Jay Gonzalez New Head Coach for Lumberjacks
BOONVILLE LUMBERJACKS ANNOUNCE HIRING OF JAY GONZALEZ AS TEAM MANAGER BOONVILLE-The Boonville Lumberjacks, a team in the East Division of the Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League, have signed Jay Gonzalez as the new Team Manager. This announcement was made today by Team Owners Butch Russo and Trevor Charbonneau. “Bringing Jay to Boonville is adding a huge asset to the program. I love his character and passion for the game. Jay will bring his 12 years of professional experience and knowledge of the game to help the talented young college players continue to improve. With his experience, he can help them get to the next level. He will create a new level of competitiveness in the program overall,” says Team Owner Butch Russo. Gonzalez, 32, becomes the 2nd Head Coach in Lumberjacks franchise history. Gonzalez enjoyed a successful career in Minor League baseball before retiring into coaching. Gonzalez has connections to Team Owner, Butch Russo, having played for him when Russo was the owner of the Utica Brewers in 2013. Gonzalez attended Auburn University in Alabama and University of Mount Olive in North Carolina before moving on to play professional baseball for 12 seasons. He was an MLB Draft Pick 3 times, eventually playing with the Baltimore Orioles on several of their Minor League Teams. He then played for the Arizona Diamondbacks, the Puerto Rico Professional Winter League, the Mexican Pacific Winter League, and for Independent Professional Baseball. He has proven his excellence by winning many awards and honors in his career, including a 5X Champion, 4X All-Star, Pan-American Gold Medalist, NCAA 1st Team All-American, and SEC Stolen Base King, among many others. Most recently, Jay Gonzalez has coached for the Phillies National Scout Team and is a High School hitting and Outfield coach for Cardinal Mooney High School. Gonzelez is committed to putting together a team that will make Boonville proud. “I plan to turn this ship around and bring a winning atmosphere and a Championship to the town of Boonville. Boonville is a great community, and I have seen the support that the town has given to the Lumberjacks. I want to give them a team to be proud of. My goal is to bring a new energy and put the rest of the league on notice. Keep your eyes on us. We will be competing day in and day out.”
Grant Walters
Lumberjacks proud to announce UCLA Broadcaster and Commination's major will be your 2025 season Play by Play announcer. Attends : University of UCLA Attends : University of California, Los Angeles Major : Communication & Business Economics Minor: Film & Television Grant is involved in sports commentary and sports journalism at UCLA as part of the student radio station and student newspaper. For UCLA Radio, he hosts two original sports shows: "Stop the Cap!" and "Motor City Update." For The Daily Bruin, he serves as a men's volleyball beat writer. After college, Grant is looking to pursue a career in play-by-play broadcasting.
Adriana Leone
The Lumberjacks are proud to announce Adriana Leone as the social media manager for the 2025 season. Adriana currently attends Syracuse University where she studies Television, Radio and Film on the Sports Media and Communications track. She has also worked numerous control room positions for the ACC Network ranging from associate director to producing for Syracuse and is the lead writer for the New York Sirens of the PWHL and has covered numerous events for OnNJ Sports including the 2024 Pinstripe Bowl.
Lumberjacks Lose to Mohawks in First Round of PGCBL Postseason, Record-Breaking Season Comes to an End
BOONVILLE, NY - Sometimes even your best just isn’t enough.
And underdogs face the challenge of vanquishing giants, a feat that is rarely accomplished.
No. 4 seed Boonville lost 4-3 to No. 1 seed and eight-time PGCBL champion Amsterdam tonight at Rao Family Stadium in the first round of the PGCBL postseason, marking the end of Boonville’s season.
One inning swayed the affair in favor of the Mohawks – who plated all four of their runs in the bottom of the second.
Starting pitcher Riley Cahill forfeited two walks and three hits on the mound to help give Amsterdam a lead it wouldn’t surrender for the rest of the contest.
But just as the Lumberjacks have done all season, they mustered a comeback.
Cahill along with relievers Anthony Schatz, Quinn Oliver, and Sebastian Rivera blanked the Amsterdam lineup for six-straight innings, stranding six runners on base.
Although Boonville’s pitching staff recorded just five strikeouts against Amsterdam’s lineup, the pitchers relied on weak contact to drive their mound production.
The Lumberjacks’ field also boasted a clean defensive performance, posting zero errors for the first time since their 12-7 loss to the Blue Sox July 13. The squad’s fielding unit only had three zero-error performances throughout July but remained disciplined when it mattered most.
Boonville didn’t score until the top of the sixth, when infielder Angel Santiago drove a single into center field, and Andy Perez charged to home plate.
But the Lumberjacks struggled to make consistent contact. The Mohawks’ pitchers relied on their breaking arsenals to create early swings and painted the corners of the zone. The Lumberjacks’ lineup posted 12 strikeouts – the fourth time the unit notched double-digit strikeouts across its five bouts against the Mohawks’ pitching arsenal.
Yet, this didn’t deter a final comeback attempt.
Designated hitter Jeremiah McLemore came up to the plate with Boonville down to its last three outs in the top of the ninth.
The Mount Olive rising redshirt sophomore barrelled a pitch, driving the ball over the left-center field fence. McLemore trotted out to first base, tossed his bat toward the Amsterdam dugout and rounded the bases, swaggering to home plate.
The Fayetteville, North Carolina, local cut the Mohawks’ lead to one run and lifted his fourth home run of the season.
With the bases cleared, the heart of Boonville’s batting order shouldered the responsibility to tie the affair or claim the squad's first lead.
But Mohawk reliever Mason Vernezi responded to his early-inning blunder, retiring first baseman Erwin Cabassa, outfielder Jorge Olivera and infielder Miguel Gonzalez to cement the Lumberjacks’ season-ending defeat.
Tempers flared at the end of the contest, with Amsterdam starting pitcher Jack Kirchner gesturing toward Boonville’s dugout, ushering them off the diamond.
Olivera seemingly took exception to Kirchner’s antics, striding toward the pitcher’s bump where the Mohawks celebrated their triumph while jeering at the starting pitcher. Multiple Lumberjacks held Olivera back to de-escalate tensions.
Even with the postseason loss, Boonville still boasted a record-breaking campaign – the squad captured a franchise-first playoff berth and claimed a franchise-most 20 wins. Infielder Andy Perez also broke the PGCBL stolen base record, ending the season with 45 swiped bags.
And the league rewarded the Lumberjacks’ elite individual performances.
Three Boonville pitchers earned PGCBL Pitcher of the Week honors – with Houston Tomlinson, Blayne Lyne and Payton Hochhalter achieving the award. First baseman Carter McKay represented the sole Boonville player to earn a PGCBL Player of the Week selection, claiming the honor last week.
Boonville will return next summer guided by first-year coach Jay Gonzalez, who will return for his second season at the helm.
Catch all the home game action for the Boonville Lumbrjacks on our YouTube page.
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Mohawk Valley Diamond Dawgs:
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Oneonta Outlaws:
https://www.youtube.com/@OneontaOutlawsPGCBL
Saugerties Stallions:
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