Upcoming Games

Thurs 8/25/11 - 5:00pm @ San Quentin Prison Giants.

Sat 8/27/11 - Lumberjacks Home Run Derby Fundraiser - San Ramon Central Park Baseball Field.

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Lumberjacks 5, San Quentin 4

The Lumberjacks got a strong pitching performance from Tommy Hogan, and received home runs from Mike Taylor and Jay Almendral to beat San Quentin 5-4. Up next for the Lumberjacks is a weekend series against the Reno Astros August 19-20, followed by another trip to San Quentin prison August 25th.

Lumberjacks take 3rd in Top Speed Classic

The Lumberjacks had a good tournament, going 3-2 and eventually finishing tied for 3rd place, losing a close game 3-1 to the Nevada Big Horns. Wayne Franklin was fantastic in the tourney, giving up on 4 run in 14 innings. Up next for the Lumberjacks is a thursday exhibition game vs the inmates at San Quentin Prison, and a weekend series against the Reno Astros at Moana Stadium in Reno Friday August 19th and Saturday August 20th.

Top Speed Wood Bat Classic

Tournament time!

Here is the schedule:

Game 1:
5:30pm at College of Alameda (Alameda, CA)

Game 2:
8:30pm at Albert Field (San Rafael, CA)

Game 3:
3:30pm at Albert Field

Game 4:
6:00pm at Albert Field

Moving forward in 2011

The SRL Regular season has ended, and we are having a great 2011 season so far, currently at 22-11 overall.

A lot of fun tournaments and big weekend series are starting up. Here is a quick rundown, I will have more information soon:

> Weekend Series vs the Reno Astros - August 19-20
> Woodland Baseball Tournament - September 3-4
> Arizona Tournament - October

It all comes down to tomorrow

Lumberjacks beat the Indians 11-1 behind the brilliant pitching of Wayne Franklin and Joey Stoval. Across the bay, the Novato Knicks bested the Solano Mudcats, meaning that Thursday night's game against the Stiks will determine whether we make the playoffs this weekend. If we win on Thursday, we will improve to 13-7, same record as the Solano Mudcats. We own the head-to-head tie-breaker, splitting a doubleheader but outscoring the Mudcats 11-5 that day (losing 2-3, but winning 9-2). Bottom line: we win - we are in! We lose, we go home.

Lumberjacks tied for first in league

The Lumberjacks currently stand at 6-4 in league. We are actually 10-4 in league, and 20-7 overall, but the SRL has decided to suspend the Oakland Expos (whom we went 4-0 this season), and we have therefore lost those 4 wins, putting us at 6-4. In the overall playoff picture, the top 4 of 7 teams will advance, and currently the Solano Mudcats (whom we've split with) are 9-3, the Knicks are 5-3, the Longhorns are 5-3, and we are 6-4 (and tied with the Longhorns for first place in the South Division). Out of the playoff picture are the Walnut Creek Crawdads at 3-4, the Stiks at 1-8, and the Indians at 1-11. Check out http://www.srlbaseball.com for more. Go jacks!!

Lumberjacks win again in walk-off fashion!!

Mike Taylor hit an RBI single in the bottom of the 9th inning with 2 outs to give the Lumberjacks a 2-1 victory over the division rival Crawdads at Laney College on Tuesday afternoon. Wayne Franklin pitched a perfect 9th inning to earn the victory, and Wes Bentley had an RBI single to tie the game at 1.

Lumberjacks get back at it on Saturday at 11:00am vs the NorCal Longhorns and Sunday at 12:00pm vs the Chico Stiks.

Chico Stiks game rained out, make-up on Sunday

Our Double-header vs. the Chico Stiks was rained out on Saturday, and will be made-up on Sunday at noon. Games this week include:
> Tuesday night home game at 7:00pm at Dan Foley Park in Vallejo vs. the Walnut Creek Crawdads.
> Saturday double-header at 11:00am at Field of Dreams in Sonoma vs. the NorCal Longhorns.
> Sunday double-header at 12:00pm noon at Gridley High School vs. the Chico Stiks.

Go Lumberjacks!
We are currently 13-4 overall and 3-1 in the SRL South League in 1st Place.

Lumberjacks take 2nd in Santa Cruz

The Lumberjacks took 2nd place in the 2011 Santa Cruz Classic. Last year, the Jacks beat the Santa Cruz Mets in the semi-finals and eventually won the tournament - yet this year the Mets beat us 6-3 in the championship game to take the crown.
Game one was exciting as the Jacks scored 2 in the bottom of 9th to give the Lumberjacks the 3-2 win over the Lumber Co. Danny Rico had a key RBI single to tie the game 1-1 in the 8th, and Lex Robins had an RBI single in the 9th to tie the game 2-2. With the bases loaded later on in the 9th with 2 outs, the Jacks caught a break when the umpire called catcher's interference on the final pitch of the game, forcing in the winning run from third base. Joey Stoval pitched well to pick up the win.
Game two was just as tense. The Lumberjacks and Mets were tied 0-0 in the 7th innning when the Mets broke through and eventually won 4-1. Kyle Huntzenbuhler pitched extremely well although he picked up the tough loss. Max Childress hit a 2-out RBI double to put the Jacks on the board.
The Lumberjacks won game three 6-1 over the San Jose Padres as Wes Bentley took a no-hitter into the 7th inning.
Orlando Kelly pitched extremely well helping the Jacks win game four 3-2 over the Diablos. Brad Shannon hit a walk-off single in the bottom of the 9th to seal the victory.
The championship game went down to the wire. In the bottom of the 9th, Tom Macari hit a bases-loaded sacrifice fly to right to cut to deficit down to 6-3. With 2 outs, Mike Taylor drew a walk, putting the tying-run on first base. Orlando Kelly then drilled a deep fly to center, but the fielder hauled it in at the warning track and the Mets were crowned as champs.
Overall, the tournament was exciting and the Lumberjacks did well, finishing in 2nd place. Overall record is now 13-4.

Wed 5/25 Game Postponed

Our game against the Fairfield Indians has been postponed due to rain. Our next games are this weekend at the Santa Cruz Classic tournament. Game 1 is 10:00am Saturday morning at Santa Cruz High School and Game 2 is 4:00pm at Harbor High School. Sunday is 1:00pm and 4:00pm at Santa Cruz High School.

Lumberjacks split with Mudcats

The Lumberjacks move to 10-2 overall and 3-1 in league with a Saturday double-header split against the Solano Mudcats. The Mudcats are the only team to beat the Jacks this year, and we finally beat them in game 2.

Mike Miller pitched extremely well in game one, holding the Mudcats to 1 run in 7 innings, but the Mudcats scored 2 in the 8th and ended up winning 3-2.

In Game 2, Orlando Kelly was a little shaky in the first inning, giving up 2 runs with 3 walks and a passed ball, but settled in and dominated the next 3 innings. Jasper Smith pitched a scoreless 5th inning, and Wes Bentley shut down the Mudcats for a scoreless 6th and 7th. Offensively, the Lumberjacks executed well against good pitching. Ruben Rosas broke a 2-2 tie with a sacrifice fly, and the Jacks scored at least 1 run in every inning to win 9-2 in 7 innings.

Lumberjacks 10, San Quentin Giants 2

The Lumberjacks improved to 9-1 as they beat the San Quentin Giants 10-2. Jasper Smith started the game on the mound and got the win, and Mike Taylor hit a grand slam in the 2nd inning. Jake Holt also went deep in the first to give the Jacks a quick 2-0 lead.

Lumberjacks sweep opening day with a walk-off!

The Lumberjacks started the 2011 SRL League season with a bang, sweeping a doubleheader against the Oakland Expos with a walk-off home run.

Game 1 starter Mike Miller went 7 string innings getting the win, and also had a key 2-out bases-clearing double in the first to give the Jacks a 3-1 lead and they would never look back, cruising to a 14-4 victory. Danny Rico had a double and a triple, Rob Enriquez had 3 hits and 2 RBI's, Wes Bentley had 3 hits and 4 RBI's, Brad Shannon had 3 hits, and Tom Macari had 2 hits with a double and 2 RBI's.

Game 2 featured the biggest moment in Lumberjacks league history. Down 4-2 in the final inning, Wayne Franklin (who started on the mound and got the win) walked, Alque Ryan hustled out an infield single, and Rob Enriquez drilled a walk-off 3-run homer over the right-centerfield wall to give the Lumberjacks the victory.

Lumberjacks 9, San Quentin Giants 0

The Lumberjacks traveled to San Quentin Prison to play the Giants, and came away with a 9-0 win to improve to 6-1. Daniel Gilbert was great on the mound, throwing 6 shutout innings, and the Lumberjacks got home runs from Tom Macari, Scott Price, and Mike Taylor.

Fairfield Invitational Tournament

The Lumberjacks lost their first game of the tournament 2-4 to the Solano Mudcats despite an excellent pitching performance from Josh Gray. Lex Robins had 2 hits, and Josh gave up only 2 runs in 6 innings. With the score 2-2 in the 8th, the Mudcats scored 2 and never looked back.

Sunday morning the Lumberjacks defeated the Fairfield Indians 4-3 behind the strong pitching of Michael Miller, pitching prospect who spent the last two seasons with the Yuma Scorpions.

Fairfield Invitation Tournament this Saturday!

Last year we won the Santa Cruz Classic, the only tournament we played in. Many of us also played with the Mets in the Woodland Classic and we won that tournament as well. Well now is our chance to go for another one. Game one is Saturday at Laurel Creek Park at 10:00am vs the Solano Mudcats, Game two is Sunday at Laurel Creek at 10:00am against the Indians, and Game three is 1:30pm at Allan Witt Park against the Novato Knicks. Roster is almost full, confirm with coach ASAP if you are in, and bring $25 in cash before our first game on Saturday.

Lumberjacks 8, Tomahawks 5

The Lumberjacks improved to 4-0 behind the strong pitching and hitting of Mike Taylor. Mike pitched a complete game, striking out 6 while giving up only 2 earned runs, and also went 4 for 5 at the plate with a double. Down 2-1 in the top of the 6th inning, the Lumberjacks scored 2 on a wild pitch to take a 3-2 lead and never looked back. In the top of the 9th inning, Danny Rico had a big hit with runners on, and helped to put the Jacks up 8-2. In the bottom of the 9th, Taylor got the first out, but the second hitter reached on an error by 2nd baseman Tom Macari. A few runs would score, and the Tomahawks put the tying run at the plate with runners on 2nd and 3rd with the score 8-5. The hitter hit a soft line drive over 2nd base, but Macari redeemed himself by bare-handing the one-hop behind second base, and in one motion jumped, twisted, and fired a strike to Lex Robins at first-base to retire the hitter and end the game. Kudos to Brian Karst who had 2 hits and played flawless shortshop, and Jake Holt for drawing 3 walks and playing solid third base.

Washed out vs the Santa Cruz Mets

Harbor Field in Santa Cruz was under 3 feet of water thanks to last week's weather and an overflowing creek. The double-header is rescheduled for April 16th. Our next game is Saturday April 9th in Salinas vs the Tomahawks.

Lumberjacks beat Grays 15-6

On Saturday March 11th, the Lumberjacks came out swinging and took care of the NABA Grays 15-6 and are off to a 3-0 record in the early season. Mike Taylor was great on the mound, throwing 6 shutout innings, and Scott Price pitched a scoreless 9th. Danny Rico had 3 hits with 3 RBIs, Jake Holt had 2 hits with 3 RBIs, Scott Price had 2 hits and 2 walks, Brad Shannon had 2 hits, and Brian Karst also had 2 hits.

The Lumberjacks are back at it on Saturday at 7:00pm vs the San Jose Phillies at the San Leandro Ballpark.

Lumberjacks beat Phillies 5-3

In a light rain, the Lumberjacks won their home opener 5-3 over the San Jose Phillies at the San Leandro Ballpark. The victory came from great pitching and taking advantage of a few miscues from the Phillies. Rob Enriquez started on the mound for the Jacks, and pitched 4 effective innings, giving up on 1 earned run, which came on a fly ball the left fielder wasn't able to run down. Rob gave up 4 hits and struck out 5 Phillies in the start. Wayne Franklin came in and was dominating as well, going 5 innings and giving up an unearned run, while striking out 5 to earn the win. Down 0-2, the Lumberjacks scored 2 in the bottom half of the first when Luke Heil and Wayne Franklin both walked to start the game. They were bunted over to scoring position by Jake Holt, and Brad loaded the bases with a walk. With 1 out Tom Macari hit into what would have been a rally-killing double play but the throw got away from the first baseman and 2 runs scored. Up 4-3 in the bottom of the eighth, a passed ball allowed Macari to take third base, and also scored on an errand throw. The rain caused for tough defense on both sides of the ball, but in the end the Lumberjacks walked away with a 5-3 victory and a 2-0 record.

Lumberjacks take on SJ Phillies

Tomorrow we take on the San Jose Phillies at San Leandro Ballpark. They are a tough team, we played them 2 years ago in our inaugural season, and gave us our first loss in franchise history. It's time for some payback!

Gates open at 6:30pm, first pitch is at 7:15pm at the San Leandro Ballpark on Teagarden St. in San Leandro.

Tom

Lumberjacks start 2011 with a win!

Lumberjacks 3, Grays 2

The Jacks met up with a much-improved Grays team from the NABA, and won an exciting 3-2 game. Orlando Kelly started the game on the mound, and pitched 4 shut-out innings. Ryan Bedel from the Grays pitched great as well. Down 2-1 in the 9th inning, Michael Toy and Brad Shannon reach base, and Jay Almendral drove in Michael to tie the game 2-2. Rob Enriquez then hit a sac fly to left to bring in the go-ahead run. Brad Shannon finished off the Grays in the 9th, and the Lumberjacks left Balboa Park in SF with the victory!