Freshman Evan Spano tossed six scoreless innings and was supported by a strong defense and home runs from senior Jon Capra and junior John Serruto in Muhlenberg baseball's 3-2, game-two win over Washington.
 
Spano allowed just four hits in the outing, while striking out a half dozen batters. He allowed just two base runners past second base on the day. Freshman Will Nomura tossed the final three innings for his second save of the season.
 
Behind him, the defense turned three double plays. Spano made a heads up play in the first inning to complete the first twin killing, tagging a runner advancing to second following a pop out to junior Jack Avallone; the runner tagged after two Muhlenberg fielders collided. In the third, Capra started the second by collecting a chopper in the hole in a 5-4-3 double play. Serruto collected a chopper near second base and tagged the runner before tossing to first in the eighth to preserve the one-run lead.
 
Capra skied a two-run blast over the fence in dead center in the bottom of the second to give the Mules (17-15, 7-7 CC) the early advantage. Three innings later, Serruto belted the first round-tripper of his career over the fence down the left field line.
 
The opener started in opposite fashion, with the Shoremen (24-11, 6-8 CC) scoring the first three runs. Capra sent a double to the fence in right center in the bottom of the fourth, plating classmate Matt Riebesell, to get Muhlenberg on the board. He scored in the next at-bat when junior Brenden Weiss sent a line drive single up the middle.
 
Washington led 7-3 heading into the eighth inning, but the Mules wouldn't go down without a fight. Weiss doubled on a hard hit ball to straight-away center with two outs to score Avallone. Capra then scored from third on a groundout by sophomore Robert Cappadona. The Shoremen, however, took game one 8-5. 
 
Senior Chris Grillo led Muhlenberg with four hits on the day giving him 175 for his career, the fifth most in program history.
 
Capra's game-one double extended his hitting streak to six games. He owns the Mules' longest streaking base safely this season, having reached in 20 straight contests.
 
Weiss's 3-for-4 outing in the opener is his second multi-hit game of the year.