The Case Western Reserve University baseball team suffered a 7-6 loss to Washington and Jefferson College in the first of two games on Saturday afternoon in Washington, Pennsylvania, but responded with a 6-1 win over Allegheny College behind a complete-game effort from sophomore Mark Gross for the team's first win of the 2017 campaign.
In addition to Gross' complete-game win, the first of his career, freshman designated hitter Noah Mehrle drove in five runs during the two games to lead the way for the Spartans, who now stand at 1-4 overall on the season.