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LAKE ELSINORE WINS 2022 CALIFORNIA LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP

Posted on September 21, 2022 by | Comments Off on LAKE ELSINORE WINS 2022 CALIFORNIA LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP

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.

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FRESNO AND LAKE ELSINORE GO UP 1-0

Posted on September 14, 2022 by | Comments Off on FRESNO AND LAKE ELSINORE GO UP 1-0

The Fresno Grizzlies and Lake Elsinore Storm took 1-0 leads in their three game playoff series on Tuesday night:

FRESNO – 12
SAN JOSE – 3
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The Grizzlies scored six first-inning runs and added six more the rest of the way to run away with game one of the Division Series. Jordan Beck went 3-for-5 with three RBIs and two runs scored. Braxton Fulford had two doubles and three RBIs.

Fresno used five pitchers, with Cullen Kafka getting the win in relief. Kafka pitched three scoreless innings and gave up three hits and a walk with three strikeouts.

Game two is on Thursday night in Fresno.

LAKE ELSINORE – 9
INLAND EMPIRE – 2
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The Storm took a 3-2 lead into the ninth inning and put the game out of reach with six runs. Griffin Doersching was 3-for-5 with two home runs. Jackson Merrill and Nerwilian Cedeno had two hits each. Five Grizzlies had at least two hits.

Victor Lizarraga went 5 1/3 innings and allowed two runs on three hits and two walks while striking out nine. Will Geerdes threw 3 1/3 innings of scoreless relief, giving up no hits and two walks with two strikeouts.

Game two is at Lake Elsinore on Thursday night at 7:15.

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STORM TOP QUAKES 4-1

Posted on September 8, 2022 by | Comments Off on STORM TOP QUAKES 4-1

Victor Lizarraga went 5 1/3 strong innings and Samuel Zavala clubbed a two-run homer as the Lake Elsinore Storm beat the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes by a score of 4-1 on Wednesday night at LoanMart Field. Jakob Marsee hit his first home run to lead off the game for the Storm and three relievers shut out the Quakes over 3 2/3 innings.

Lizarraga (W, 8-3) allowed one run on six hits with no walks and six strikeouts. Hazahel Quijada finished off the sixth inning by getting two outs with no hits and one walk allowed. Aaron Holiday covered two innings with no runs or hits, one walk and four strikeouts. Manuel Castro nailed down the win with his first save by throwing a scoreless ninth inning despite allowing two hits.

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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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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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