The Hillsdale Merchants came into the contest with a 17-3 record and a ton of confidence. That confidence was shaken early. The Barbers starter, Ben Foglio was near flawless tossing a no hit shutout on sixty pitches in five innings masterpiece. Meanwhile, the offense led by Cal Gradwahl who was 3-3 with two runs and two RBI’s jumped on Hillsdale’s starter Toussaint Kaptur from the jump, scoring six runs in the bottom of the first inning. The Barbers never looked back and ended the contest in five innings due to the 10 run mercy rule.