Sophomore from West Springfield, MA ... Returns to the Kettleers for his second season ... was (3-3) last summer throwing 47 innings with 48 strikeouts ... 1997 College Season: Appeared in 19 games, starting 11 ... tied for team lead with six wins ... second on the team with 75 strikeouts ... opponents hit .289 against him ... logged 79.0 innings, second-most on the team ... his 12 decisions also tied him for the team high ... his 11 starts was third-most on the team ... had a season-high eight strikeouts against Georgia Tech ... also had three six-strikeout performances ... teamed with Stephen Cowie and Vaughn Schill to toss a two-hit shutout against Campbell ... longest outing was a 7.1 inning win against Davidson in which he gave up four hits and two runs. Personal: Valedictorian of his class ... a member of the National Honor Society ... awarded the Presidential Achievement Award, the Scholar-Athlete Award, and the Harvard Book Award ... son of Kathleen and Frank Capuano