ARLINGTON, Texas -- Ben Abram grimaced as he retrieved the ball from his catcher, Chase Adkison, and stepped back on the mound.
A pleasant outing through four innings had seemingly changed course as OU loaded the bases with one out in the top of the fifth inning.
In perhaps the most pivotal moment of OSU’s 8-3 win against OU on Friday, facing elimination in the Big 12 Tournament, Abram collected himself in a stressful situation.
A hit batter scored Sooner center fielder John Spikerman from third and trimmed OSU's 5-0 lead to four runs in the fifth.