16 runs scored. This year <Evans:player#283> has played in 69 games.