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Harrisonburg Turks
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. The Turks have been coached and owned by Bob Wease for 31 years as of the end of the 2021 season. Wease is continuing in his roles for the 2022 season but has said that may be his final season. The Turks play their home games at Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park on the campus of James Madison University. Notable alumni *Scott Cousins * Roy Corcoran * Rich Croushore *Steve Decker *David Eckstein *Steve Finley *Jesse Foppert *Danny Godby * Orlando Gonzalez *Travis Harper *Gary Hill *Ron Hodges *Chris Hoiles * Mike Hubbard *Daryl Irvine *Logan Kensing *Darren Lewis * Sean Maloney *Kirt Manwaring * Frank Menechino * Larry Mitchell * Oscar Múñoz * Tim Nordbrook * Talmadge Nunnari * Brian O'Connor *Jim Pankovits * Cliff Pennington *Juan Pierre *Gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eagle Field At Veterans Memorial Park
Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park is a baseball venue in Harrisonburg, Virginia, United States. It is home to the James Madison Dukes baseball team of the NCAA Division I Colonial Athletic Association. James Madison University joined the Sun Belt Conference in 2022. The Harrisonburg Turks of the collegiate summer Valley Baseball League also use the field, which opened in March 2010 and has a capacity of 1,200 spectators. History The location of Eagle Field has been used for baseball since the 1940s. In 1948, its predecessor was dedicated Veterans Memorial Park in honor of Harrisonburg-area veterans who died in World War II. The Valley Baseball League's Harrisonburg Turks used the previous field through the end of the 2008 season, when construction began on the current facility. Construction on the current, $9 million facility took place from 2008 until it opened in March 2010. On March 17, 2010, 1,815 spectators attended a James Madison game against Virginia to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Hoiles
Chris Allen Hoiles (born March 20, 1965) is an American former professional baseball player and coach. He played his entire Major League Baseball career as a catcher for the Baltimore Orioles from 1989 to 1998. Although his playing career was shortened by injuries, Hoiles was considered one of the best all-around catchers in Major League Baseball, performing well both offensively and defensively. He was inducted into the Baltimore Orioles Hall of Fame in 2006. Baseball career Hoiles was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 19th round of the 1986 Major League Baseball draft. He played in the Tigers' minor league system until 1988, when he was traded with Cesar Mejia and Robinson Garces to the Baltimore Orioles for Fred Lynn. Hoiles made his major league debut with the Orioles on April 25, 1989, at the age of 24, but appeared in only six games with the Orioles, as he spent most of the season in the minor leagues with the Rochester Red Wings. He appeared in 23 games with the O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Pankovits
James Franklin Pankovits (born August 6, 1955 in Pennington Gap, Virginia) is an American professional baseball coach, a former Major League Baseball infielder and minor league manager. In MLB, he appeared in 318 games played, 316 of them with the Houston Astros. Pankovits was a manager in the minor leagues for 17 years, most recently in 2019 with the Lynchburg Hillcats, the High-A affiliate of the Cleveland Indians. Professional career The , Pankovits was selected by the Astros in the fourth round of the 1976 Major League Baseball Draft from the University of South Carolina. During his six-year Major League career (1984–88; 1990), Pankovits was used primarily as a pinch hitter and occasional second baseman. In one instance, he even caught an inning of a gam In his career, he batting average (baseball), hit .250 with nine home runs and 55 RBI. His best season came in as a member of the National League West Division champion Astros, when he hit .283 in 70 games as the prima ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian O'Connor (baseball Coach)
Brian Patrick O'Connor (born April 20, 1971) is the head baseball coach of the Virginia Cavaliers. Previously serving as an Associate Head Coach at Notre Dame, he was hired on July 8, 2003, to replace the retiring Dennis Womack (who moved on to assistant athletic director of facilities management and operations). O'Connor has taken the Virginia baseball team to fourteen NCAA baseball tournaments during his 15 seasons in Charlottesville, including the 2009 College World Series, the first in school history; the 2011 College World Series, as the No. 1 national seed; the 2014 College World Series, as the No. 3 national seed; and the 2015 College World Series, which they won and became National Champions for the first time in school history. O'Connor is a native of Omaha, where the College World Series is held each year. Playing career College O'Connor graduated from Creighton University in 1993 where as a pitcher he posted a career record of 20-13 with seven saves and a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Talmadge Nunnari
Talmadge Raphael Nunnari (born April 9, 1975 in Pensacola, Florida) is a former Major League Baseball player. Nunnari played for first base and outfield for the Montreal Expos in 2000 and was the assistant coach for the Jacksonville University Dolphins baseball team. Nunnari played his college ball at Jacksonville University. In the 2009 and 2010 seasons, Nunnari was manager of the independent club the Pensacola Pelicans after having worked in the team's front office first as a corporate sales executive and hitting coach and then general manager since 2003. Nunnari worked with the organization's transition from the independent American Association American Association may refer to: Baseball * American Association (1882–1891), a major league active from 1882 to 1891 * American Association (1902–1997), a minor league active from 1902 to 1962 and 1969 to 1997 * American Association of Profe ... to the affiliated AA Southern League but left to accept the position at JU. Referen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim Nordbrook
Timothy Charles Nordbrook (born July 7, 1949, in Baltimore, Maryland) is a former professional baseball player who played six seasons for the Baltimore Orioles, California Angels, Chicago White Sox, Toronto Blue Jays, and Milwaukee Brewers of Major League Baseball. Because he left the Angels in 1976 as a free agent, the Angels were entitled to an extra signing in that year's crop of free agents—the first. After his playing career was over, Nordbrook became a manager in the Milwaukee Brewers farm system. Midway through the 1984 season, the Brewers fired Nordbrook. In the first half of the season, he was suspended for four games after bumping umpire Joe Burelson. In the second half of the season, Stockton got off to a slow start. Nordbrook was fired and replaced by Mike Pazik, who himself was later replaced by Andy Etchebarren Andrew Auguste Etchebarren (June 20, 1943 – October 5, 2019) was an American professional baseball player and minor league manager. He played for 15 sea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oscar Múñoz (baseball)
Juan Oscar Munoz (born September 25, 1969) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. Munoz attended the University of Miami and was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the fifth round of the 1990 amateur draft. He played in the Cleveland farm system until 1991. While with the Kinston Indians of the Carolina League, Munoz threw a no-hitter against the Prince William Cannons on May 26, 1991. On March 28, 1992, Munoz and Curt Leskanic were traded to the Minnesota Twins organization for Paul Sorrento. While with Nashville in the Southern League, Munoz was named to the 1993 all-star team and was awarded Southern League Pitcher of the Year honors. He remained in the Twins farm system until 1995, when he was called up to the majors. In ten games, Muñoz went 2–1 with a 5.60 ERA. During the off-season, Munoz was selected off waivers by the Baltimore Orioles. He wound up his playing career playing for Rochester in the International League in 1996 File:1996 Events Collage.png, From ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larry Mitchell (baseball)
Larry Paul Mitchell (born October 16, 1971 in Flint, Michigan) is a former pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the Philadelphia Phillies The Philadelphia Phillies are an American professional baseball team based in Philadelphia. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) National League East, East division. Since 2004, the team's home sta ... in 1996."Larry Mitchell Statistics and History" ''baseball-reference.com''. Retrieved 2011-02-21. Mitchell founded a small start-up in August 2012 called "Freeagent Pros", which provides lesson referrals for all kinds of sports. References External links 1971 births[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Menechino
Frank Menechino (born January 7, 1971) is an American former professional baseball infielder and most recently the hitting coach for the Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played in MLB for the Oakland Athletics and Toronto Blue Jays from 1999 through 2005. Playing career Menechino played baseball at Susan E. Wagner High School in New York. He played college baseball at Gulf Coast Community College in Panama City, Florida, before transferring to the University of Alabama. Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 45th round of the 1993 draft, Menechino played five years for their minor league teams. Notably, he was one of the players who crossed the picket lines to be a replacement player during the 1995 season, if the strike had not ended. Due to this, he was ineligible to join the MLBPA. He played for the Oakland Athletics and Toronto Blue Jays of the American League. He played second base, shortstop, third base, designated hitter, and also made two pitching ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirt Manwaring
Kirt Dean Manwaring (born July 15, 1965) is an American former professional baseball player. He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball from through , most prominently as a member of the San Francisco Giants, with whom he played for the majority of his career. Although he didn't produce large offensive statistics, Manwaring excelled as a defensive player, winning the National League Gold Glove Award in . He also played for the Houston Astros and the Colorado Rockies. Baseball career Manwaring was selected by the Boston Red Sox in the 12th round of the 1983 free-agent draft but, did not sign. He was then selected by the San Francisco Giants in the second round of the 1986 draft out of Coastal Carolina University at the age of 21. A little over a year later, he made his major league debut with the Giants, then spent the next several years splitting time between the major and minor leagues. Manwaring earned a Gold Glove Award in 1993. He finished the season with the Nationa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sean Maloney (baseball)
Sean Patrick Maloney (born May 25, 1971) is a former Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Milwaukee Brewers The Milwaukee Brewers are an American professional baseball team based in Milwaukee. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) National League Central, Central division. The Brewers are named for t ... from 1997-1998. External links 1971 births Living people Los Angeles Dodgers players Major League Baseball pitchers Milwaukee Brewers players Baseball players from Rhode Island Georgetown Hoyas baseball players People from South Kingstown, Rhode Island Helena Brewers players Beloit Brewers players El Paso Diablos players Tucson Toros players Albuquerque Dukes players Gulf Coast Orioles players Bowie Baysox players Frederick Keys players Rochester Red Wings players {{US-baseball-pitcher-1970s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darren Lewis
Darren Joel Lewis (born August 28, 1967) is an American former professional baseball player who played center field in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Oakland Athletics (1990), San Francisco Giants (1991–1995), Cincinnati Reds (1995), Chicago White Sox (1996–1997), Los Angeles Dodgers (1997) and Boston Red Sox (1998–2001); he played his final season in 2002 with the Chicago Cubs. He was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates on July 31, 2002, but refused to report to the Pirates, choosing to retire instead. He is best remembered for his seasons with the Giants and Red Sox. Dusty Baker, who managed the Giants during Lewis' tenure with San Francisco, named his own son after him. Career During his 13-year career, Lewis established himself as one of top base stealers of the 1990s. He won a NL Gold Glove Award as a member of the Giants in 1994. He made postseason appearances with the Reds in 1995, and in 1998, 1999 with the Red Sox. Errorless streak On June 17, 1993, while ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
