2003 Lake Elsinore Storm Roster

California League (CL) - Class: Advanced A
Team Record: 75-65
Finished 2nd in the CL's South Division
Manager: Jeff Gardner (75-65)
Affiliation: San Diego Padres
Location: Lake Elsinore, California
Ballpark: The Diamond (Stadium)
Attendance: 240,166, Avg. 3,532 in 68 home dates
2003 Lake Elsinore Storm Statistics

Playoffs - Inland Empire 66ers 2 games, Lake Elsinore Storm 0

The Lake Elsinore Storm of the California League ended the 2003 season with a record of 75 wins and 65 losses, finishing second in the league's South Division.

The Storm led the league with 821 runs. Lake Elsinore surrendered 714 runs. Greg Sain paced the team with 19 home runs, and Josh Barfield walloped 15 or more, too. Josh Barfield drove in 128 runs and topped all regular hitters by connecting at a .337 clip. Mike Thompson paced the squad with 10 wins and a team-best 4.43 ERA, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Josh Barfield, Jack Cassel, J. J. Furmaniak, Justin Germano, Freddy Guzmán, Clay Hensley, Trevor Hoffman, Jon Huber, Kevin Jarvis, Ben Johnson, Lou Merloni, Phil Nevin, José Núñez, Robert Ramsay, Mike Thompson, Ramón Vázquez, Brandon Villafuerte, Kevin Walker and Jay Witasick were all players from the 2003 Lake Elsinore Storm who played in the Major Leagues during their careers.

Jeff Gardner served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Brad BakerRRNovember 6, 19806'2"180Brattleboro, VT US
Josh BarfieldRRDecember 17, 19826'0"190Barquisimeto, Lara VE
Kevin BeaversLLOctober 22, 19796'5"190Laguna Beach, CA US
Jon BenickSRSeptember 26, 19796'2"217Wilkes-Barre, PA US
Danny BravoSRMay 27, 19775'11"170Maracaibo, Zulia VE
Mike BumsteadRRJuly 8, 19776'4"225Loma Linda, CA US
Josh CarterRRNovember 5, 19806'2"214Fallbrook, CA US
Jack CasselRRAugust 8, 19806'2"190Los Angeles, CA US
Jason ClementsSRMarch 1, 19785'10"180San Antonio, TX US
Justin CrakerRRSeptember 11, 19786'0"210Duluth, MN US
J. J. FurmaniakRRJuly 31, 19796'0"190Naperville, IL US
Robert GarvinRRMarch 14, 19796'0"180Charleston, SC US
Joe GerberLLAugust 27, 19786'2"220Portland, OR US
Justin GermanoRRAugust 6, 19826'2"210Pasadena, CA US
Freddy GuzmánSRJanuary 20, 19815'10"165Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Joseph HastingsLRJune 25, 19786'3"205Hickory, NC US
Clay HensleyRRAugust 31, 19795'11"190Tomball, TX US
Trevor HoffmanRROctober 13, 19676'1"200Bellflower, CA US
Jon HuberRRJuly 7, 19816'1"200Sacramento, CA US
Kervin JacoboSRSeptember 26, 19826'2"160Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Kevin JarvisLRAugust 1, 19696'2"200Lexington, KY US
Ben JohnsonRRJune 18, 19816'1"200Memphis, TN US
Michael JohnsonLLJune 25, 19806'3"225Georgetown, SC US
Geoff JonesLLAugust 10, 19796'5"245Carnegie, OK US
Kennard JonesLLSeptember 8, 19815'11"185Cleveland, OH US
Anthony KozolRRDecember 28, 19776'2"190Clark AFB, PH
Joe LimaRRJuly 16, 19796'1"190San Diego, CA US
Tom LipariLLApril 23, 19796'5"180Omaha, NE US
Javier MartinezRRDecember 9, 19826'3"193Merida, Yucatan MX
Lou MerloniRRApril 6, 19715'10"188Framingham, MA US
Eudy MorelRRAugust 31, 19795'10"175Monte Cristi, Monte Cristi DO
Marcus NettlesLLMay 15, 19805'11"185Chicago, IL US
Phil NevinRRJanuary 19, 19716'2"180Fullerton, CA US
José NúñezLLMarch 14, 19796'2"173Monte Cristi, Monte Cristi DO
Robert RamsayLLDecember 3, 19736'5"230Vancouver, WA US
Kevin ReinkingRRJanuary 25, 19796'1"190Long Beach, NY US
Josh ReynoldsRRSeptember 27, 19796'2"190Jefferson City, MO US
Gabe RibasRRFebruary 3, 19806'4"220Santa Barbara, CA US
John RichardsLLNovember 12, 19786'4"200Coos Bay, OR US
Mike RichardsonRRJuly 11, 19795'9"205San Francisco, CA US
Greg SainRRDecember 26, 19796'2"218Phoenix, AZ US
Jack SantoraSROctober 6, 19765'9"160Monterey, CA US
Eddie SerranoRROctober 26, 19816'0"170David, Chiriqui PA
Peter StonardLRDecember 31, 19816'0"195New York, NY US
Mike ThompsonRRNovember 6, 19806'4"200Walsh, CO US
Chris TierneyLLSeptember 1, 19836'6"230Joliet, IL US
Nick TrzesniakRRNovember 19, 19806'0"210Olympia Fields, IL US
Ramón VázquezLRAugust 21, 19765'11"195Aibonito, PR
Brandon VillafuerteRRDecember 17, 19755'11"195Hilo, HI US
Kevin WalkerLLSeptember 20, 19766'4"190Irving, TX US
Jason WiedmeyerSLOctober 15, 19786'3"200West Bend, WI US
Jay WitasickRRAugust 28, 19726'4"205Baltimore, MD US
Mike WodnickiRRJanuary 17, 19806'3"210Southington, CT US
Nobuaki YoshidaLLAugust 10, 19816'1"170Sendai, JP

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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