Lake Elsinore Diamond
{{short description|Stadium in California}}
{{Infobox stadium
| stadium_name = Lake Elsinore Diamond
| nickname = Storm Stadium
| image = LakeElsinoreDiamond.JPG
| image_size = 250px
| location = 500 Diamond Drive
Lake Elsinore, CA 92530
| coordinates = {{coord|33|39|15|N|117|18|7|W|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| broke_ground = October 1992
| opened = April 15, 1994{{cite news |title=Investors Discuss Vista's Minor-League Prospects|first=Barry M.|last=Bloom|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/sandiego/access/1242479001.html?dids=1242479001:1242479001&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Apr+27%2C+1994&author=BARRY+M.+BLOOM&pub=The+San+Diego+Union+-+Tribune&desc=Investors+discuss+Vista%27s+minor-league+prospects&pqatl=google|newspaper=San Diego Union Tribune|date=April 27, 1994|accessdate=November 6, 2011}}{{dead link|date=July 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
| closed =
| demolished =
| owner = City of Lake Elsinore
| operator = Storm Entertainment
| surface = Tiffsport (Bermuda grass)
| construction_cost = $24.3 million
(${{formatprice|{{Inflation|US|24300000|1994}}}} in {{Inflation-year|US}} dollars{{inflation-fn|US}})
| architect = HNTB{{cite web |title=Ballparks: Lake Elsinore Diamond|url=http://friendsofsdarch.photoshelter.com/gallery-image/Ballparks/G0000gNwof50eQeE/I0000j_npbIILNsc|work=Friends of San Diego Architecture|accessdate=September 27, 2011}}
| general_contractor = Peter M. Savello & Associates Inc.{{cite news |title=Baseball No Sure Hit for Towns. Booming Minor League Looking to North County|first=Barry M.|last=Bloom|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/sandiego/access/1245150761.html?dids=1245150761:1245150761&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Sep+03%2C+1994&author=BARRY+M+BLOOM&pub=The+San+Diego+Union+-+Tribune&desc=Baseball+no+sure+hit+for+towns+%7C+Booming+minor+league+looking+to+North+County&pqatl=google|newspaper=San Diego Union Tribune|date=September 3, 1994|accessdate=April 14, 2012}}{{dead link|date=July 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
| former_names =
| 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 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.{{cite web|title=Stadium|url=http://www.lake-elsinore.org/index.aspx?page=451|publisher=City of Lake Elsinore|accessdate=March 4, 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140326111659/http://www.lake-elsinore.org/index.aspx?page=451|archivedate=March 26, 2014}} 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.{{cite news |title=Lake Elsinore, Developer Can't Cut Diamond Deal|first1=Meghan|last1=Lewitt|first2=Sean|last2=Nealon|url=http://www.pe.com/localnews/lakeelsinore/stories/PE_News_Local_S_diamond30.478f83.html|newspaper=The Press-Enterprise|location=Riverside|date=September 30, 2006|accessdate=March 1, 2009|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110520021737/http://www.pe.com/localnews/lakeelsinore/stories/PE_News_Local_S_diamond30.478f83.html|archivedate=May 20, 2011}}
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.{{cite web |title=The Diamond|url=https://www.milb.com/news/gcs-8139352|publisher=Minor League Baseball|date=February 25, 2010|access-date=March 4, 2014}}
This stadium also has a yearly event for Halloween, the "Field of Screams".{{cite web |title=Haunted Stadium|url=http://hauntedstadium.com/|publisher=Haunted Stadium|accessdate=March 4, 2014}}
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.{{cite web|url=http://stadiumsupertrucks.com/stadium-super-trucks-world-championship-finals-set-for-december-15-16-at-lake-elsinore-diamond-stadium/|title=Stadium SUPER Trucks World Championship Finals Set For December 15 & 16 At Lake Elsinore Diamond Stadium|work=Stadium Super Trucks|date=October 6, 2017|accessdate=October 6, 2017}} The series returned to the Diamond for its 2018 season opener,{{cite web|last=Sinclair|first=Adam|url=https://www.speedwaydigest.com/index.php/news/racing-news/41703-stadium-super-trucks-to-start-2018-world-championship-at-lake-elsinore-diamond-stadium-january-27|title=Stadium SUPER Trucks to Start 2018 World Championship at Lake Elsinore Diamond Stadium January 27|publisher=Speedway Digest|date=January 11, 2018|accessdate=April 17, 2018}} while the 2020 edition was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite web|last=Nguyen|first=Justin|url=https://www.thecheckeredflag.co.uk/2019/12/sst-returning-to-lake-elsinore-in-october-2020/|title=SST returning to Lake Elsinore in 2020|publisher=The Checkered Flag|date=December 17, 2019|accessdate=December 17, 2019}}{{cite tweet|author=Stadium Super Trucks|author-link=Stadium Super Trucks|user=SSuperTrucks|number=1329068838248456195|title=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|date=November 18, 2020|accessdate=November 25, 2020}}
=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.{{cite web |title=Diamond Club|url=https://www.milb.com/news/gcs-8208558|publisher=Minor League Baseball|date=February 26, 2010|access-date=March 4, 2014}}
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.{{cite web |title=The Lake Elsinore Diamond|url=http://www.stormentertainmentonline.com/venue.html|publisher=Storm Entertainment|accessdate=March 1, 2009|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080420084808/http://www.stormentertainmentonline.com/venue.html|archivedate=April 20, 2008}}
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.stormbaseball.com/ Official team site]
- [http://www.stormentertainmentonline.com/ Official managing company site]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20140326111659/http://www.lake-elsinore.org/index.aspx?page=451 Official city website]
{{California League ballparks}}
{{Stadium Super Trucks tracks}}
Category:Minor league baseball venues
Category:Baseball venues in California
Category:Boxing venues in California
Category:Sports venues in Riverside County, California
Category:Sports venues in the Inland Empire
Category:1994 establishments in California