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FRANKFORD'S CF PRODIGY CONTINUES TO BATTER BALL
20 YEAR-OLD EVANS 5/5 AGAINST SONS OF BEN, RAISES AVERAGE ABOVE .450

PHILADELPHIA (May 24, 1873) – Frankford Arsenal was declared the favorites to take the first West Philadelphia pennant going into the inaugural season of the PCBL, and they are now 6-3 after a dominant home win over Sons of Ben:

Frankford had three players with multiple hits in the ten-run victory, with their clear leader being CF Joseph Evans:

• B1: Triple to RCF off P. Krueger (R)
• B3: Leadoff Single to LCF off P. Krueger (R)
• B4: Single to CF off P. Krueger
• B5: 2-run Single past SS off P. Krueger
• B7: Leadoff Infield Single off W. Donahue
• TOTAL: 5/5, 3B, 2 R, 2 RBI, 7 TB

Evans took Player of the Game honors for his batsmanship, and thanks to his 5/5 performance the young man, who doesn’t turn 21 years of age until July 30th, is batting .476 (1.143 OPS) with three Triples and thirteen RBI through the first nine games of PCBL history.

If these first two weeks are a sign of what to expect from Evans going forward then it may not be long before he finds himself essentially “too good” for intra-Philadelphia baseball, with an NBBO or even an APBL club making an offer for his services.