Box Score

Junior Robbie Hopes hit two home runs, but the Muhlenberg baseball team dropped a back-and-forth game to Lancaster Bible, 6-5, on its last day in Myrtle Beach.

Hopes went 4-for-4 and belted solo shots in consecutive at-bats in the fourth and sixth innings. In his last two games, he is 6-for-6 with six RBI.

The first round-tripper gave the Mules (7-3) a 2-1 lead, and the second tied the game at 3-3 after the Chargers (3-5) had scored two runs in the bottom of the fifth.

Lancaster Bible regained the lead in the bottom of the sixth, and again Muhlenberg came back to tie when freshman Chris Grillo led off the seventh with a double and came in on a sacrifice fly by senior Andrew Rava.

The Chargers went ahead for good with two runs in the bottom of the seventh. The Mules scored one run in the ninth on a single and three walks, but the game ended on a popout with the bases loaded.

Grillo and junior John Icaza each had two hits for the Mules, who will complete their Spring Break trip with a three-game series at Hampden-Sydney.