Lopez Named Rawlings/CCAA Baseball Player of the Week
Damien Lopez selected Rawlings/CCAA Player of the Week after impressive performance last week
March 27, 2002

LOS ANGELES, Calif.-Cal State Dominguez Hills third baseman Damien Lopez has been named the Rawlings California Collegiate Athletic Association Baseball Player of the Week for the week of Mar. 18-24 as announced by the league office.

Lopez, a senior from Fairfield, CA, powered the Toros to a 4-1 record last week, including a four-game CCAA sweep of San Francisco State. He hit .444 (8-18) with 3 doubles and 4 home runs for an impressive 1.278 slugging percentage, and added 12 runs scored, 10 runs batted in and 2 stolen bases in as many attempts. Lopez produced a .542 on-base percentage for the week.

He opened the week with a double and a 3-run home run, 2 runs and 3 RBI in a 10-9 loss at Biola. Lopez, a former player at San Francisco State, battered his former team in the series opener, going 4-5 with a double, 2 home runs, a school record-tying 4 runs scored and 4 RBI in a 28-6 rout over SFSU.

Lopez had 2 hits, including his third homer of the series, 2 runs and 2 RBI to lead Cal State Dominguez Hills to an 11-6 win in game two. He walked and scored twice in a 10-9 come-from-behind win in game three. Lopez then scored 2 runs and knocked in another on a sacrifice fly to lead the Toros to an 11-8 game four win and series sweep.