Baseball Mourns Loss
WINCHESTER, Va. – The Shenandoah University baseball team mourns the loss of one of its own Saturday as Preston Tarleton ’08 passed away Friday following a car accident last Sunday evening.
Tarleton, who played in 78 games for from 2005-08 as an outfielder, was involved in a one-car accident Sunday evening in his native Maryland. He was transported to Baltimore’s Shock Trauma Hospital following the accident and passed away Friday afternoon after being taken off of life support.
“We are devastated,” SU head coach Kevin Anderson said. “Preston was the kind of young man that makes programs great – he never said a word, but came to the ballpark everyday ready to play.
“We have a number of players still in the program that played with Preston as well as a couple of members of my coaching staff who played with or coached him, and we all extend our deepest sympathies to Preston’s family.”
Tarleton’s best season in a Hornets uniform came in 2007, when he hit .308 with two doubles in 13 starts. For his career, he had 39 hits and 23 RBI.
Tarleton, 23, is survived by his parents Mark and Hypatia Tarleton, and sisters Megan Tarleton and Heather Osman, brother-in-law Mike Osman and both sets of grandparents. He graduated from Shenandoah’s Harry F. Byrd School of Business in 2008 and was a USA South Conference All-Academic team honoree in his senior year.
The family will receive visitors on Monday and Tuesday from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 9 p.m. at Stauffers Funeral Home, 1100 North Maple Avenue, Brunswick, Md. The Funeral will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. at the Holy Family Catholic Church in Middletown, Md. with internment St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Petersville, Md.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contribution may be made in Preston's name to St. Francis Catholic Church, 113 First Ave., Brunswick, Md. 21716; to the Brunswick High School baseball team or to the Shenandoah baseball team.
Online condolences may be expressed to the family at StaufferFuneralHome.com.
Information from Preston's official obituary from the Franklin News Post was used in this release.
