OXFORD, MS – Davis Sharpe said his run from the bullpen to the mound during the third inning of Friday’s win over Illinois was a little weird and a little surreal, but a quick pep talk from catcher Kyle Wilkie snapped him back to reality.
“I just said be you, do what you’ve done all year,” Wilkie said. “You’re fresh. It’s a new season. I said, let’s roll.”
Sharpe hadn’t pitched since May 18th, but with starter Jacob Hennessy struggling to get outs in the first game of the NCAA Oxford Regional, head coach Monte Lee summoned his erstwhile Friday starter in from the pen.