{"id":61808,"date":"2026-07-09T16:54:07","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T20:54:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/?p=61808"},"modified":"2026-07-09T16:54:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T20:54:08","slug":"emu-night-with-the-turks-returns-july-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2026\/emu-night-with-the-turks-returns-july-16\/","title":{"rendered":"EMU Night with the Turks returns! Join us!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><em>Free admission for fans wearing EMU apparel<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Join us for an evening of baseball, giveaways, and community when EMU Night with the Turks returns on <strong>Thursday, July 16, at 7 p.m.<\/strong> The event will be held at Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park (395 S. High Street) in Harrisonburg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fans wearing EMU apparel will receive free admission. Cheer on the Harrisonburg Turks as they take on the Waynesboro Generals, and catch EMU T-shirts, maracas, and clappers tossed into the crowd between innings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This marks the fourth consecutive year that EMU and the Turks have partnered to host this event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About the Turks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Established in 1915, the Harrisonburg Turks collegiate summer baseball team plays more than 40 regular-season games from May through July in the 12-team Valley Baseball League. League playoffs follow the regular season. Many Turks players have gone on to compete in Major League Baseball and to coach at the collegiate and professional levels. 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