108 Stitches with Bill Pierce

Recapping the 4-22-11 game

Hit Parade In Lake Elsinore.....

Coming into last nights game the Storm were looking to build on the 5-10 record and their eyes were set on the 7-8 Mavericks.

Lake Elsinore sent Matt Lollis out to face-off against High Deserts Yoervis Medina. Both pitchers are coming into the game win-less with Lollis posting a high 6.06 ERA and Medina being only slightly better at 4.60. Im sure Lollis is hoping for a better defensive effort from the boys behind him who the previous night put up a ridiculous 6 errors.

Well by the time the fireworks erupted over the diamond the sizable Friday night crowd was treated to a 12-1 trouncing of High Desert. The Storm won handily not looking at all like a 5-10 club.
Aside from one 3rd inning pitch that found the bleachers (HDM,s James Jones) Lollis sparkled allowing only 2 hits over 5innings of work while putting up 8 k's in the process. Never getting too cute with his pitches he relied on his hard stuff reaching 94 on the gun several times. The relief core finished of the game handily going the final four innings scoreless and putting up 7 more K's.

Now, here is where the "hit parade" part starts. the Storm put on a display at the plate. With nearly all hitters contributing, here are a few standouts in this writers mind. Gyorko continued to rake going 3-4 with a walk and remains an anchor in the line-up. Nathan Freiman who looked silly in his first AB and looked off balance two pitches into his second turned it around quickly hitting 2 consecutive bombs and continued with very hard outs driving in 5 runs. Edinson Rincon had a great night at the plate in DH role. He went 4-5 hitting the ball on the screws at every AB. Rincon still remains a bit of a mystery though as he shows no progression defensively. While he is still young he may be destined to be stuck in that DH position until they figure out a way to remove that iron skillet from his glove hand.

- Bill Pierce -

Planet Padres beat writer

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Tonights Game at The Diamond / 4-22-11

Tonight's lineup as seen on the wall of the Diamond

High Desert Mavericks
Player	Pos	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Carroll	DH	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.328
Franklin	SS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.306
Catricala	LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.358
Raben	1B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.292
Martinez, M	3B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143
Almonte, D	CF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.355
Jones, J	RF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.139
Coleman	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176
Noriega	2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.216

Lake Elsinore Storm
Player	Pos	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Fuentes, R	CF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.321
Galvez	2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.341
Gyorko	3B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.386
Hagerty	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.277
Freiman	1B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.259
Rincon	DH	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300
Valdez, J	SS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222
Liriano	RF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.106
Noel	LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.175

High Desert Mavericks
Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Medina, Y	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.60

Lake Elsinore Storm
Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Lollis	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.06

Lollis comes out of the shoot going 1-2-3 in the first, and hitting 93mph on the gun. Hopefully he'll have his A game and the boys on defense behind him will bring theirs as well. Good luck Storm.

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Off to Lake Elsinore

Planet Padres hits the road for it's 2nd trip to the Diamond

The Storm are off to a very slow start at 5-10, and are now looking to Lollis to get them on the right track tonight against the High Desert Mavericks. He will be up against Yoervis Medina, a big strong right-hander, who is also looking for his first win tonight. The boys will have their work cut out for them so lets hope they stop throwing the ball around, and get back to the good brand of baseball we've all come to enjoy at the Diamond.

First Pitch is 7:05 and there are post game fireworks so bring the whole family out for a great night of baseball and fun.

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Storm take down Quakes

Storm bounce right back and hammer the Quakes 11-4

Final score 11-4 Storm

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Rancho Cucamonga	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	1		4	9	0
Lake Elsinore	0	0	1	0	5	1	4	0	x		11	12	1

By Steve Smaldone
On Wednesday night the Storm tied their season high in runs, beating the Quakes 11-4 at The Diamond. The Storm would also score a season high in runs in one inning, scoring five in the fifth.

Lake Elsinore starting pitcher Jose DePaula continued to put up big numbers going five innings and allowing one run off three hits. In two starts this season, DePaula is 1-0 with a 0.90 ERA, five strikeouts, one walk, one earned run and a 0.90 WHIP.

Offensively, Jonathan Galvez took home the star of the game after reaching base every time he came to the plate. Gavez went 3-for-3 with two walks, three runs batted-in, two runs scored and one home run, his first of the season. DH Jedd Gyorko also blasted his first home run of 2011, taking Quakes starter Allen Webster deep in the third inning to tie the game at one.

For more information on the Lake Elsinore Storm and this game, or any future games, please follow the link at the top of this article......OR you can find a link to the Storm on the right side of the Planet Padres home page.

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Tonights Game at The Diamond

Tonight's Lineup

Rancho Cucamonga Quakes
Player	Pos	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Buss	CF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333
Lemmerman	SS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182
Wise	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.385
Smith, B	RF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.150
Delmonico	DH	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333
Songco	LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.136
Gallagher, A	1B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400
Denker, T	3B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.067
Ynoa	2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250

Lake Elsinore Storm
Player	Pos	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Fuentes, R	CF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333
Payne	RF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Gyorko	3B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.316
Freiman	1B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333
Hagerty	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.375
Galvez	SS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.417
Killian	DH	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Anna	2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200
Noel	LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154

Lets go Storm ! Back to .500

Final Score 5-2 Quakes

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Rancho Cucamonga	2	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0		5	9	0
Lake Elsinore	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		2	4	1

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Off to Lake Elsinore

Storm vs. Quakes

Planet Padres is off to the Diamond tonight as the Quakes are in town to take on the Storm. Lollis toes the rubber against Matt Magill, first pitch at 7:05pm. The Storm's offense finally came alive last game, and brought their record to 2-3. Now they hope to keep it rolling along as they look to get back to .500 tonight.

Bring the whole family out to see the Storm and for some great baseball. GO STORM !!!

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108 Stitches with Bill Pierce

Pitching and defense win ballgames.

But a little offense would be nice

It is early enough not to panic of course but the Padres, with the exception of Nick Hundley and Chase Headley, have really come out of spring pretty cold offensively. Everyone is aware of the offensive struggles, and with the coaching staff that we have, a hiccup like this can be worked through but lets not wait for the Santa Ana's for the bats to heat up.

-Bill Pierce -

Planet Padres Beat Writer

Some frustrations I'm sure most of us Padre fans share with you. Thanks again Bill.

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Storm Drop Home Opener...

Storm lose 4-0 to defending Champs

The Storm, in front of a sold out crowd, couldn't over come the cold and rain and fell to the two time defending Cal League champs. Lollis wasn't sharp and the neither were the bats as they could only muster 4 hits on the evening.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
San Jose	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0		4	7	2
Lake Elsinore	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	4	1

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Lollis (L, 0-1)	6.0	4	2	2	3	5	1	3.00

The Storm is looking to regroup and take game 2 tonight at the Diamond tonight at 7:05 when they send lefty Jose DePaula to the hill. Good luck Storm !

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108 Stitches with Bill Pierce

The Lake Elsinore Storm..... the next best thing

Just a short ride up the I-15 is a baseball oasis worthy of stopping and taking a rest in the shade of Americas past time.

Year in and year out the Lake Elsinore Storm has played the game the right way. With Lezcano leading the team and Plantier and Patrick next to him on the bench, Lake Elsinore has always put down a good brand of baseball. Competitive and entertaining, which is what baseball should be.

Along with the current crop of young talent the Storm (as most fans know them) is the proving ground for injured major leaguers working their way back to the show. Another bonus due to there location are the cusp players. Players that bounce back and forth between the majors and minors and need to be ready to go.

With every seat in the house being pretty much front and center view, and promotions such as Charlie Sheen-co De Mayo, you will always get a lot of bang for your buck.

-Bill Pierce -

Planet Padres Beat Writer

Thanks as always Bill. See you at the Diamond.

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Lake Elsinore Opening Day

The Storm is coming !!!

The Elsinore Storm opens it's 2011 season today at the Diamond at 7:05pm, and there are some very exciting players to keep your eyes on. The outfield is going to be outstanding to watch with players like Fuentes, Liriano and Noel patrolling it, and guys like McBryde and Lollis, who is your opening day starter, are going to head up what should be a very good rotation this year. So get out there and support your High A Padres affiliate as often as you can.

Below is their roster to start the year.

Pitchers
#	Name	Pos	Bat	Thw	Ht	Wt	DOB	Status	MLB 40-man
17	Hayden Beard	P	R	R	6' 1"	175	01-22-1985	Active	No
10	Jose De Paula	P	L	L	6' 1"	170	03-04-1990	Active	No
41	Chris Fetter	P	R	R	6' 8"	230	12-23-1985	Active	No
30	Erik Hamren	P	R	R	6' 1"	195	08-21-1986	Active	No
19	Pedro Hernandez	P	L	L	5' 10"	200	04-12-1989	Active	No
1	Zachary Herr	P	L	L	5' 9"	185	12-01-1986	Active	No
47	Matt Lollis	P	R	R	6' 9"	250	09-11-1990	Active	No
25	Jeremy McBryde	P	R	R	6' 2"	225	05-01-1987	Active	No
26	Miles Mikolas	P	R	R	6' 5"	220	08-23-1988	Active	No
36	Stiven Osuna	P	R	R	6' 3"	170	05-05-1987	Active	No
8	Dustin Pease	P	S	L	5' 11"	170	10-04-1985	Active	No
28	Jerry Sullivan	P	R	R	6' 4"	220	01-18-1988	Active	No
27	Mike Watt	P	L	L	6' 1"	185	02-24-1989	Active	No

Catchers
#	Name	Pos	Bat	Thw	Ht	Wt	DOB	Status	MLB 40-man
14	Ross Brayton	C	R	R	6' 3"	195	05-16-1988	Active	No
33	Jason Hagerty	C	S	R	6' 3"	220	09-13-1987	Active	No
6	Daniel Killian	C	L	R	6' 4"	195	01-14-1989	Active	No

Infielders
#	Name	Pos	Bat	Thw	Ht	Wt	DOB	Status	MLB 40-man
3	Dean Anna	SS	L	R	5' 11"	180	11-24-1986	Active	No
20	Nathan Freiman	1B	R	R	6' 7"	225	12-31-1986	Active	No
4	Jonathan Galvez	SS	R	R	6' 2"	175	01-18-1991	Active	No
5	Jedd Gyorko	3B	R	R	5' 10"	195	09-23-1988	Active	No
16	Edinson Rincon	3B	R	R	6' 1"	185	08-11-1990	Active	No
12	Jeudy Valdez	2B	R	R	5' 10"	185	05-05-1989	Active	Yes

Outfielders
#	Name	Pos	Bat	Thw	Ht	Wt	DOB	Status	MLB 40-man
15	Reymond Fuentes	CF	L	L	6' 0"	160	02-12-1991	Active	No
37	Rymer Liriano	CF	R	R	6' 0"	211	06-20-1991	Active	No
2	Rico Noel	CF	R	R	5' 9"	175	01-11-1989	Active	No
9	Eric Patterson	CF	L	R	6' 0"	170	04-08-1983	Rehab	Yes

Good luck on your season Storm......Planet Padres will be seeing you soon

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2011 HOME OPENER - 3:35 start

• Native San Diegan Aaron Harang gets the start vs. Madison Bumgarner
• Petco is sold out !
• Weather will be a fantastic mid 70's at game time
• Time for the boys to bring their offense & defense home and show why this team is built the way it's built with Petco in mind
  

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Taking 2 of 3 in St Louis is a great start

Take a Series win every time

Dustin Moseley had a very solid outing allowing only 1er in 7 innings, but the boys fell short in their attempt to sweep the Cards in StL for the first time in 30 years. The great news is that Padres pitching essentially shut down Albert Pujols for the entire series, and any time you can do that you give yourself a great chance to win.

Way to open the season, now lets have a great OPENING DAY in Petco this week guys.

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