John Turk

Height:
5-10
Weight:
175
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Kirtland, Ohio
High School:
Kirtland

as a Junior (2009): Turk received honorable mention Academic All-MAC…Started 45 games in 49 appearances for the Zips, making 41 starts at catcher and four as the designated hitter in 2009…Turk batted .275 after collecting 52 hits on the year, including 15 doubles (2nd), two triples and four home runs…The team’s primary catcher drove in 23 runs on the year and scored 30, posting a .344 slugging percentage in the process…With 13 multiple-hit games and four multiple-RBI games, Turk tied the third-best hitting streak on the season, hitting safely in 11 consecutive contests (Feb. 28-Mar. 15)…Drove in a season-high three RBIs against Wake Forest (Feb. 21) after going 2-for-5 with a double and pair of runs scored…Picked up a season-high tally of three hits in five plate appearances against Old Dominion (Feb. 22).

as a Sophomore (2008): Started 42 games for the Zips with 32 behind the plate and 10 as designated hitter...Hit .313 tallying, 55 hits in 166 at-bats... The sophomore belted eight doubles and three homers (t-2nd) with 28 RBI...Patience at the plate earned Turk 20 walks (4th)...Also successfully stole three bases on four attempts (2nd)...Notched 15 multiple-hit games (4th) and six multiple-RBI games last season...Had a career-best performance against Miami (May 3) going a perfect 5-for-5 with a home run, three runs scored and seven RBI...Hit a double, scored three runs and drove in five, going 3-for-5 against New York Tech (March 8).

as a Freshman (2007): Played in 36 games, including 31 starts ... made 19 starts at catcher and 12 at designated hitter ... finished fourth on team with a .318 batting average and second with three triples ... batted .329 (27x82) in conference play ... hit safely in his first eight games in an Akron uniform ... drove in three runs and hit his first homer at Eastern Kentucky (Mar. 3) ... went 3-for-5 with a pair of doubles, two runs scored and an RBI at Ball State (Mar. 25) ... recorded six hits in nine at-bats (.667) over two games, Central Michigan (Apr. 14) and Youngstown State (Apr. 18), while scoring three and driving in a pair ... matched his season-long hitting streak of eight games (Apr. 4th-22nd) ... finished with nine multiple-hit and four multiple-RBI games.

at Kirtland High School: Four-time all-county and three-time first-team all-conference selection ... first-team All-Ohio in 2006 after batting .534 (39x73) with nine home runs (school record), 43 RBI and a 1.137 slugging percentage ... named to Plain Dealer Lake/Geauga First Team and Lake County News Herald First Team ... participant in Mizuno All-Ohio game ... batted .488 (144x295) with 17 home runs and 117 RBI for four-year career ... academic All-Ohio in 2006 ... four-year honor roll member.

Personal: Son of Frank and Mary Turk ... father played baseball at Lakeland Community College ... has a twin brother, Greg ... great uncle, John, is a member of the Ohio University Athletics Hall of Fame and was a catcher and coach in the Philadelphia Phillies organization ... camp counselor at a 6th-grade camp ... enjoys fishing and playing the guitar ... undecided major.

TURK'S CAREER STATISTICS
YEAR	AVG	G-GS	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	OB%	SB-A	E
2007	.318	36-31	129	18	41	6	3	1	22	9	17	.389	0-1	1
2008	.313	43-42	166	30	52	8	0	3	28	20	22	.410	3-4	3
2009	.275	49-45	189	30	52	7	0	2	23	15	24	.343	0-0	3
Totals	.300	128-118	484	78	145	21	3	6	73	44	63	.358	3-5	7