GRANVILLE, W.Va. — As Bryce Blaum’s fly ball went up and up, West Virginia’s players fell down to the ground in despair. Their dream season was leaving their own ballpark in a nightmare finish.
With two outs in the bottom of the ninth, Blaum drove a 3-2 slider that didn’t slide from an exhausted Sam Kessler for a game-ending grand slam that ended West Virginia’s season with a bitter 11-10 defeat to Texas A&M.
“It’s hard to have an opening statement when you’re speechless,” West Virginia coach Randy Mazey said to open his postgame press conference.