Driller Park (Kilgore, Texas)

An excellent example of small stadium engineering, the ballpark was constructed of oil field pipe, tank steel, and concrete with an infield underground drainage system.

They had played consistently winning baseball claiming two consecutive championships in the Lone Star League, were the runners-up in 1949, and had a respectable finish in 1950 before being disbanded.

In the championship series, the Drillers defeated the Comets 4 games to 2 to become the 1947 Lone Star League champions.

In January 2008, it was announced that the Texas Collegiate League would add a team in Kilgore for the upcoming season.

In early April 2008, general manager Mike Lieberman announced the new team would be called the East Texas Pump Jacks, complete with dual logos representing East Texas' history in the oil industry.

[4] In their first season at Driller Park, the Pump Jacks finished third with a 22–26 record before being beaten by the Coppell Copperheads in the first round.