Harrisonburg Turks
The Harrisonburg Turks are a collegiate summer baseball team in Harrisonburg, Virginia. They play in the South Division of the Valley Baseball League, a collegiate wooden bat summer league consisting of 11 teams in the state of Virginia.[1] The Turks have been coached and owned by Bob Wease for 31 years as of the end of the 2021 season. Wease is continuing in his roles for the 2022 season but has said that may be his final season.[2] The Turks play their home games at Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park on the campus of James Madison University.[3]
| Harrisonburg Turks | |
| Founded | 1915 |
| Field | Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park |
| Team History | Harrisonburg Turks Class C Virginia League (1915–1944) Massanutten League (1945–1949) VBL (1950–present) |
| Division | Southern Division (1950–2008) Central Division (2009–present) |
| Championships | 12 (1955) (1958) (1959) (1962) (1964) (1969) (1970) (1971) (1977) (1991) (2000) (2012) |
| Runner-Up | 13 (1957) (1961) (1967) (1968) (1975) (1976) (1978) (1984) (1986) (1989) (1992) (1994) (1996) |
| Owner | Bob Wease |
| Head coach | Bob Wease |
Notable alumni
- Scott Cousins
- Roy Corcoran
- Rich Croushore
- Steve Decker
- David Eckstein
- Steve Finley
- Jesse Foppert
- Danny Godby
- Orlando Gonzalez
- Travis Harper
- Gary Hill
- Ron Hodges
- Chris Hoiles
- Mike Hubbard
- Daryl Irvine
- Logan Kensing
- Darren Lewis
- Sean Maloney
- Kirt Manwaring
- Frank Menechino
- Larry Mitchell
- Oscar Múñoz
- Tim Nordbrook
- Talmadge Nunnari
- Brian O'Connor
- Jim Pankovits
- Cliff Pennington
- Juan Pierre
- Greg Pryor
- Jon Rauch
- Billy Sample
- Ryan Shealy
- Doug Strange
- Steve Swisher
- Jeff Tam
- Mo Vaughn[4]
- George Vukovich
- Brian Wolfe
- Jon Zuber
References
- Sports, WHSV. "Turks in middle of close South Division race". whsv.com. Retrieved 2022-06-29.
- McKenny, Simone. "Longtime owner, manager of Harrisonburg Turks looking for someone to take over the team". whsv.com. Retrieved 2022-06-29.
- "Let the games begin: Previewing the 2019 Harrisonburg Turks". The Harrisonburg Citizen. 2019-05-28. Retrieved 2022-06-29.
- News-Record, DAVID DRIVER Daily. "Turks' Roster Includes Four JMU Players". Daily News-Record. Retrieved 2022-06-29.
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