07/05/2009 – Turks Tidbits
Four Harrisonburg Turks Named to South All-Star Team Turks Tidbits Harrisonburg,VA The 2009 Valley Baseball League announced their North and South All-Star teams. The player and team breakdowns are as follows: North; Haymarket (5), Fauquier (5), Front Royal (3), Winchester (5), Woodstock (4), and Luray (6) and the South; New Market (5), Harrisonburg (4), Staunton (7), Waynesboro (5), Rockbridge (3), and Covington (4). The Turks are proud to congratulate their four All-Stars:
| Player | Position | Class/Height/Weight | College/Hometown |
| Bobby Brown | 1B/OF | FR / 6-3 / 195 | U. of Arizona/San Diego, CA |
| Rayan Gonzalez | RHP | FR / 6-4 / 194 | Bethune Cookman Uhttps://harrisonburgturks.com/NewsManager/Arecibo, Puerto Rico |
| Drew Granier | RHP | SO / 6-1 / 175 | Mississippi Gulf Coast C.Chttps://harrisonburgturks.com/NewsManager/Thibedaux, LA |
| Chris Sorce | RHP | JR / 6-1 / 195 | Troy Uhttps://harrisonburgturks.com/NewsManager/Pensacola, FL |
The player and position breakdown for the North and South teams are:
| North All-Stars | Position | South all-Star |
| Matt Benedict, Haymarket | Pitchers | Eric Alessio, New Market |
| Matt Brazis, Winchester | Brian Burgess, New Market | |
| Heith Hatfield, Woodstock | Chris Enourato, Waynesboro | |
| David Hayes, Fauquier | David Gibson, Staunton | |
| DJ Hicks, Luray | Rayan Gonzalez, Harrisonburg | |
| Guido Knudson, Woodstock | Drew Granier, Harrisonburg | |
| Jack Leathersich, Haymarket | Cassidy McDaniel, Covington | |
| Ian Marshall, Woodstock | Robert Sabo, Waynesboro | |
| BJ Martin, Fauquier | Chris Sorce, Harrisonburg | |
| Kyle Putnam, Fauquier | Aaron Swenson, Staunton | |
| Tyler Sanders, Luray | Alan Watts, Rockbridge | |
| Grant Sasser, Haymarket | ||
| Greg Van Sickler, Front Royal | ||
| Catchers | ||
| Aaron Dudley, Winchester | Tony Caldwell, Waynesboro | |
| Alex Haitsuka, Luray | Rob Kral, Waynesboro | |
| 1st Base | ||
| Matt Blow, Woodstock | Todd Brazeal, Staunton | |
| Kevim Garcia, Winchester | Bobby Brown, Harrisonburg | |
| Zack Helgeson, New Market | ||
| 2nd Base | ||
| Zeth Stone, Haymarket | Richard Gonzalez, New Market | |
| AJ Wirnsberger, Luray | Sherman Johnson, Covington | |
| 3rd Base | ||
| Greg Hopkins, Haymarket | Kent Burford, Staunton | |
| Steve McQuail, Front Royal | Anthony Melchionda, Rockbridge | |
| Short Stop | ||
| Andres Oster, Fauquier | Junior Arrojo, Covington | |
| Alex McClure, Waynesboro | ||
| Outfield | ||
| Daniel Bowman, Luray | Chris Clinton, Staunton | |
| Dave Fallon, Winchester | John Dishon, Staunton |
Drew Martinez, Luray Ryan Durrence, Covington Chad Oberacker, Fauquier Brian DeLucia, Rockbridge Bobby Rauh, Winchester Blake McDade, Staunton Jared Simon, Front Royal Kenny Mickens, New Market Rob Froio, Rockbridge^
^Selected to team but will be unable to participate.
Alternates: North: Jeff DeCarlo, Front Royal; Tyler Truxell, Luray South: Garrett Baker, New Market; Matt Shepherd, Waynesboro
Head Coach, Lance Mauck of the Staunton Braves will manage the Southern All-Stars while Head Coach, Mike Bocock of the Luray Wranglers will manage the Northern squad. The Woodstock River Bandits will host the 2009 Valley Baseball League All-Star Game on Sunday, July 12th at Central High School in Woodstock, VA. Game time will be 7:30 p.m. Other events of the day will be a “Fastest Man in the Valley” skills contest and the Home Run Derby earlier in the day. We encourage everyone to come out and enjoy the festivities of the day and see the best talent in the Valley Baseball League.