Mascot madness
![Thunder, one of 11 mascots of minor league baseball team Lake Elsinore Storm, entertains spectators at Diamond Stadium during the managers' meeting at home plate.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/2b50b0f/2147483647/strip/true/crop/586x422+0+0/resize/586x422!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F19%2Fb9%2F0d2690de2b6c30fb3eafd2818fa0%2Fla-01plaschke-kmv731nc.jpg)
Thunder, one of 11 mascots of minor league baseball team Lake Elsinore Storm, entertains spectators at Diamond Stadium during the managers’ meeting at home plate. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)
![Low-five](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/8ebdff5/2147483647/strip/true/crop/586x400+0+0/resize/586x400!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F7c%2Fd1%2F87dd8ef9ae2c6b2b258e67c294cc%2Fla-05plaschke-kmv759nc.jpg)
Lake Elsinore Storm mascot Thunder gives a low-five to one of the players as he takes his position on the field at Diamond Stadium. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)
![Changing](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/82e0d89/2147483647/strip/true/crop/586x394+0+0/resize/586x394!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F64%2F39%2Fe8a6d968bb7ce7aa1ef555cd0799%2Fla-06plaschke-kmv76xnc.jpg)
Most of the mascots gather in a small room to quickly change into their costumes at Diamond Stadium in Lake Elsinore. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)
![Mascot race](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/6d78627/2147483647/strip/true/crop/300x425+0+0/resize/300x425!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fbb%2F17%2Ff57b275e5728889c396724a5046a%2Fla-02plaschke-kmv72inc.jpg)
Jackpot, left, and Hamlet take part in a mascot race at Lake Elsinore’s Diamond Stadium. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)
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![Mascots in outfield](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/6a7be21/2147483647/strip/true/crop/586x374+0+0/resize/586x374!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F13%2F30%2F27360cb4c99e291fc1f5d3ef0eb5%2Fla-04plaschke-kmv78gnc.jpg)
A handful of mascots entertain fans as they frolic in the outfield at Lake Elsinore’s Diamond Stadium. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)
![Mascot recovers](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/df60ff1/2147483647/strip/true/crop/586x407+0+0/resize/586x407!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F02%2Fc2%2Fd7dbce04e2335da78c334ac055c9%2Fla-07plaschke-kmv790nc.jpg)
Lake Elsinore Storm mascot Thunder gathers his composure after falling during a race at Diamond Stadium. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)
![Mascot scoreboard](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/0122c4d/2147483647/strip/true/crop/586x406+0+0/resize/586x406!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F32%2F3c%2F68b0241f6b0c22b19d735b21760a%2Fla-03plaschke-kmv73unc.jpg)
Jackpot helps manage the scoreboard at Lake Elsinore’s Diamond Stadium. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)