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1970 Season Stats AVG .335 HR 7 RBI 45 OPS .992 |
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BNN Stats: Rookie Batting Leaders
Which rookie is leading the Western Carolinas League in home runs?
Jim Essian, SpPh, 8
Robert Marcano, SuIn, 8
William Brown, AnSe, 7
Chico Ruiz, GrBr, 7
Dwight Evans, PaRe, 6
Evans Socks It to Pioneers, Cracks 5 Hits
It's not something you read about in the sports pages every day -- a 5-for-6 day. For many, it might come around only once in a career -- and for Dwight Evans, it came around today.
The 18-year-old center fielder scattered hits all over Dunn Field to pace the 21-6 Pawtucket Red Sox victory over the Elmira Pioneers.
Elmira skipper <Cody Block:coach#358> told reporters in the press room that "Evans deserves a hat-tip."
"He hit some good pitches against us," he said. "In fact, according to our scouting reports, Evans hit several that he is not supposed to be able to hit."
Dwight Evans singled in the 1st, singled in the 2nd, hit a two-run home run off Rafael Salazar in the 4th, hit an RBI single in the 5th, singled in the 7th and struck out in the 8th.
This year, Evans is hitting .329 with 1 home run.
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BNN Stats: Batting Leaders
So, who leads the Western Carolinas League in runs?
Dwight Evans, PaRe, 38
Timothy Murtaugh, GaPi, 30
Robert Marcano, SuIn, 28
Ramon Aviles, GrRe, 27
Manuel Crespo, GrRe, 27
WCRS Presents Batter of Month Trophy to Evans
Dwight Evans has a lot going for him. The Greenville center fielder just broke into the majors this year and now the Western Carolinas League has just picked him as its top hitter for May.
In 29 games last month this outstanding rookie batted .345 with 3 home runs, 18 RBIs and 26 runs scored.
So far this season, Evans is hitting .348 with 6 home runs.
Great Week for Greenville's Dwight Evans
Greenville Red Sox fans are celebrating Dwight Evans's selection as Western Carolinas League Player of the Week.
Evans put up some serious numbers over the past seven days as he cracked 13 hits in 30 at-bats. The 18-year-old center fielder hit .433, drove in 6 runs, scored 7 times and hit no home runs.
This season in 31 games, Evans has hit at a .376 clip with 50 hits, 6 home runs, 30 RBIs and 28 runs scored.
BNN Stats: Rookie Batting Leaders
Which rookie is leading the Western Carolinas League in RBI?
Dwight Evans, GrRe, 24
Jim Essian, SpPh, 21
Maximo Torres, GaPi, 17
Fred Andrews, SpPh, 16
Rod Gilbreath, GrBr, 16
Greenville's Evans Bags WCRS Batting Award
For a rookie just breaking in, Dwight Evans certainly put together a successful month. It was good enough to win the WCRS Batter of the Month award for April.
The 18-year-old center fielder for the Greenville Red Sox hit .354 with 3 home runs, 16 RBIs and 12 runs scored.
Evans Wins WCRS Honor
The Western Carolinas League presented its Player of the Week Award to Greenville Red Sox center fielder Dwight Evans.
"His numbers speak for themselves," a club publicist said. "He's been really seeing the ball well."
Indeed, Evans has. Last week he went 12 for 25, batted .480 with 2 home runs and 6 RBIs.