{"id":85954,"date":"2026-10-24T18:15:11","date_gmt":"2026-10-24T22:15:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=85954"},"modified":"2026-10-24T18:24:29","modified_gmt":"2026-10-24T22:24:29","slug":"evans-legacy-baseball-classic-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2026\/10\/24\/evans-legacy-baseball-classic-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"Evan&#8217;s Legacy Baseball Classic Photos"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/lakelandlocal\/\">Tom Hagerty Photography<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Evan&#8217;s Legacy Baseball Classic in Lakeland. Local HS players take part in a showcase for coaches from PolkState, SEU, FL Southern, etc.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The late Evan Chambers, for whom the event is named, played baseball at Lakeland HS and in the Pirates&#8217; minor league organization. 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