Harrisonburg Turks Explained

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

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Notes and References

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