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MERRILL LEADS STORM TO 1-0 LEAD IN CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES

Posted on September 19, 2022 by | Comments Off on MERRILL LEADS STORM TO 1-0 LEAD IN CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES

Jackson Merrill went 4-for-5 with three doubles and four RBIs as Lake Elsinore routed Fresno in game one of the California League championship series by a score of 13-2. Five Storm batters had multi-hit games.

Jakob Marsee homered and went 2-for-4 from the leadoff spot with three runs scored and two RBIs.

Marcos Castanon went 2-for-5 with a home run and two RBIs.

Fernando Sanchez started and went 4 1/3 IP for Lake Elsinore, allowing one run on five hits with one walk and seven strideouts.

Will Geerdes went 3 2/3 innings and picked up the win in relief. Geerdes gave up a run on five hits with no walks and three strikeouts.

Game two of the best-of-three series will be on Tuesday night in Fresno at 6:50PM

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STORM WINS THIRD STRAIGHT

Posted on August 18, 2022 by | Comments Off on STORM WINS THIRD STRAIGHT

The Lake Elsinore Storm got eight hits, including three home runs, from the #2-5 hitters and beat the Stockton Ports 7-4 on Wendnesday night at Banner Island Ballpark. Jackson Merrill homered (2) and drove in four runs to lead the 11-hit attack.

Angel Solarte was 3-for-4 with an RBI from the #8 hole. The team’s other eight hits all came from the middle of the order as Merrill, Juan Zabala, Marcos Castanon and Samuel Zavala each had two hits. Castanon hit his eighth home run, Zabala hit his third.

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QUAKES EVEN SERIES WITH 9-7 WIN OVER STORM

Posted on August 11, 2022 by | Comments Off on QUAKES EVEN SERIES WITH 9-7 WIN OVER STORM

The Rancho Cucamonga Quakes raced out to a 7-0 lead and held on for a 9-7 win over Lake Elsinore on Wednesday night at The Diamond. New Quake Nick Biddison hit his first home run and fellow newcomer Kyle Nevin had two hits, a walk, two RBIs and scored three runs.

The visitors scored in each of the first four innings before Lake Elsinore got on the board with an RBI single from Samuel Zavala to make it 7-1.

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STORM MOVE INTO 1ST-PLACE TIE WITH 2-HITTER

Posted on August 7, 2022 by | Comments Off on STORM MOVE INTO 1ST-PLACE TIE WITH 2-HITTER

The top four hitters in Lake Elsinore’s batting order all had multi-hit games and Victor Lizarraga won his sixth game of the season as the Storm beat Visalia 10-1 on Saturday night at Valley Strong Ballpark. It was the eighth win in 10 games for Lake Elsinore (20-15) and pulled them into a first-place tie with Inland Empire in the South division.

After two first-inning runs, the Storm added three more in the third with Marcos Castanon blasting a two-run homer, his 15th long ball of the season. Nerwilian Cedeno hit a grand slam (3) in the seventh inning to make it a 9-0 lead. Cedeno was 2-for-5 with five RBIs.

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LAKE ELSINORE BATS AROUND FOR 13-4 WIN OVER MODESTO

Posted on July 16, 2022 by | Comments Off on LAKE ELSINORE BATS AROUND FOR 13-4 WIN OVER MODESTO

The Lake Elsinore offense was nearly unstoppable in the middle innings as they poured it on for a 13-4 win over the Modesto Nuts at The Diamond on Friday night. The Storm scored at least three runs in four straight innings and put up their 13 runs on 17 hits.

Albert Fabian was a double shy of hitting for the cycle as he went 3-for-5 with a triple, a homer (10) and four RBIs with three runs scored. James Wood and Marcos Castanon also had three hits and Nerwilian Cedeno was 2-for-4 with three RBIs and two runs scored.

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LAKE ELSINORE’S MARCOS CASTANON, INLAND EMPIRE’S KELVIN CACERES NAMED CAL LEAGUE PLAYER, PITCHER OF THE WEEK

Posted on July 12, 2022 by | Comments Off on LAKE ELSINORE’S MARCOS CASTANON, INLAND EMPIRE’S KELVIN CACERES NAMED CAL LEAGUE PLAYER, PITCHER OF THE WEEK

Lake Elsinore SS Marcos Castanon and Inland Empire RHP Kelvin Caceres have been named California League Player and Pitcher of the Week for July 4 – 10.

MARCOS CASTANON– 8-for-22 against Visalia with two doubles, three home runs, 10 RBIs and six walks. Castanon is currently sixth in the Cal League in OBP (.407), ninth in SLG (.480) and seventh in OPS (.887).

 

KELVIN CACERES -In two appearances against Rancho Cucamonga last week, Caceres pitched five innings, allowing just one hit and one walk along with one unearned run while striking out seven. Caceres is 10th in the Cal League in strikeouts with 73 in 45 2/3 IP.

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STORM ROUT RAWHIDE, TAKE ONE-GAME LEAD IN SOUTH

Posted on July 7, 2022 by | Comments Off on STORM ROUT RAWHIDE, TAKE ONE-GAME LEAD IN SOUTH

The Lake Elsinore Storm had a 7-run inning to pull out to a big lead and dropped the Visalia Rawhide 13-1 at Valley Strong Ballpark Wednesday night. Marcos Castanon homered (10) and drove in three runs. James Wood had three hits and five RBIs.

The Storm (7-4) evened the series at one game apiece and took a one-game lead in the South division over the Rawhide (6-5).

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CASTANON HOMERS TWICE AS STORM MAINTAIN 3-GAME LEAD

Posted on June 19, 2022 by | Comments Off on CASTANON HOMERS TWICE AS STORM MAINTAIN 3-GAME LEAD

The Lake Elsinore Storm pounded out 12 runs on 15 hits in a 12-2 win over Modesto Saturday night to keep their lead in the South division at three games with four to play in the first half. Marcos Castanon homered twice (5, 6) and drove in five runs while five different Storm hitters had at least two hits.

Castanon was one of three Lake Elsinore batters with three hits. Albert Fabian was 3-for-4 with a home run (6) and Nerwilian Cedeno was 3-for-5 with two triples.

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FRIDAY NIGHT ROUNDUP

Posted on June 18, 2022 by | Comments Off on FRIDAY NIGHT ROUNDUP

GIANTS PULL A LITTLE CLOSER

FRESNO – 1
SAN JOSE – 3
Gameday
Story

Yorlis Rodriguez (SJ) – HR (5), 2 RBI
Evan Gates (SJ) – W (3-1), 3 IP, 0 R 1 H, 0 BB, 1 K
Spencer Bivens (SJ) – 2 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 1 BB, 3 K
Tyler Myrick (SJ) – S (5), 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 BB, 1 K
Julio Rodriguez (SJ) – 2 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1 BB, 1 K
Juan Guerrero (FRE) – 2B, BB
Brayan Castillo (FRE) – 5 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 4 BB, 3 K

 

VIRBITSKY GOES 7 SCORELESS IP FOR STOCKTON

STOCKTON – 3
VISALIA – 2
Gameday
Story

Kyle Virbitsky (STK) – W (3-3), 7 IP, 0 R, 5 H, 1 BB, 9 K
Kevin Richards (STK) – HR (8), 2 RBI
Nick Brueser (STK) – HR (4)
Yilber Diaz (VIS) – 4 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 2 BB, 6 K

 

66ERS POUND OUT 18 HITS, BEAT QUAKES 13-5

INLAND EMPIRE – 13
RANCHO CUCAMONGA – 5
Gameday
Story

BJ Boyd (IE) – 4-for-5, 2B, BB, 2 RBI
Werner Blakely (IE) – 3-for-5, 2B, 3B, BB, 3 Runs scored
Alexander Ramirez (IE) – 3-for-5, BB, RBI, 2 Runs scored
Jeremy Arocho (IE) – 2-for-5, 2B, BB, 3 RBI, 2 Runs scored
Gabriel Hernandez (IE) – W (1-2), 3 2/3 IP, 0 R, 3 H, 0 BB, 1 K
Yeiner Fernandez (RC) – 2-for-3

 

HARRY FORD HOMERS, HAS 4 HITS IN MODESTO’S 9-5 WIN OVER STORM

LAKE ELSINORE – 5
MODESTO – 9
Gameday

Harry Ford (MOD) – 4-for-5, HR (5), 3 RBI, 2 Runs scored
Ben Ramirez (MOD) – 2-for-5, 2B, 3 RBI
Kelvin Nunez (MOD) – W (1-3), 3 1/3 IP, 1 R, 3 H, 0 BB, 5 K
Jorge Benitez (MOD) – S (7), 2 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 3 K
Marcos Castanon (LE) – HR (4)
Max Ferguson (LE) – 2-for-5, 3B, 3 RBI

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QUAKES BEAT STORM WITH 1-HITTER

Posted on May 7, 2022 by | Comments Off on QUAKES BEAT STORM WITH 1-HITTER

Jerming Rosario went five perfect innings for the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes on Friday night and Alex De Jesus hit his fourth home run of the season in a 4-0 win over the Lake Elsinore Storm. Rosario (W, 1-2) combined with Octavio Becerra and Joan Valdez to throw a one-hit shutout.

Rosario allowed no hits or walks while striking out six and threw 59 pitches of which 42 were strikes. Becerra allowed the only hit, a seventh-inning double to Marcos Castanon, while walking one and striking out two over two innings. Valdez covered the final two innings with a walk and a strikeout while throwing 25 pitches, 14 for strikes.

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