University of West Alabama

2012: The lone Tiger to be named a First Team All-Gulf South Conference performer…Led his team in multiple categories, including hits (61), batting average (.359), runs scored (40),  homeruns (5), total bases (85), slugging percentage (.500), and on-base percentage (.447)…Was the cleanup hitter for most of the year, drawing 35 starts in the fourth spot in the order…Had a team-high 31 game on-base streak while pacing the squad with 15 multiple-hit games and nine multiple RBI games.

Prior to UWA: Played at Faulkner State Community College, earning first-team All-Conference… Help lead the team to a 2010 State Championship.
 
High School: Attended Theodore High School in Theodore, Ala…Lettered three years as a Bobcat under Head Coach Bo Smith.
 
Personal: Full name is Douglas James Turo… Born on Oct. 10, 1991 in Mobile, Ala… Son of Ron and Michele Turo… Majoring in biology with a medical emphasis.