Opitz reached base on an error when pitcher Connery O’Donnell overthrew first baseman Austin Blazevic. The 6-2, 203-pound Blazevic jumped to try to catch the ball and collided with Opitz on his way down.
Opitz fell backward on the collision and his head whipped against the ground when he landed. Opitz was evaluated on the field for a couple of minutes but was able to walk off on his own power.
He was taken out of the game as a precaution and replaced by freshman Dylan Leach.
“He did kind of hurt his wrist a little bit when he went down, but it was looked at.