LAKE ELSINORE, CA - The Rawhide went quietly in the top of the first inning and, from that point on, the Storm were in the driver's seat.Lake Elsinore (42-45/8-9) scored seven runs on seven hits in the first, including three doubles, a triple, and a three-run homer by Chris Baker.

LAKE ELSINORE, CA - After a four-run fourth and a two-run blast by Pavin Smith (8) in the fifth, the Rawhide had rallied from a three-run deficit to take a 7-4 lead. Going to the seventh, a bullpen that had carried a 2.83 ERA as a unit into the game