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/or owned by Bob Wease for 33 years as of the end of the 2023 season.[2] Wease sold the team to Gerald Harman prior to the start of the 2023 season.[3] The Turks play their home games at Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park on the campus of James Madison University.[4]
| 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, 2015-22) Central Division (2009–2013) |
| Championships | 13 (1955) (1958) (1959) (1962) (1964) (1969) (1970) (1971) (1977) (1991) (2000) (2012) (2023) |
| Runner-Up | 13 (1957) (1961) (1967) (1968) (1975) (1976) (1978) (1984) (1986) (1989) (1992) (1994) (1996) |
| Owner | Gerald Harman |
| 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[5]
- 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.
- News-Record, NOAH FLEISCHMAN Daily (2023-08-04). "Turks Claim Valley Baseball League Title Over Tom Sox". Daily News-Record. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
- "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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