LG’s Jurek to Play Baseball For Ranger College

La Grange senior infielder Gunner Jurek held his signing ceremony Friday as he accepted an offer to play baseball for Ranger College, a junior college in north Texas. Shown above at Friday’s ceremony is Jurek front and center seated between his parents Stephanie and Dennis Jurek. Back row, left to right, are Jurek’s coaches, Dustin Majewski and Clint Kuecker of his club team and Robert Barber, La Grange High School head baseball coach. Photo by Jeff Wick

“I met the coach (of Ranger College) at a baseball tournament near Houston. We kept in touch, and I got invited out there for a prospect camp and it went well, and he offered me (a spot in the team). It’s a really nice place. I’m excited.”

– Gunner Jurek, of how he connected with the Ranger College baseball team