Lake Elsinore Diamond
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| Lake Elsinore Diamond | |
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| Storm Stadium | |
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| Location | 500 Diamond Drive Lake Elsinore, CA 92530 |
| Broke ground | October 1992 |
| Opened | April 15, 1994[1] |
| Owner | City of Lake Elsinore |
| Operator | Storm Entertainment |
| Surface | Tiffsport (Bermuda grass) |
| Construction cost | $22 million USD ($34.5 million in 2012 dollars[2]) |
| Architect | HNTB[3] |
| Capacity | 6,066 permanent stadium seats |
| Field dimensions | Left Field - 330 ft Left-Center Power Alley - 425 ft Center Field - 400 ft Right-Center Power Alley - 386 ft Right Field - 310 ft Backstop - 50 ft |
| Tenants | |
| Lake Elsinore Storm (1994-present) | |
Lake Elsinore Diamond, commonly referred to a Storm Stadium, is a baseball park in Lake Elsinore, California. It is primarily used for baseball and is the home field of the Lake Elsinore Storm minor league baseball team, a part of the California League.[4] The field at the Lake Elsinore Diamond is named the Pete Lehr Field.
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[edit] History
It was built in 1994 and has a capacity of over 8,000 people with 6,066 permanent seats.[5] The original $8 million construction estimate in 1992, however, ballooned to more than $22 million by the time of its completion.[6]
[edit] Other uses
The company that currently manages the site is Storm Entertainment, a newly developed entity of Storm Baseball. When baseball is not in season, the field is used for a number of other purposes including concerts, boxing matches, and local high school graduations, all of which can utilize temporary seating to increase the capacity to 14,000.[7] This stadium also has a yearly event for Halloween, the "Field of Screams". [8]
[edit] Diamond Club
The Diamond Club is the name of the restaurant on site where wedding receptions and other special events can be hosted.[9]
[edit] Dimensions
Right field is 310 feet away from homeplate. Center field is 400 feet. Left is 330 feet. The grass used is Tiffsport, a hybrid Bermuda grass, which is overseeded with ryegrass for the winter.[10]
[edit] See also
- Lake Elsinore Storm
- Lake Elsinore, California
- San Diego Padres
- Riverside County, California
- Minor league baseball
- Farm team
[edit] References
- ^ Barry M. Bloom (April 27, 1994). "Investors discuss Vista's minor-league prospects". San Diego Union-Tribune. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/sandiego/access/1242479001.html?dids=1242479001:1242479001&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Apr+27%2C+1994&author=BARRY+M.+BLOOM&pub=The+San+Diego+Union+-+Tribune&desc=Investors+discuss+Vista's+minor-league+prospects&pqatl=google. Retrieved November 6, 2011.
- ^ Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–2008. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Retrieved February 22, 2012.
- ^ http://friendsofsdarch.photoshelter.com/gallery-image/Ballparks/G0000gNwof50eQeE/I0000j_npbIILNsc
- ^ http://california.league.milb.com/index.jsp?sid=l110
- ^ http://www.lake-elsinore.org/index.aspx?page=451
- ^ Lake Elsinore | PE.com | Southern California News | News for Inland Southern California
- ^ http://www.stormbaseball.com/diamond.php
- ^ http://hauntedstadium.com/
- ^ http://www.stormbaseball.com/diamond_club.php
- ^ http://www.stormentertainmentonline.com/venue.html
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Coordinates: 33°39′15″N 117°18′7″W / 33.65417°N 117.30194°W
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