MiLB

Inland Empire 3, at Lake Elsinore 12

Friday, September 4, 2026 · Final · CAL Quarterfinals Game 3 (LEL leads 2-1)

Storm roll past 66ers behind Willis, Quintana homers

LAKE ELSINORE, Calif. (Interstat) — Dawson Willis and Jorge Quintana each homered and drove in three runs as Lake Elsinore Storm routed Inland Empire 66ers 12-3 on Friday at Lake Elsinore Diamond.

Lake Elsinore scored three runs in the first, one in the fourth, four in the fifth, two in the sixth and two in the eighth. Willis hit an inside-the-park home run in the fourth and finished 2-for-4. Quintana connected for an inside-the-park home run in the first and went 2-for-3. Ty Harvey had three hits and three RBIs, Alex Conover drove in two runs, and the Storm finished with 13 hits.

Kruz Schoolcraft allowed two earned runs over five innings to earn the win. Adler Cecil gave up one run in 2 2/3 innings, and Sean Fitzpatrick pitched 1 1/3 scoreless innings with four strikeouts. Jackson Steensma allowed four earned runs over four innings as the losing pitcher.

Inland Empire scored two runs in the second and one in the seventh, collected eight hits and grounded into two double plays. Dervy Ventura went 2-for-3 with an RBI. The 66ers fell to 59-71; Lake Elsinore improved to 65-65. Attendance was 2,128, and the game lasted 2:38.