Miami Storm

Miami Storm Founded in 1995 Miami, FL
Team logo
Affiliations
League	Bull League
Subleague	American Eagle League Lake League (1995-2017)
Division	East
Team Info
Name	Miami Storm
Previous names	Kingston Cannons (2010-2017) Kingston Battlements (1995-2009)
Previous locations	Kingston, ON (1995-2017)
Colors	Blue, white, black
Owner	Marquis Williams
General manager	Troy Vogel (December 2017)
Ballpark
Ballpark	Stormcenter (2018-)
Former	Cannon Field (1995-2017)
Titles
Bull Cup titles	(1) 2000
League pennants	(3) 1996, 2000, 2012
Division pennants	(5) LL East - 1996, 1998, 2000, 2012, 2015

The Miami Storm are an American Bull League baseball team based in Miami, Florida. The team is located in the American Eagle League (AEL) East division. Their home ballpark is Stormcenter in the South Beach area.

The team has a lifetime win-loss record of 943-927 (.504), with seven playoff appearances and one Bull Cup Championship Series win.

History

In 1995, the league underwent a major reorganization, and added four teams to the existing twelve. The Kingston Battlements were an expansion team added to the LL East. Within five years, they had reached the league's pinnacle of success, defeating the California Tidals in the best-of-five Bull Cup Championships 3-2, and carrying the best win-loss record in baseball that year at 53-27. The team dominated with pitchers such a Jimmy McDonalds (who won a Sandy Koufax Award), Dave Cassell and Brian Bell (who won the Woodchuck Trophy) on the pitching staff that year.

But that early success was difficult to repeat, and the Battlements struggled to achieve that success again.

In 2010, the team changed its name to the Kingston Cannons, still paying homage to the strong military connection, but while hoping to reinvigorate the club and its fans to further success. In recent years, they have tasted some of that success again, winning the LL East division pennant in 2012 and going on to win the LLCS that year, and taking another division pennant in 2015.

For 2018, the team completed a relocation to Miami, Florida, and were renamed to the Miami Storm. They were moved to the American Eagle League's East division.

Rivalry with California Tidals

The Miami Storm have a long-standing rivalry with the California Tidals, dating back to when Miami was previously known as the Kingston Battlements and later the Kingston Cannons, and the two teams squared off in the Bull Cup Championship Series for the first time in 2000.

The Tidals, one of the original Bull League teams founded in 1989, were making their first Bull Cup appearance in the "modern era" while the upstart Kingston Battlements were in their second Bull Cup finals, having lost four years before to the Richmond Ravens. In a testy series that went the full five games, the Tidals fell 3-2, and the Battlements won their first (and so far only) Bull Cup.

A dozen years later, the Battlements had renamed to the Cannons, and the two teams faced off again. It was the first time back in the Bull Cup finals for either team since that 2000 series. This time, the California Tidals delivered a 3-0 series sweep over Kingston, taking their first-ever Bull Cup.

Prior to the 2018 season, with the Kingston Cannons relocating to Miami to become the Miami Storm, the two teams now face each other eight times each season as East-vs-West rivals, allowing the feud to continue.

Opening Day Rosters

Starting positional players at opening day. Bold indicates Hall of Fame member.

Opening Day Rosters Since 1995

Year	Record	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF
1995	51-29	Mike Lapi	William Morales	Jerry Noftall	Tony Nichols	Sean Marble	Mike Moczulski	Mike Stetser	Terry Waugh
1996	49-31	Mike Lapi	Gino Sicilino	Ben Day	Tony Nichols	Herc Mercenary	Mike Moczulski	Michael Hawkins	Terry Waugh
1997	45-35	Mike Lapi	David Cole	Ben Day	Herc Mercenary	Armando Gonzalez	Mike Moczulski	Corey Ray	Terry Waugh
1998	43-37	Luis Sanchez	Corey Ray	Ben Day	Paul Heckelman	Armando Gonzalez	Mike Moczulski	Michael Hawkins	Terry Waugh
1999	43-37	Luis Sanchez	Bill Krant	Armando Gonzalez	Chris Brechtel	Paul Heckelman	Mike Moczulski	Steve Colvin	Terry Waugh
2000	53-27	Jason Strid	Sean Underhay	Armando Gonzalez	Rick Wider	Mike Moczulski	Juan Cruz	Corey Ray	Terry Waugh
2001	39-41	Tony Relish	Sean Underhay	D.P. Justice	Armando Gonzalez	Edmund Ostrom	Juan Cruz	Mitch Corrigan	Yuri Yagaslov
2002	30-50	Tony Relish	Sean Underhay	Armando Gonzalez	Rick Wider	Edmund Ostrom	Yuri Yagaslov	Mike Keown	Terry Waugh
2003	26-54	Nails Greenburg	Bill Krant	Robert Ségard	Edmund Ostrom	Shoshichi Nakamura	Steve Colvin	David Noriega	Mike Keown
2004	25-55	Bill Ross	Todd Lummis	Robert Ségard	Edmund Ostrom	Shoshichi Nakamura	Dan Reaves	David Noreiga	Mike Keown
2005	38-42	Bill Ross	Roberto Hernandez	Robert Ségard	Xavier de Soto	Justin Good	Ed Gentry	Joe Sandow	Mike Keown

Retired Numbers

The Miami Storm have not retired any uniform numbers.

Awards and other achievements

Team records

For career hitting percentage records, 1,860 plate appearances are required. For career pitching percentage records, 500 innings pitched are required.

Statistic	Single season record			Career record
	Player	Record	Year	Player	Record
Batting average	Ben Day	.383	1996	Xavier de Soto	.302
On base percentage	Francisco Erazo	.453	2015	Justin Good	.369
Slugging percentage	Mike Lapi	.602	1995	Justin Good	.476
At bats	Xavier de Soto	417	2017	Xavier de Soto	4,469
Runs	Juan Cruz	67	2000	Xavier de Soto	606
Hits	Xavier de Soto	128	2015	Xavier de Soto	1,348
Doubles	Xavier de Soto	30	2011	Xavier de Soto	269
Triples	Ben Day Koichi Masuda	9	1996 2015	Xavier de Soto	49
Home runs	Mike Lapi Justin Good Juan Cruz	24	1997 2012 2001	Justin Good	101
Runs batted in	Juan Cruz	80	2001	Xavier de Soto	415
Stolen bases	Xavier de Soto	28	2011	Xavier de Soto	202
Earned runs average	Alex Medina	1.95	2014	Ron Alder	3.08
Wins	Ron Alder (x2) Cliff Cameron	11	2015, 2013 1995	Ron Alder	68
Losses	Ivan Ibarra	10	2007	Ron Alder	44
Saves	Nick MacLellan	28	2012	Ju-ho Kim	149
Games pitched	Cam Knickle	45	1998	Ju-ho Kim	306
Games started	Ron Alder Nate Noftle Jake Figurski	21	2017 2017 2017	Ron Alder	133
Complete games	Jake Figurski	9	2017	Ron Alder	21
Shutouts	Bill Coolen Jake Figurski Jimmy McDonalds	2	1996 2017 1997	Ron Alder	4
Innings pitched	Jake Figurski	163.1	2017	Ron Alder	1,086.1
Strikeouts	Jimmy McDonalds	169	1998	Ron Alder	918

Championships

The Miami Storm have won the Bull Cup Championship Series once (as the Kingston Battlements), in 2000. They have three appearances in all, their last appearance was in 2012.

Bull Cup Champions
Preceded by: New York Minutemen	2000 (As Kingston Battlements)	Succeeded by: Hamilton Industrials
Lake League Champions
Preceded by: Montreal Metros	1996 (As Kingston Battlements)	Succeeded by: New York Minutemen
Preceded by: New York Minutemen	2000 (As Kingston Battlements)	Succeeded by: Chicoutimi Cinquantes
Preceded by: Montreal Metros	2012 (As Kingston Cannons)	Succeeded by: Montreal Metros
Lake League East Division Titles
Preceded by: Montreal Metros	1996 (As Kingston Battlements)	Succeeded by: Chicoutimi Cinquantes
Preceded by: Chicoutimi Cinquantes	1998 (As Kingston Battlements)	Succeeded by: Chicoutimi Cinquantes
Preceded by: Chicoutimi Cinquantes	2000 (As Kingston Battlements)	Succeeded by: Chicoutimi Cinquantes
Preceded by: Montreal Metros	2012 (As Kingston Cannons)	Succeeded by: Montreal Metros
Preceded by: Montreal Metros	2015 (As Kingston Cannons)	Succeeded by: Montreal Metros

Minor League Affiliations

Level	Team	League	Location
AAA	Thunder Bay Rail Heads	Cow League	Thunder Bay, Ontario
AA	Seba Beach Miners	Heifer League	Seba Beach, Alberta
A	Markham Tar Heels	Calf League	Markham, Ontario
Short Season A	Bonnyville Dinos	Milk League	Bonnyville, Alberta
Rookie	Tallahassee Storm	Florida Rookie League	Tallahassee, Florida