East Bay Lumberjacks

The East Bay Lumberjacks were an independent professional baseball team from Concord, California. The club was founded in 2009 by Tom Macari and Scott Price. From 2009 through 2012, the team competed in several semi-professional leagues. In 2012, they played their first professional opponent, the San Rafael Pacifics, in a spring training exhibition game; at that time, the roster included nine former affiliated players and ex-Major League pitcher Wayne Franklin.

That August, they also played an exhibition against the Sonoma County Grapes while other North Division teams were in Hawaii. In 2013, the Lumberjacks joined the newly formed Pacific Association, playing a 15-game inter-league schedule. Their home games were at Laney College in Oakland, and Roland Nazar managed the team. They lost their regular season debut on June 7 to San Rafael.

After four games, they played an exhibition series against the Humboldt Crabs, then traveled to Hawaii for six games against the Stars and Na Koa Ikaika. On June 21, they beat Na Koa Ikaika 6–5 for their first professional win. In early July, Vallejo canceled its Hawaii trip, and on July 5 the Pacific Association admitted the Lumberjacks as a full league member, adding nine more Hawaii games and postseason eligibility. To cut travel costs, the team traveled with a limited roster of former local college and North American League players.

On August 13, they rebranded as the Bay Cal Lumberjacks. They finished fifth and entered a play-in tournament, ending their season with a 7–30 record. The team did not return for 2014 and was replaced by the Pittsburg Mettle, co-owned by Macari and Franklin. In the winter of 2014, the Lumberjacks returned to semi-professional play in the four-team San Francisco Money League, going 7–1 in the regular season and beating the Castro Valley Braves in a best-of-three championship series.