OSU outlasts Michigan, picks up second consecutive series win

Ben Abram started at the mound Sunday morning and allowed the Wolverines four earned runs in six innings.Through 13 innings, OSU hadn’t recorded a multi-run inning in the series against the Michigan.

Despite Michigan's 5.96 ERA, the Cowboys’ inning-by-inning damage had been minimal up to that point. Timely pitching and small ball was the story in Saturday’s series opener.

That changed midway through OSU’s 8-5 win against Michigan in Ann Arbor on Sunday morning, clinching a series sweep for the Cowboys.

OSU’s offense emulated the performance coach Josh Holliday preached about since the start of his team’s five-game skid three weeks ago. More fluency and all-around contributions paid dividends…