Lake Elsinore Storm

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Lake Elsinore Storm Founded in 1980 Lake Elsinore, California
Team Logo Cap Insignia
Class-level
Single-A (High)
Minor league affiliations
California League South Division -
Major league affiliations
San Diego Padres (2001-present) California Angels (1981-1993)
Name
Lake Elsinore Storm (1988-present) Palm Springs Angels (1986-1993) Redwood Pioneers (1980-1985)
Ballpark
Lake Elsinore Diamond
Minor league titles
League titles	2 (1996, 2001)
Division titles
Owner(s)/Operated by: Gary Jacobs / Storm LP
Manager: Carlos Lezcano
General Manager:

The Lake Elsinore Storm are a minor league baseball team in Lake Elsinore, California, USA. They are a "high-A" class team in the California League, and are a farm team of the San Diego Padres. The Storm play home games at Lake Elsinore Diamond; (Pete Lehr Field) opened in 1994, the park seats 7,866 fans. Their unusual logo, with a cap featuring a pair of eyes, also Thunder and Jackpot (Mascots of the team) made the team what it is today.

This team relocated three times and has been traced back to the Redwood Pioneers then the Palm Springs Angels and now the Lake Elsinore Storm. The Palm Spring Angels stadium was used by the California Angels during spring training. As the Palm Springs Angels and later as the Storm, they had previously been the "high-A" affiliate of the Angels before 2002 (along with their former mascot, Hamlet), when they and the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes switched affiliations. Some former members of the Storm later became members of the Angels' 2002 World Series championship team.

On May 18, 2007, the Storm set a league record for most lopsided victory, beating the Lancaster JetHawks by a 30-0 score.[1]

Since the 2004 opening of PETCO Park, the new home field of the Padres, the Storm have played one home game there toward the end of each season, as the second half of a doubleheader following a Padres daytime home game. Usually, their opponent has been the California League farm team of the Padres' same-day opponents. The 2008 game is scheduled for Wednesday, August 27, vs. the Inland Empire 66ers following a Padres-Diamondbacks game.

[edit] Former players

• Xavier Nady
• Jake Peavy
• Darin Erstad
• Josh Barfield
• Ben Johnson^{[disambiguation needed]}
• Khalil Greene
• John Lackey
• Francisco Rodríguez
• Oliver Perez

[edit] Roster

Lake Elsinore Storm roster view • talk • edit
Players				Coaches/Other
Pitchers 20 Anthony Bass 28 Aaron Breit 36 Eric Gonzalez  4 Allen Harrington 14 Jeremy Hefner 31 Colt Hynes -- Craig Italiano 34 Corey Kluber 24 Jeremy McBryde † 33 Bryan Oland 13 Wynn Pelzer 35 Nick Schmidt 26 Matt Teague 15 Nick Vincent		Catchers 18 Lugan Gelbrich 29 Ali Solis Infielders 17 Felix Carrasco 23 Matt Clark 30 James Darnell 27 Andrew Parrino  6 Keoni Ruth 10 Beamer Weems 37 Kevin Winn Outfielders 25 Sawyer Carroll  8 Brad Chalk  9 Angel Mercado  2 Danny Payne		Manager 19 Carlos Lezcano Coaches 47 Shane Spencer (hitting) 41 Dave Rajsich (pitching) † Disabled list * On San Diego Padres 40-man roster ∞ Reserve list § Suspended list ‡ Restricted list # Rehab assignment Roster updated 2009-07-09 Transactions

[edit] External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Lake Elsinore Storm

• Lake Elsinore Storm Official Site
• MadFriars.com
• San Diego Padres Official Site
• Palm Springs Angels

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