1998 Lake Elsinore Storm Roster

California League (CL) - Class: Advanced A
Team Record: 66-74
Finished 3rd in the CL's Freeway Division
Manager: Mario Mendoza (66-74)
Affiliation: Anaheim Angels
Location: Lake Elsinore, California
Ballpark: The Diamond (Stadium)
Attendance: 287,005, Avg. 4,159 in 69 home dates
1998 Lake Elsinore Storm Statistics

Playoffs - Rancho Cucamonga Quakes 3 games, Lake Elsinore Storm 0
Playoffs - Lake Elsinore Storm 2 games, Visalia Oaks 0

The Lake Elsinore Storm of the California League ended the 1998 season with a record of 66 wins and 74 losses, finishing third in the league's Freeway Division.

The Storm tallied 719 runs and yielded 786 runs. Steve Hagins paced Lake Elsinore with 17 home runs, while Shawn Wooten, Jeff Guiel and Jason Dewey each walloped 15 or more, too. Shawn Wooten drove in 74 runs. Shawn Wooten and Jason Dewey topped hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .294 clip. Brian Tokarse paced the team with 9 wins, and Jason Stephens registered a 4.1 earned run average, leading qualifying pitchers.

Members of the 1998 Lake Elsinore Storm who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Larry Barnes, Mike Colangelo, Todd Greene, Pep Harris, Ken Hill, Jack McDowell, Doug Nickle, Randy Velarde, Allen Watson and Shawn Wooten.

Mario Mendoza served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Jaymie BaneRLFebruary 19, 19755'11"170Westminster, CA US
Larry BarnesLLJuly 23, 19746'1"195Bakersfield, CA US
Nelson CastroSRJune 4, 19765'10"200Monte Cristi, Monte Cristi DO
Mike ColangeloRROctober 22, 19766'1"185Teaneck, NJ US
Brendon CowsillRRJanuary 7, 19756'3"190Hollywood, CA US
Ryan CummingsRRJune 3, 19766'2"220Raleigh, NC US
Tommy DarrellRRJuly 21, 19766'6"220Mount Pleasant, PA US
David DavalilloRRDecember 27, 19745'11"150Caracas, Distrito Federal VE
Josh DeakmanRRFebruary 25, 19746'5"200Corona del Mar, CA US
Jason DeweyRRApril 18, 19776'1"200Syracuse, NY US
Freddie DiazSRSeptember 10, 19725'11"190Los Angeles, CA US
Bo DonaldsonRROctober 10, 19746'0"200Philadelphia, PA US
Renny DuarteRRNovember 7, 19786'0"170Maracaibo, Zulia VE
Joe GangemiRLMay 3, 19766'3"195Denville, NJ US
Cesar GeronimoRRDecember 19, 19756'0"180Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Eric GillespieLRJune 6, 19755'10"200Milwaukee, WI US
Bryan GravesRROctober 8, 19746'0"220Bogalusa, LA US
Danny GreeneRRFebruary 24, 19736'3"220Derry, NH US
Todd GreeneRRMay 8, 19715'10"195Augusta, GA US
Jeff GuielLRJanuary 12, 19745'11"195North Vancouver, BC CA
Steve HaginsRRMarch 7, 19756'1"205Statesboro, GA US
Kevin HamRRSeptember 14, 19746'1"195El Paso, TX US
Mark HarrigerRRApril 29, 19756'2"196Inglewood, CA US
Pep HarrisRRSeptember 23, 19726'2"185Lancaster, SC US
Ken HillRRDecember 14, 19656'4"200Lynn, MA US
Greg JohnsonLLApril 28, 19746'0"185Cumberland, MD US
Patrick JohnsonRRApril 18, 19756'3"200Salt Lake City, UT US
Ryan KaneRRJanuary 25, 19746'4"210South Bend, IN US
Edgar LeyvaRRJuly 27, 19775'11"196Guasave, Sinaloa MX
Jack McDowellRRJanuary 16, 19666'5"180Van Nuys, CA US
Jose MonzonRRNovember 8, 19686'2"210La Guaira, Vargas VE
Greg MorrisRRJanuary 29, 19726'4"210Sacramento, CA US
Nate MurphyLLApril 15, 19756'0"190Northampton, MA US
Doug NickleRROctober 2, 19746'4"210Sonoma, CA US
Felix PerozoRRMarch 24, 19746'5"193San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO
Juan RodriguezSLDecember 16, 19745'10"190Arecibo, PR
Jason StephensRRSeptember 10, 19756'0"180Shreveport, LA US
Paxton StewartLRMay 4, 19746'3"185New York, NY US
Jason StockstillLLNovember 13, 19766'4"210Bellflower, CA US
Brian TokarseRRFebruary 28, 19756'3"200Whittier, CA US
Gar ValloneSRMay 9, 19736'0"190New York, NY US
Randy VelardeRRNovember 24, 19626'0"185Midland, TX US
Keith VolkmanLLJanuary 13, 19766'2"225Glen Burnie, MD US
Allen WatsonLLNovember 18, 19706'3"195Jamaica, NY US
Kevin WebbRRDecember 27, 19696'4"215Arcadia, CA US
Shawn WootenRRJuly 24, 19725'10"205Glendora, CA US

Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.




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