| Lake Elsinore Diamond | |
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| Pete Lehr Field | |
| Location | 500 Diamond Drive Lake Elsinore, CA 92530 |
| Broke ground | October 1992 |
| Opened | April 15, 1994[1] |
| Owner | City of Lake Elsinore |
| Operator | Storm Entertainment |
| Surface | Tiffsport (Bermuda grass) |
| Construction cost | $22 million USD ($32.6 million in 2012 dollars[2]) |
| Architect | HNTB[3] |
| Capacity | 6,066 permanent stadium seats |
| Field dimensions | Left Field - 330 ft Left-Center Power Alley - 425 ft Center Field - 400 ft Right-Center Power Alley - 386 ft Right Field - 310 ft Backstop - 50 ft |
| Tenants | |
| Lake Elsinore Storm (1994-present) | |
Lake Elsinore Diamond is a stadium in Lake Elsinore, California. It is primarily used for baseball and is the home field of the Lake Elsinore Storm minor league baseball team, a part of the California League.[4] The field at the Lake Elsinore Diamond is named the Pete Lehr Field.
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It was built in 1994 and has a capacity of over 8,000 people with 6,066 permanent seats.[5] The original $8 million construction estimate in 1992, however, ballooned to more than $22 million by the time of its completion.[6]
The company that currently manages the site is Storm Entertainment, a newly developed entity of Storm Baseball. When baseball is not in season, the field is used for a number of other purposes including concerts, boxing matches, and local high school graduations, all of which can utilize temporary seating to increase the capacity to 14,000.[7] This stadium also has a yearly event for Halloween, the "Field of Screams". [8]
The Diamond Club is the name of the restaurant on site where wedding receptions and other special events can be hosted.[9]
Right field is 310 feet away from homeplate. Center field is 400 feet. Left is 330 feet. The grass used is Tiffsport, a hybrid Bermuda grass, which is overseeded with ryegrass for the winter.[10]
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