Saturday, February 15, 2020

Tennessee Tech has filled their coaching staff with some familiar faces to the Turks. Head Coach Steve Smith coached the Baylor Bears for years and sent a lot of players to Harrisonburg. Assistant Coach Cooper Farris is very familiar with the Harrisonburg Turks having coached them from 1995-2000. Farris was head coach at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community Coach from 1989-2009 and was another pipeline for recruiting for the Turks. 

The Turks welcome two Golden Eagles from Tennessee Tech to take the mound at Veterans Memorial Park.

Brett Roberts, a right-hand pitcher and middle infielder from Lethia Springs, GA is 6-1 and 175 pounds. Roberts was a four-year letter winner as a shortstop at North Atlanta High School in Atlanta. His senior year he batted .438 with 36 runs scored, 38 RBI, nine stolen bases, 15 doubles, three triples and a whopping 10 home runs. As a junior, he hit .430 with seven home runs and 16 RBI. Roberts was named to All-Region 7 AAAAAA Team and to the APS All-Star Game as both a junior and senior. He earned Perfect Game Honorable Mention status in 2017 and 2018 and PG High Honorable Mention honors in 2019. Roberts is majoring in EXPW/fitness and wellness and was named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.

Solomon Washington, also a right-hand pitcher from Franklin, TN is 6-0 and 195 pounds.  Washington was a three-year starter at Centennial High School in Franklin. He was a  two-way player for CHS, pitched and played the infield. He was named to the 2019 Perfect Game Preseason All-American Southeast Region Second Team and earned All-Tournament Team honors twice while playing for the Nashville Knights travel team in 2018. Washington is majoring in EXPW/pre-physical therapy.