Steinbrenner senior baseball player Chase Turner has committed to Florida Gulf Coast University, Warriors coach John Crumbley announced June 30. Crumbley said Turner made the decision after attending a camp at the Division I program in Fort Myers.
Turner, a first baseman/outfielder, hit .354 last season, the second-highest on the squad, while scoring 17 runs, driving in nine and smacking five doubles. He played in all 24 of Steinbrenner’s games last season. The Warriors went 17-7 in those contests.
Florida Gulf Coast competes in the Atlantic Sun Conference (ASC). The Eagles were 26-31 overall last year, but went 15-12 in ASC play and finished fourth in the conference.
—Jeff Odom
