The Lake Elsinore beat the Fresno Grizzlies 3-2 to finish off a two-game sweep of the California League championship series on Tuesday night in Fresno. It is the fourth championship for the Storm (1996, 2001, 2011, 2022).
Victor Lizarraga went 6 1/3 innings and gave up two runs on four hits and three walks with four strikeouts for the win. Duncan Snider pitched the final 2 2/3 innings, preserving the lead on one hit, one walk and three strikeouts.
Lake Elsinore put two runs on the board in the second inning with a sac fly from Tyler Roberston and an RBI single from Jakob Marsee. It stayed 2-0 until the seventh inning when Marsee singled in another run to make it 3-0.
Fresno cut the lead to 3-2 in the bottom of the seventh with a two-run homer by Sterlin Thompson to chase Lizarraga after 85 pitches. Neither side would score again, and the Storm celebrated on the field at Chukchansi Park.
