Lake Elsinore Storm

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Lake Elsinore Storm

Location:	Lake Elsinore, California
Established:	1966
MLB Affiliation:	San Diego Padres (2001-present)
League:	California League
Level:	High A
Ballpark:	Lake Elsinore Diamond
Championships:	2
Division Titles:	2
Wild Card:	0

The Lake Elsinore Storm are the High A affiliate of the San Diego Padres. They play in the California League. The team's logo is considered in baseball circles to be the most popular minor league baseball logo in the country. The Storm were formerly associated with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.

1 Franchise History
2 Major League Affiliations
3 Franchise Names
4 Notable Alumni
5 Notable Red Sox Who Played Here
6 2007 Lake Elsinore Prospects
7 Trivia
8 External Links
9 See Also

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Franchise History

The Storm play home games at Lake Elsinore Diamond (Pete Lehr Field) which 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, followed by 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.

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