Laureano Player of the Week

Collected 5 Hits Sunday

July 10, 2017

FORT WORTH - Corpus Christi Hooks outfielder Ramón Laureano is Texas League Player of the Week for the period of July 3-9.Laureano, who turns 23 this Saturday, tied a team record with five hits in Sunday's 6-5 win over Arkansas. He paced league players for the week in average (.483),

FORT WORTH - Corpus Christi Hooks outfielder Ramón Laureano is Texas League Player of the Week for the period of July 3-9.
Laureano, who turns 23 this Saturday, tied a team record with five hits in Sunday's 6-5 win over Arkansas. He paced league players for the week in average (.483), hits (14), extra-base hits (nine), and OPS (1.500), while hitting two home runs with five runs batted in.

Selected by Houston in the 16^th round of the 2014 June draft from Northwest Oklahoma A&M College, Laureano is 14-for-22 (.636) over the last five games, a span during which his season average has jumped from .199 to .232.
Sunday, the 5-foot-11, 185-pounder doubled and scored in the first and third innings, and then picked up RBIs in the fourth, sixth, and seventh on a single, single, and triple, respectively. He also swiped a base after his fourth plate appearance.
His three-base hit was the game-winner.
Tulsa right-hander Tim Shibuya is TL Pitcher of the Week.