with an impressive 3–1 home victory in mid-July, but finished the year with a 5–2 hammering at the hands of Fresno Fuego, and a disappointing bottom-of-the-table clash with Lancaster Rattlers on the final day of the season which ended in a 1–1 tie and managed to keep them out of the basement spot. The Seahorses ended their season in 9th place; Chris Leiva, Diego Mejía and Cristian Rus were the joint top scorers with three goals each, while Scott Lucky led the assist stats with 2 to his name. The Seahorses entered their ninth season in the PDL looking to recapture the form of yesteryear, but it was not to be; despite welcoming ex-pros Josiah Snelgrove and Adam Frye back into the fold, and despite posting an impressive 6–2 victory over Bakersfield Brigade in their second game of the season in which new signing Ryan Shaw netted twice, the Seahorses began to find that the story of their season would revolve around ties. The Seahorses drew eight of their sixteen regular season games, and were made to rue their matches with Fresno Fuego and Ventura County Fusion in which they conceded a 90th minute equalizing goals when they looked odds-on to win. Their last win of the season came at the beginning of July, a 2–1 away victory over the Lancaster Rattlers, and thereafter the men from La Mirada staggered to the finishing line, eventually finishing sixth in the division, eight points out of the playoffs, and missing the postseason for the third straight year. Ryan Shaw was the Seahorses' top scorer, with 6 goals. Colors and badge On March 1, 2018, the unveiled a new crest, as a part of a partnership with Charlotte Eagles. Players Notable former players This list of notable former players comprises players who went on to play professional soccer after playing for the team in the Premier Development League, or those who previously played professionally before joining the team. Mark Bloom Tomislav Colić Michael Cunningham Adam Frye Josh Hansen Patrick Ianni Christopher Klotz Steven Lenhart Kiel McClung Diego Mejía Ben Page Eric Reed Gregg Schroeder Josiah Snelgrove Anthony Stovall Brent Whitfield Year-by-year Honors USL PDL Southwest Division Champions 2006 USL PDL Western Conference Champions 2002 Head coaches Todd Elkins (2005–2013) Johnny Juarez-Jackman (2013–2015) Joe Lurker (2015–present) Stadia Stadium at La Habra High School; La Habra, California (2003–2004) Al Barbour Field; La Mirada, California (2004–present)