Harrisonburg Turks

Member of the Valley Baseball League and NACSB.

  • 1955 VBL Champions
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  • 1959 VBL Champions
  • 1962 VBL Champions
  • 1964 VBL Champions
  • 1969 VBL Champions
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  • 1977 VBL Champions
  • 1991 VBL Champions
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Turks Matt Rose Wins VBL D-Bat Player of the Week

Turks Matt Rose Wins VBL D-Bat Player of the Week
Valley Baseball League

 Jun 23, 2014
Turks Matt Rose Wins VBL D-Bat Player of the WeekHarrisonburg Turks’ infielder Matt Rose was named the Valley Baseball League’s D-Bat Player of the Week for June 16-22. Rose, a rising junior at Georgia State University from Melbourne, Fl., is the fourth player to garner the weekly honor. He joins previous honorees Front Royals infielder Hunter Newman, New Market pitcher Jake Perkins and Staunton Braves outfielder Hunter Thomas. Rose was selected from 11 candidates nominated by coaches and VBL media relations staff.Last week, Rose was 9-for-22 with two doubles, one homerun, 6 RBIs, three runs scored, and one stolen base. In a week that saw the Turks tally four straight wins and surge to an 11-6 record, Rose had an on-base percentage of .435, a slugging percentage of .636, and a .409 batting average. He had multiple hits in four of five games. On the season, he ranks in the top five of the league in almost every major offensive category—first in hits (29), third in batting average (.408), and second in RBIs (15).Honorable Mentions
Matt Malacane, OF, Aldie (Seton Hill/South Riding,Va.)
Jacob Anthony, RHP, Charles Town (Georgia College and State University/Canton, Ga.)
Matt O’Neil, INF, Covington (Rhode Island/East Longmeadow, Ma.)
Shell McCain, OF, Front Royal (Tennessee Wesleyan College/Fort Mill, S.C.)
Garrett Kelly, RHP, New Market (Wake Forest/Fresno, Ca.)
Anthony Payne, C, Strasburg (West Virginia State University/Hurricane, W.Va.)
James Vasquez, INF, Staunton (Central Florida/Palm City, Fl.)
Mike Marcinko INF, Waynesboro (Shippensburg University/Philipsburg, Pa.)
Michael Carpenter RHP, Winchester (VCU/Chesterfield,Va.)
Ryan Bennett, RHP, Woodstock (Virginia Military Institute/Chesapeake, Va.)

The next D-Bat Player of the Week will be announced on June 30 and will include games from Monday, June 23 through Sunday, June 29.