Pittsburg Mettle
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| League | Pacific Association of Professional Baseball Clubs | ||||
| Location | Pittsburg, California | ||||
| Ballpark | Winter Chevrolet Stadium | ||||
| Year founded | 2002 | ||||
| Former name(s) | Bay Cal Lumberjacks | ||||
| Colors | Black, orange, white |
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| Manager | Aaron Miles | ||||
| Website | pdbaseball |
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The Pittsburg Diamonds are an independent professional baseball team based in Pittsburg, California. They began play as a member of the Pacific Association of Professional Baseball Clubs in 2005. They replaced the East Bay Lumberjacks as a member of the Association. The team was named the Pittsburg Mettle for ten seasons and then changed the name to the Diamonds.
In 2006 the Diamonds had four players who were selected to play in the Western Independent Leagues All Star Game and faced the Arizona based leagues Desert Association Leagues selected teams players. The four Pittsburg players selected by the PAL All Star players and manager votes were the most of any other Pacific Association Leagues ball clubs in any previous years and still to this day. The four Diamond selections included two starting pitchers, their slick fielding shortstop, and second baseman to fill the middle of the infield all four players sent to Chico were either starting the All Star Game or closing it out. Starting pitcher Greg Burke tossed two perfect innings to begin the bottom of the first inning shortstop Jeffery Rosel had two at bats going one for two but the one hit was a three to home run in the top of the third inning second baseman Allen Humphrey went hitless in two at bats. The score heading to the final frame of the ninth was five to four PAL with the lead. Starting pitcher Matt Kuhn was brought in for a relief role and as the closer with a one run lead for an All Star Game save and a win for PA and especially to represent the Pittsburg Diamonds with a very solid showing from three of their four All Stars, with two out and no base runners Kuhn struck out the last DAL All Star batter for the win and the save.
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