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

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]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ Sports, WHSV. "Turks in middle of close South Division race". whsv.com. Retrieved 2022-06-29.
  2. ^ McKenny, Simone. "Longtime owner, manager of Harrisonburg Turks looking for someone to take over the team". whsv.com. Retrieved 2022-06-29.
  3. ^ News-Record, NOAH FLEISCHMAN Daily (2023-08-04). "Turks Claim Valley Baseball League Title Over Tom Sox". Daily News-Record. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
  4. ^ "Let the games begin: Previewing the 2019 Harrisonburg Turks". The Harrisonburg Citizen. 2019-05-28. Retrieved 2022-06-29.
  5. ^ News-Record, DAVID DRIVER Daily. "Turks' Roster Includes Four JMU Players". Daily News-Record. Retrieved 2022-06-29.

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