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Lake Elsinore Diamond

Stadium in California

Field	Value
name	Lake Elsinore Diamond
nickname	Storm Stadium
image	LakeElsinoreDiamond.JPG
image_size	250px
location	500 Diamond Drive
Lake Elsinore, CA 92530
coordinates
broke_ground	October 1992
opened	April 15, 1994
owner	City of Lake Elsinore
operator	Storm Entertainment
surface	Tiffsport (Bermuda grass)
construction_cost	$24.3 million
($ in dollars)
architect	HNTB
general_contractor	Peter M. Savello & Associates Inc.
tenants	Lake Elsinore Storm (CL) (1994–present)
seating_capacity	4,835
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

Lake Elsinore, CA 92530 ($ in dollars) Left-Center Power Alley – 425 ft Center Field – 400 ft Right-Center Power Alley – 386 ft Right Field – 310 ft Backstop – 50 ft

Lake Elsinore Diamond, also referred to as Storm Stadium, is a ballpark in Lake Elsinore, California. It is the home of the Lake Elsinore Storm, a Minor League Baseball team in the California League. The field at the stadium is named Pete Lehr Field.

History

It was built in 1994 and has a capacity of over 8,000 people with 6,066 permanent seats. That capacity was later reduced to 4,835 during renovations undertaken after the 2017 season which exchanged seating for an expansion of the left field deck area. The original $8 million construction estimate in 1992, however, ballooned to more than $22 million by the time of its completion.

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.

This stadium also has a yearly event for Halloween, the "Field of Screams".

In December 2017, the park hosted the Stadium Super Trucks racing series' World Championship Finals. To create the course, approximately 150,000 square feet of dirt was brought in. The series returned to the Diamond for its 2018 season opener, while the 2020 edition was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Diamond Tap Room

The Diamond Tap Room is the name of the enclosed restaurant and patio in the left field corner. The restaurant has a full menu and is open to the public during all home games. The venue can host various events including birthdays, weddings, etc. It can hold up to 300 guests has several full menus for one's choosing.

Dimensions

Right field is 310 feet away from home plate, with center field at a distance of 400 feet and left field at a distance of 330 feet. The deepest part of the park is the left center power alley at 425 feet. The grass used is Tiffsport, a hybrid Bermuda grass, which is overseeded with ryegrass for the winter.

References

Bloom, Barry M.. (April 27, 1994). "Investors Discuss Vista's Minor-League Prospects". [[U-T San Diego.
"Ballparks: Lake Elsinore Diamond". Friends of San Diego Architecture.
Bloom, Barry M.. (September 3, 1994). "Baseball No Sure Hit for Towns. Booming Minor League Looking to North County". [[U-T San Diego.
"Stadium". City of Lake Elsinore.
(September 30, 2006). "Lake Elsinore, Developer Can't Cut Diamond Deal". [[The Press-Enterprise]].
(February 25, 2010). "The Diamond". Minor League Baseball.
"Haunted Stadium". Haunted Stadium.
(October 6, 2017). "Stadium SUPER Trucks World Championship Finals Set For December 15 & 16 At Lake Elsinore Diamond Stadium". [[Stadium Super Trucks]].
Sinclair, Adam. (January 11, 2018). "Stadium SUPER Trucks to Start 2018 World Championship at Lake Elsinore Diamond Stadium January 27". Speedway Digest.
Nguyen, Justin. (December 17, 2019). "SST returning to Lake Elsinore in 2020". The Checkered Flag.
Stadium Super Trucks. (November 18, 2020). "We were going to run there this year but COVID said no / It's an option, but won't happen until it's back to 100% fan capacity".
(February 26, 2010). "Diamond Club". Minor League Baseball.
"The Lake Elsinore Diamond". Storm Entertainment.

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