CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Danny Hultzen allowed six hits in eight innings and Dan Grovatt hit a go-ahead two-run home run as Virginia beat Oklahoma 3-2 in the opening game of the Charlottesville Super Regional on Saturday.
The Cavaliers (51-12) overcame unusually sloppy defense thanks to Grovatt’s shot to right in the bottom of the sixth. Hultzen (11-1) then set down the next six Sooners hitters, and national saves leader Kevin Arico earned his 18th with a scoreless ninth.
The Sooners (47-16), winners in 11 of 12 coming in, scored in the fifth and sixth innings, each time with the help of poor defense. They struck out 11 times, including the final two outs with runners on first and second in the ninth.
