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Lopez Parks 3 for Inland Empire
Thursday, August 14th , 2025
Anyone wearing a glove and sitting in the bleachers for today's 66ers-Grizzlies game had a good chance at snagging a home run ball.
Inland Empire left fielder Willie Lopez thrice sent eager fans scurrying to catch a souvenir, helping lead the Inland Empire to a win, 6-4, over Fresno.
"Hey, the three homers were great, but I'm just trying to help my ballclub," Lopez said later. "I'm not going out there thinking I need another home run."
Lopez, who is tied for 4th in the in stolen bases with 13, was 3-for-5 on the day with 4 runs batted in.
Willie Lopez struck out in the 1st, hit a solo-shot off Sang-keun Kim in the 3rd, hit a two-run home run off Sang-keun Kim in the 4th, hit a solo-shot off Juan Espinoza in the 6th and grounded out in the 8th.
To date Lopez has chalked up a .320 average with 15 home runs, driven in 43 runs and scored 44 times.
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