Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Rathskeller Hops 4 3 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 10 16 1 White Fire Protection 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 4 4 1

Rathskeller gets the win in the first meeting of the 2014 season with their South County rivals, White Fire Protection, 10-4. HOPS were able to get out to a quick 4-0 lead in the first on a Dante Blancarte 3 run missile to right. They pushed across 3 more in the 2nd to build a 7-0 lead. RIIABL hall of famer Rich Pacino was able to slow down the HOPS bats and allow his team to get back in it, but 1 run in the 5th and 2 in the 6th would put the game out of reach and move Rathskeller to 14-2. Andrew Smiley gets to 4-0 on the season throwing 8 innings striking out 11. Hops with 16 hits (Borges, Abarr 3 apiece) while Bryan Curran continues to make his push for league MVP for White Fire going 3-4 with a double and 2 runs scored.