Storm Top Giants, Win 2026 Cal League Championship
CalL Lake Elsinore Storm

Storm Top Giants, Win 2026 Cal League Championship

Published on September 17, 2026 under California League (CalL)
Lake Elsinore Storm News Release


On a historic night for Ethan Salas, the Padres' No. 1 prospect, his first Minor League club -- Single-A Lake Elsinore -- solidified its own place in history with a California League championship.

The Storm routed San Jose, 13-2, in decisive Game 3 of the California League Finals on Wednesday at Excite Ballpark.

During the regular season, Lake Elsinore ran rampant, swiping a Minor League-best 357 bases in 131 games (at an 80.4 percent success rate), which ranks as the second-highest single-season total in the Minor Leagues since 2005, trailing only the 2024 Aberdeen squad.

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