Lake Elsinore Diamond
| Storm Stadium | |
 | |
| Location |
500 Diamond Drive Lake Elsinore, CA 92530 |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 33°39′15″N 117°18′7″W / 33.65417°N 117.30194°WCoordinates: 33°39′15″N 117°18′7″W / 33.65417°N 117.30194°W |
| Owner | City of Lake Elsinore |
| Operator | Storm Entertainment |
| Capacity | 6,066 permanent stadium seats |
| Field size |
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 |
| Surface | Tiffsport (Bermuda grass) |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | October 1992 |
| Opened | April 15, 1994[1] |
| Construction cost |
$24.3 million ($38.9 million in 2016 dollars[2]) |
| Architect | HNTB[3] |
| General contractor | Peter M. Savello & Associates Inc.[4] |
| Tenants | |
| Lake Elsinore Storm (CL) (1994–present) | |
Lake Elsinore Diamond, commonly referred to as Storm Stadium, is a baseball park in Lake Elsinore, California. It is primarily used for baseball and is the home field of the Lake Elsinore Storm minor league baseball team, a part of the California League.[5] The field at the Lake Elsinore Diamond is named the Pete Lehr Field.
History
It was built in 1994 and has a capacity of over 8,000 people with 6,066 permanent seats.[6] The original $8 million construction estimate in 1992, however, ballooned to more than $22 million by the time of its completion.[7]
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.[8] This stadium also has a yearly event for Halloween, the "Field of Screams".[9]
The field was also used as a location for the fan made film "left 4 dead - the movie".
Diamond Club
The Diamond Club 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. They also host events for any party you might have. Anything from A Quinceanera to A Wedding to A Birthday Party they hold up to 300 guest and have several full menus for you choosing. [10]
Dimensions
Right field is 310 feet away from homeplate. Center field is 400 feet. Left is 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.[11]
See also
- Lake Elsinore Storm
- Lake Elsinore, California
- San Diego Padres
- Riverside County, California
- Minor league baseball
- Farm team
References
- ↑ Bloom, Barry M. (April 27, 1994). "Investors Discuss Vista's Minor-League Prospects". San Diego Union Tribune. Retrieved November 6, 2011.
- ↑ Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Community Development Project. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
- ↑ "Ballparks: Lake Elsinore Diamond". Friends of San Diego Architecture. Retrieved September 27, 2011.
- ↑ Bloom, Barry M. (September 3, 1994). "Baseball No Sure Hit for Towns. Booming Minor League Looking to North County". San Diego Union Tribune. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
- ↑ "The Official Website of the California League". Minor League Baseball. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
- ↑ "Stadium". City of Lake Elsinore. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
- ↑ Lewitt, Meghan; Nealon, Sean (September 30, 2006). "Lake Elsinore, Developer Can't Cut Diamond Deal". The Press-Enterprise. Riverside. Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved March 1, 2009.
- ↑ "The Diamond". Minor League Baseball. February 25, 2010. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
- ↑ "Haunted Stadium". Haunted Stadium. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
- ↑ "Diamond Club". Minor League Baseball. February 26, 2010. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
- ↑ "The Lake Elsinore Diamond". Storm Entertainment. Archived from the original on April 20, 2008. Retrieved March 1, 2009.