2001 Lake Elsinore Storm Roster

California League (CL) - Class: Advanced A
Team Record: 91-49
Finished 1st in the CL's South Division
Manager: Craig Colbert (91-49)
Affiliation: San Diego Padres
Location: Lake Elsinore, California
Ballpark: The Diamond (Stadium)
Attendance: 223,712, Avg. 3,196 in 70 home dates
2001 Lake Elsinore Storm Statistics

Playoffs - Lake Elsinore Storm 3 games, High Desert Mavericks 0

The Lake Elsinore Storm of the California League ended the 2001 season with a record of 91 wins and 49 losses, finishing first in the league's South Division.

The Storm led the league with just 534 runs allowed. Lake Elsinore scored 683 runs. Xavier Nady paced the team with 26 home runs and drove in 100 runs, while leading all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .302 clip. Chris Rojas and Andy Shibilo topped the squad with 10 wins each, and Chris Rojas recorded a 3.43 ERA, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Members of the 2001 Lake Elsinore Storm who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Cliff Bartosh, Éric Cyr, Wiki González, Sterling Hitchcock, Ben Howard, Ben Johnson, Carlton Loewer, Rodrigo López, Steve Montgomery, Xavier Nady, Chris Oxspring, Jake Peavy, Óliver Pérez, Bobby Scales, Rudy Seánez, Dennis Tankersley, Mike Thompson, Brian Tollberg, J. J. Trujillo and Steve Watkins.

Craig Colbert served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Cliff BartoshLLSeptember 5, 19796'2"175West, TX US
Andy BausherRLAugust 17, 19766'2"200Pottstown, PA US
Al BenjaminRRSeptember 9, 19776'1"200Houston, TX US
Jarrod BitterRROctober 16, 19786'1"227Oklahoma City, OK US
Mike BumsteadRRJuly 8, 19776'4"225Loma Linda, CA US
Tony CosentinoRRDecember 7, 19786'0"195Omaha, NE US
Éric CyrRLFebruary 11, 19796'4"200Montreal, QC CA
Todd DonovanRRAugust 12, 19786'0"175New London, CT US
Kevin EberweinRRMarch 30, 19776'4"200Tacoma, WA US
Vince FaisonLRJanuary 22, 19815'11"195Vidalia, GA US
Bryan GaalRRDecember 17, 19766'4"203South Bend, IN US
Shawn GarrettSRNovember 2, 19786'3"220Centralia, IL US
Andre GomezRRSeptember 6, 19786'2"185Culver City, CA US
Wiki GonzálezRRMay 17, 19745'11"175, Aragua VE
Sterling HitchcockLLApril 29, 19716'1"200Fayetteville, NC US
Shane HopperRRSeptember 22, 19756'1"205Athens, GA US
Ben HowardRRJanuary 15, 19796'2"190Danville, IL US
Johnny HunterRRJune 14, 19756'1"190Sherman, TX US
Ben JohnsonRRJune 18, 19816'1"200Memphis, TN US
Carlton LoewerRRSeptember 24, 19736'6"220Lafayette, LA US
Rodrigo LópezRRDecember 14, 19756'1"185Tlalnepantla, Estado de Mexico MX
Luis LorenzanaRRNovember 9, 19786'2"195San Diego, CA US
Brian LoydRRDecember 3, 19736'2"200Lynwood, CA US
Roger LuqueLLJanuary 8, 19806'1"155Ciudad Ojeda, Zulia VE
Steve MontgomeryRRDecember 25, 19706'4"210Westminster, CA US
Jason MooreSRJanuary 4, 19786'0"180Belleville, IL US
Xavier NadyRRNovember 14, 19786'2"215Salinas, CA US
Mike NicolasRRSeptember 5, 19796'3"220Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Ryan O'DonnellLRAugust 21, 19786'0"180Mesa, AZ US
Jeremy OwensRRDecember 9, 19766'1"200Johnson City, TN US
Chris OxspringLRMay 13, 19776'1"195Ipswich, Queensland AU
Jake PeavyRRMay 31, 19816'1"195Mobile, AL US
Óliver PérezLLAugust 15, 19816'3"225Culiacan, Sinaloa MX
Mark PhillipsLLDecember 30, 19816'3"200Hanover, PA US
Auntwan RigginsSRJune 17, 19766'1"180Lufkin, TX US
Ben RisingerRRNovember 25, 19746'1"187Perth, Western Australia AU
Chris RojasRRMarch 30, 19776'2"189Queens, NY US
Bobby ScalesSROctober 4, 19776'0"185Southfield, MI US
Troy SchaderRRMarch 5, 19776'1"200Vancouver, WA US
John ScheschukLLFebruary 2, 19776'2"200Houston, TX US
Rudy SeánezRROctober 20, 19685'10"185Brawley, CA US
Andy ShibiloRRSeptember 16, 19766'7"220Massapequa Park, NY US
Todd ShiyukLLMarch 1, 19776'0"190Richmond, BC CA
Jason StevensonRRAugust 11, 19746'3"180Columbus, GA US
Dennis TankersleyRRFebruary 24, 19796'2"185Troy, MO US
Mike ThompsonRRNovember 6, 19806'4"200Walsh, CO US
Jerrey ThurstonRRApril 17, 19726'4"200Winter Park, FL US
Brian TollbergRRSeptember 16, 19726'3"195Tampa, FL US
J. J. TrujilloRROctober 9, 19756'0"180Corpus Christi, TX US
Steve WatkinsRRJuly 19, 19786'4"190Lubbock, TX US
Doug YoungRRJanuary 23, 19766'2"200Pittsburgh, PA 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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