Burnaby’s Taylor Lawrence was more than happy to contribute to a major milestone, even if he had to go to Winnipeg to achieve it.
Lawrence lashed a two-run triple in Game 1 for the Mayville State University Comets in a tilt against the University of Winnipeg, cueing a big win for manager Scott Berry and the NAIA baseball program.
The infielder’s hit put the Comets ahead for good in the opening 7-4 win, which was followed by victories of 3-2 and 12-3 to get Berry to the 1,000-win plateau.
A second team regional conference all-star for Douglas College last year, Lawrence came to the South Dakota campus after transferring over from Central Washington in December. Ever since, he’s been racking up the hits.
As a college junior, the former Burnaby Bulldogs prospect has rotated around the Comets’ infield, playing first, third and DH and has accumulated a .481 batting average, with three long balls and 18 RBI, over just 19 games and 27 at bats.
