Six Michael Grove pitches and one out into the top of the first inning, West Virginia’s ace freshman right hander landed awkwardly on his knee while attempting to make an out on a sacrifice bunt play at first base, requiring him to leave the game. As Grove was being helped off the diamond, it appeared West Virginia’s hopes of getting a game one victory over the fifth-seeded Sooners was gone with the Oklahoma wind.
“You wouldn’t believe this, but when I went to bed last night I thought, ‘Please, please, Michael Grove get through the first inning.