Sports stats



Lauer Earns Inaugural Week Honors

June 3, 2014 - Texas Collegiate League (TCL)
East Texas PumpJacks News Release


The first game of the season is when most players are still working out the kinks and finding their rhythm.

Darren Lauer proved last Thursday that he is in mid-season form, and the Texas Collegiate League responded accordingly. On Monday, Lauer was named the Dinger Bat TCL Co-Pitcher of the Week.

Lauer spun six shutout innings against the Texas Marshals, allowing just two hits en route to a 4-1 victory. He faced just one batter over the minimum, walking none and striking out six.

Of course, this isn't the New Hope, Pa., native's first foray into summer collegiate ball. In 2012, he played for the Quakertown Blazers in the Atlantic Collegiate League. He started and came out of the bullpen for the Blazers, striking out 24 in 35.2 innings pitched.

The Keystone College product started seven games and made a pair of relief appearances this spring. He went 5-1 with a 4.06 ERA, tossing a shutout and two complete games. He struck out 30 in 44.1 innings of work.

Lauer shared the honor with Garrett Harris of the Brazos Valley Bombers.

The newly-minted Pitcher of the Week and his Pump Jacks teammates host the Woodlands Strykers Tuesday night in the 2014 home opener. The Jacks are offering all of their Twitter and Instagram followers free tickets for Opening Night, too! Fans can follow the Pump Jacks on Twitter or Instagram, then e-mail their name, address, phone number, and social media name to contest@pumpjacksbaseball.com, and they'll receive a pair of free tickets for the opener.

Opening Night is also Pump Jacks Schedule Poster Giveaway Night, presented by Drake Pump Jacks! The first-ever Jacks schedule poster, with its bold graphics featuring Boomer, it sure to be a popular item among die-hards and casual fans alike. The first 500 fans will receive a free poster; gates open at 6:00 p.m., and game time is 7:05 p.m.

The Pump Jacks complete their series with the Strykers on Wednesday before taking another road trip to face the Acadiana Cane Cutters. The Jacks will play a doubleheader beginning at 6 p.m. on Thursday to make up for Sunday's rainout, followed by the regularly-scheduled contest on Friday.

The Jacks return to East Texas for a weekend series against the defending champion Brazos Valley Bombers. Saturday is Pump Jacks Koozie Giveaway Night presented by KLTV, when the first 500 fans will receive a free Jacks koozie! Sunday is Longview News-Journal Family Night, when a family of four can get tickets for just $10.

• Discuss this story on the Texas Collegiate League message board...

Texas Collegiate League Stories from June 3, 2014


The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.

OurSports Central