Coach Mike Turo Wins No. 800 - James Monroe Baseball

By Adam Martini PSAL Sports Reporter

The wins keep on coming for Mike Turo and his James Monroe Eagles. Yesterday, the Eagles won the James Monroe Holiday Tournament for the fourth straight year, while Turo registered his 800th career win at the Bronx School.

A Bronx native (Turo grew up in the Bronx and graduated from Lehman), Turo has been coaching at the school since 1978. Under his guidance, the Eagles have won four city titles (1993, 2000, 2002, 2004) and made the semifinals 10 times. Those numbers should increase with Monroe in the playoffs year in and year out. The Eagles have made the postseason 20 consecutive seasons.

Turo has become a fixture at the school, where perhaps his most notable accomplishment is sending more than 150 players to college. That, coupled with his wins on the field, have made Monroe one of the most successful programs in the country.

On winning 800 games, Turo said, “It’s a great accomplishment, but it’s not something I dwell on. It says more about the program to be able to win that many games.”   www.monroeeagles.com