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Lake Elsinore Storm

Field	Value
name	Lake Elsinore Storm
founded	1994
city	Lake Elsinore, California
logo	LEstorm.PNG
uniformlogo	Lake Elsinore Storm cap.PNG
class level	Single-A (2021–present)
past class level	Class A-Advanced (1994–2020)
current league	California League (1994–present)
division	South Division
majorleague	San Diego Padres (2001–present)
pastmajorleague	California Angels (1981–2000)
nickname	{{plainlist
ballpark	Lake Elsinore Diamond (1994–present)
mascots	Thunder, Mini Thunder, and Jackpot
colors	Black, red, white

leaguenum	4
leaguechamps
divnum	8
divisionchamps
firsthalfnum	2
firsthalfchamps
secondhalfnum	1
secondhalfchamps
owner	Gary E. Jacobs / Storm LP
gm	Christine Kavic (CFO) & Shaun Brock (CEO)
manager	Brian Burres
website

Lake Elsinore Storm (1994–present)
Palm Springs Angels (1986–1993)
Redwood Pioneers (1980–1985)
Santa Clara Padres (1979)

The Lake Elsinore Storm are a Minor League Baseball team based in Lake Elsinore, California. The Storm compete in the California League as the Single-A affiliate of the San Diego Padres. The team plays its home games at Lake Elsinore Diamond, which opened in 1994; the park seats 7,866 occupants.

History

This team relocated three times and has been traced back to the Redwood Pioneers, then the Palm Springs Angels, and finally the Lake Elsinore Storm. As the Palm Springs Angels and later as the Storm, it had previously been the "high-A" affiliate of the Angels until the end of the 2000 season (along with their former mascot, Hamlet), when it 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.

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, its opponent has been the California League farm team of the Padres' same-day opponents.

In 2011, Nate Freiman played for the Storm setting single-season club records with 22 home runs and 111 RBIs.

On September 7, 2019, the Storm defeated the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes 11-2 to win the California League South Division Finals and advance to their sixth California League Championship Series. They faced the Visalia Rawhide, the champions of the North Division, losing the series 3-1.

In conjunction with Major League Baseball's restructuring of Minor League Baseball in 2021, the Storm were organized into the Low-A West at the Low-A classification. In 2022, the Low-A West became known as the California League, the name historically used by the regional circuit prior to the 2021 reorganization, and was reclassified as a Single-A circuit.

Roster

Notable alumni

[[Nate Freiman]], batting for the Storm in 2011

Dylan Axelrod
Josh Barfield
Kyle Blanks
Cody Decker
Steve Delabar
Darin Erstad
David Freese
Nate Freiman
Ernesto Frieri
Khalil Greene
Jedd Gyorko
Dirk Hayhurst
Chase Headley
Nick Hundley
Ben Johnson
Corey Kluber
John Lackey
Rymer Liriano
Xavier Nady
Wande Olabisi
Jake Peavy
Óliver Pérez
Robb Quinlan
Francisco Rodríguez
Tim Stauffer

References

"Padres' Class-A team drubs Red Sox farm club, 30-0".
[http://www.thebaseballcube.com/seasons/review.asp?Y=2011&L=Calif&Page=Awards "2011 California League - Season Review,"] Baseball Cube.
"Rancho Cucamonga Quakes' season ends with loss to Lake Elsinore on Sept. 7".
Mayo, Jonathan. (February 12, 2021). "MLB Announces New Minors Teams, Leagues".
(March 16, 2022). "Historical League Names to Return in 2022".

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