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| Class | Single-A (2021–present) | ||||
| Previous classes | Class A-Advanced (1994–2020) | ||||
| League | California League (1994–present) | ||||
| Division | South Division | ||||
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| Team | San Diego Padres (2001–present) | ||||
| Previous teams | California Angels (1981–2000) | ||||
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| League titles(4) |
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| Division titles(8) |
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| First-half titles(2) |
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| Second-half titles(1) |
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| Colors | Black, red, white | ||||
| Mascots | Thunder, Mini Thunder, and Jackpot | ||||
| Ballpark | Lake Elsinore Diamond (1994–present) | ||||
Owner/ Operator | Gary E. Jacobs / Storm LP | ||||
| General manager | Christine Kavic (CFO) & Shaun Brock (CEO) | ||||
| Manager | Brian Burres | ||||
| Website | milb.com/lake-elsinore | ||||
TheLake Elsinore Storm are aMinor League Baseball team based inLake Elsinore, California. The Storm compete in theCalifornia League as theSingle-A affiliate of theSan Diego Padres. The team plays its home games atLake Elsinore Diamond, which opened in 1994; the park seats 7,866 occupants.
This team relocated three times and has been traced back to theRedwood Pioneers, then thePalm Springs Angels, and finally the Lake Elsinore Storm. As thePalm 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 theRancho Cucamonga Quakes switched affiliations. Some former members of the Storm later became members of the Angels2002 World Series championship team.
On May 18, 2007, the Storm set a league record for most lopsided victory, beating theLancaster JetHawks by a 30–0 score.[1]
Since the 2004 opening ofPetco 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 theCalifornia Leaguefarm 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.[2]
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 theVisalia Rawhide, the champions of the North Division, losing the series 3-1.[3]
In conjunction withMajor League Baseball's restructuring of Minor League Baseball in 2021, the Storm were organized into theLow-A West at the Low-A classification.[4] 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 aSingle-A circuit.[5]
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