Michael Grove

Photo by: All Pro Photography/Dale Sparks

Named to the All-Big 12 Second Team
Named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team
Named the National Player of the Week (NCBWA and Collegiate Baseball Newspaper) and the Big 12 Pitcher of the Week on April 11 after taking a perfect game into the eighth inning on April 8 vs. Kansas
Made nine appearances with nine starts before sustaining a season-ending arm injury
Posted a 3-1 record, finished third on the team with 61 strikeouts, was third amongst pitchers with at least three appearances with a 2.87 ERA, allowed 15 earned runs on 29 hits with 15 walks in 47.0 innings pitched while holding opposing batters to a .174 batting average
Finished second on the team with four quality starts
Allowed two earned runs on six hits with nine strikeouts on April 15 vs. No. 3 TCU
Pitched 7.2 perfect innings before allowing a hit on April 8 vs. Kansas, striking out a season-best 12 in 8.0 innings and walking none, improving to 3-1 and earning multiple National Player of the Week accolades
Gave up one earned run on five hits while striking out eight in a win over Jacksonville on March 25
Pitched five no-hit innings while striking out 11 and walking three to earn his first win of the year at Old Dominion on March 10

Named to the All-Big 12 Honorable Mention Team
Named to the Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team
Made 16 appearances with seven starts, earning a record of 2-4
Was third on the team with 56 strikeouts, fourth with a 3.40 ERA and allowed 17 earned runs on 45 hits in 45.0 innings and added three quality starts
Pitched 6.2 innings and allowed one earned run on three hits with four strikeouts at No. 5 Texas Tech on May 19
Struck out a career-high-tying and team-best 13 batters in a win over Maryland while allowing one run on six hits on May 10 and was named the Big 12 Newcomer of the Week on May 16
Pitched 8.1 innings in relief and did not allow a run while striking out a career-best 13 batters to earn the win at Oklahoma on April 24 and be recognized as the Big 12 Newcomer of the Week on April 25
Started against rivals Marshall and Pitt in back-to-back weeks and did not allow an earned run in 5.0 innings in each contest
Picked up his first career save with 2.0 innings of scoreless work in relief, allowing two hits and striking out three at Hawaii on March 4

Played for coach Mike McLeod at Wheeling Park High
Went 23-7 and advanced to the 2014 WV Class AAA semifinals as a junior
Had a 1.20 ERA with 54 strikeouts in 33.2 innings in 2014 while hitting .488
Named to the 2014 West Virginia Sports Writer’s Association All-State First Team and 2013 Honorable Mention Team
Named the 2014 Ohio Valley Athletic Conference Player of the Year
Ranked the No. 2 player in West Virginia by Prep Baseball Report
Named to the 2015 Atlantic Region Honorable Mention All-America Team by Perfect Game