Lawrence attended Delone Catholic High School in his hometown of McSherrystown, Pennsylvania. Undrafted out of high school, he then went to Albright College, where he pitched and played first base. In four seasons for Albright, Lawrence pitched to an 18–8 win–loss record and 2.81 earned run average in 256​2⁄3 innings. He holds the all-time strikeout record for Albright, with 251. As a first baseman, he batted .256 with four home runs and 41 runs batted in.\n', '

Lawrence was not selected in the 2010 Major League Baseball draft, and signed with the Toronto Blue Jays as an undrafted free agent. In lieu of a signing bonus, Lawrence received a plane ticket to Dunedin, Florida. He was assigned to the Short Season-A Auburn Doubledays, where he was named a mid-season All-Star, and earned a promotion to the Class-A Lansing Lugnuts before the end of the season. In total, Lawrence went 7–2 in 2010, with a 2.33 ERA and 61 strikeouts in 77​1⁄3 innings. Lawrence pitched the majority of the 2011 season with Lansing, and was called up to the Advanced-A Dunedin Blue Jays four separate times for brief stints. On July 1, he held a 5–8 record and 4.40 ERA with Lansing but managed to turn his season around, going 9–1 with a 1.93 ERA from that point onward. In his four starts for Dunedin in 2011, Lawrence went 3–1 with a 2.84 ERA and 14 strikeouts.\n', '

Lawrence opened the 2012 campaign with the Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats. After struggling in three appearances, he was assigned back to Dunedin, where he finished the season. In 151​1⁄3 total innings, he posted a 9–7 win–loss record, 3.87 ERA, and 96 strikeouts. Lawrence went to Major League spring training with the Blue Jays as a non-roster invitee, and was assigned to the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons on April 8. He was demoted to Dunedin the following day, and remained with Dunedin for most of the 2013 season, making two appearances for both New Hampshire in August. All told, Lawrence finished the year with a 4–7 record, 4.53 ERA, and 63 strikeouts in 103​1⁄3 innings. Lawrence pitched the entire 2014 season with New Hampshire, going 9–9 with a 3.69 ERA and 93 strikeouts in 151​1⁄3 innings pitched. In the offseason, he made eight appearances for the Bravos de Margarita of the Venezuelan Winter League.\n', '

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