Generals announce signings of eight for summer season

Story by Chris Graham
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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.