The Hillsdale Merchants came into the contest with a 17-3 record and a ton of confidence. That confidence was tested early. The Barbers starter, Ben Foglio snuffed the visitors from Hillsdale. The southpaw from Clackamas was near flawless tossing a no hit shutout on sixty pitches in a five innings Masterpiece. Meanwhile, the offense led by Cal Gradwahl, who was 3-3 with 2 RBI’s and 2 runs scored 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 added on ending the contest in five due to the 10 run mercy rule.