Jim Connell/News-Leader
It was a normal swing in a normal at-bat in a normal early season college baseball game.
But the result was definitely out of the ordinary for Missouri State senior outfielder Blake Graham.
It could have meant the end of his season, perhaps his entire college career.
In the fourth inning of an eventual 5-0 Bears’ victory over Middle Tennessee on Feb. 26, Graham swung and missed at a pitch. He thought he hit himself in the left knee with his backswing, or maybe the catcher reached out from his crouch and made contact with the back of his knee.