Washington Township native John Yurkow named head coach at Penn

 John Yurkow, a longtime assistant for the Penn baseball team, was recently promoted to head coach. (Photo courtesy of Penn Athletics)

John Yurkow, a longtime assistant for the Penn baseball team, was recently promoted to head coach. (Photo courtesy of Penn Athletics)

As the No. 1 assistant coach and recruiting coordinator for the University of Pennsylvania baseball team, John Yurkow spent nearly two months in a tough spot after it was learned that John Cole would not be back as the head baseball coach next season…

 

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