The Waynesboro Generals will hold three summer camps in June, the team announced today.

The camps are scheduled for:

- June 14-16
- June 21-23
- June 28-30

The camps will run from 9 a.m. to noon each day.

The cost to attend is $62 per player per camp.

To register, e-mail waynesborogeneralsgm@gmail.com or call 540.942.0131.

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Kaleb Fleck will be back in Waynesboro to pitch for the Generals in 2010.

The signing of Fleck, who pitched in Waynesboro in 2008 and then last summer played in the Cape Cod League, was one of a series of player-personnel moves announced by the team on Tuesday.

The Generals added another pitcher, Mars Hill righthander Greg Smith, and announced that two players who had signed contracts with the team to play in 2010, Austin Peay pitcher Lucas Anderson and Towson pitcher Spencer Patton, will not be playing this summer.

Fleck, a 6-2, 195-pound junior at Pitt-Johnstown, had a 1-2 record with two saves and a 1.80 ERA out of the Generals bullpen in 2008. His gaudy numbers included 31 strikeouts and just three bases on balls in 25 innings pitched.

Fleck pitched for Chatham in the Cape Cod League in 2009, where he posted an 0-2 record with a 4.50 ERA in 18 innings out of the A’s pen.

Fleck is 2-2 with a 4.76 ERA in seven appearances (five starts) at Pitt-Johnstown in 2010.

Smith, a 6-1, 190-pound junior, is 5-4 with a 5.23 ERA in 14 appearances (seven starts) for Mars Hill in 2010.

The Generals open the 2010 season on June 5 at New Market. The home opener is June 6 with a game against Rockbridge.

Members of the 2010 Waynesboro Generals will be arriving in town on Tuesday, June 1, at Kate Collins Field.

The team will greet players, their families and host families for the summer at the field in a rolling event beginning at 5:30 p.m.

The ’10 regular season begins for the Generals on Saturday, June 5, with a game at New Market.

The Generals open their home schedule on Sunday, June 6, against Rockbridge.

Shukri’s BBQ Co. will run the concession stand at Kate Collins Field for the Waynesboro Generals this summer, the team announced today.

Shukri’s is located at 403 W. Main St. in Downtown Waynesboro.

A full menu of ballpark fare will be announced in the coming weeks.

University of Tampa junior Evan Stobbs will be returning to Waynesboro for another Valley League summer with the Generals in 2010.

Stobbs has a 0.48 ERA in 13 relief appearances for the Spartans in 2010. The righty was an honorable-mention selection to the All-Sunshine State Conference team announced this week.

In 2009 in Waynesboro Stobbs had a 1-1 record in 14 appearances (one start) with a 3.27 ERA with 30 strikeouts in 22 innings pitched.

Stobbs also hit .245 with a home run and 12 RBI in 53 at-bats as a position player for the Generals in ’09.

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The Waynesboro Generals announced a slew of player signings today for the 2010 season.

Zips send leading hitter Akron outfielder Drew Turocy will add punch to the middle of the order for Coach Ronnie Palmer in 2010.

Turocy, a 6-3, 185-pound junior, leads the Zips with a .404 batting average and .610 slugging percentage. He has a .419 on-base percentage with four homers, 36 RBIs and six stolen bases.

Turocy has also made 12 appearances on the mound for Akron from the Zips’ bullpen, and is 0-1 with a 4.50 ERA with 17 strikeouts in 18 innings pitched in 2010.

Central Florida duo coming to Waynesboro Central Florida pitcher Brian Adkins and infielder Austin Johnston will be Generals in the ’10 season, the team announced today.

Adkins, a 6-foot, 175-pound freshman, is 2-3 with a 6.92 ERA in 12 appearances for UCF this year. He has made five starts for the 22-12 Knights this season.

Johnston, a 6-3, 195-pound freshman, is hitting .288 with a .415 on-base percentage and .423 slugging percentage in 30 starts for Central Florida. Johnston has two homers and has driven in 13 runs.

Catamounts send two to Waynesboro Sophomore Andrew Blackwell and freshman Taylor Sandefur are headed to Waynesboro from Western Carolina.

Sandefur is 1-0 with a 6.17 ERA in five appearances (three starts) in 2010.

Blackwell is 0-0 with a 7.45 ERA in nine appearances, all in relief, and has 10 strikeouts in nine and two-thirds innings.

Pratt comes in from Bluefield State Austin Pratt, a 6-1, 190-pound junior from Bluefield State, will be joining the Waynesboro Generals pitching staff in 2010.

Pratt is 2-2 with a team-leading 4.06 ERA in nine appearances (seven starts) for Bluefield State in 2010.

Pratt has struck out 34 batters in 44 and a third innings and is allowing opponents to hit .264 against him this year.

Patton joins Generals from Towson Towson junior pitcher Spencer Patton will be on the mound in Waynesboro in 2010.

Patton, a 6-3, 215-pounder, is 0-1 in three starts for Towson with an 11.70 ERA this year.

Mount Marty product headed to the ‘Boro Mount Marty sophomore Kristopher Osborn will be making the trek to Waynesboro for the 2010 season.

Osborn is an outfielder and righthhanded pitcher.

He has not played for Mount Marty this season.

Waynesboro Generals alum Pete Vandenbout has signed a pro contract to play with the Sioux Falls Fighting Pheasants in the American Association of Independent Baseball League.

Vandenbout played for Waynesboro in 2008. He transferred from College of Charleston to West Virginia Tech to play for Lawrence Nesselrodt, the former Generals coach and current director of baseball operations for the Generals, who is now the head coach at West Virginia Tech, in 2009, and posted a 4-4 record and 4.43 ERA.

The 6-2 lefthander averaged more than a strikeout per inning at West Virginia Tech and allowed opponents to hit just .221 against him in ’09.

“West Virginia Tech was a great time for me to prepare myself for the next level,” Vandenbout said. “Coach Nesselrodt and Coach Chalot are very good at teaching intangibles and the way you go about preparation for the season and, more importantly, a players’ mindset when they step on the field. I knew when I decided to play my last college season at WVU Tech with [Coach] Ness and Andy I would be putting myself in the right environment to get ready for a chance at the next level.”

Vandenbout is the first Golden Bear player to sign a professional contract under Nesslerodt, who is currently in his second year as a head coach of the program.

The Waynesboro Generals open the 2010 Valley League season on the road at New Market on Saturday, June 5, then return home a night later on Sunday, June 6, to open their home schedule with Rockbridge.

The 44-game schedule includes a six-game series with the rival Staunton Braves, including the home opener against Staunton on Wednesday, June 9, and home games on July 6 and Aug. 1, the latter game part of a two-game home-and-home mini-series that could factor heavily in the 2010 playoff race.

You can download the schedule here. The schedule is also reproduced below.