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Redhawk Ballpark in Oklahoma City hosts up to 13,000 fans for games two and three of the Bedlam Series.
OKLAHOMA-OKLAHOMA STATE RIVALRY The Bedlam Series, presented by Oklahoma Farm Bureau, played each year between OU and Oklahoma State baseball at neutral sites, plays a huge part in giving each program bragging rights across the state and national prominence. The Sooners and Cowboys represent two of the most successful programs, not only in the Big 12 Conference, but also across the country. The series is the only rivalry in Division I baseball that is played each year at neutral sites during the regular season. In 1986, the Sooners and Cowboys began battling at a neutral site at the All Sports Stadium in Oklahoma City. In 1991, the series moved to Tulsa, Okla. at the Drillers Stadium (Class AA ballpark) for the series opener and the remaining two games were played at the All Sports Stadium. In 1999, games two and three were moved to the Redhawk Ballpark (Class AAA ballpark) in Oklahoma City. The facility, built in 1997, is also home to the Big 12 Championship and the Oklahoma City Redhawks (AAA affiliate of the Texas Rangers). Close to 12,000 fans will pack the park in Tulsa and more than 13,000 fans will watch the Bedlam Series for each of the remaining two games in Oklahoma City.
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More than 13,000 fans are in attendance for each of the two games of the Bedlam Series played at the AT&T Bricktown Ballpark in Oklahoma City.
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Since 1991, close to 12,000 fans have packed Drillers Stadium in Tulsa, Okla., for the series opener each year.
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The Sooners and Cowboys have met 286 times in the series dating back to the early 1900s.
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Fifteen of the last 27 meetings between OU and OSU have been decided by three or less runs.
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Ten of the last 17 regular season meetings in the Bedlam Series have been televised, including two national broadcasts by the ESPN family of networks.
The rivalry was tabbed one of the best by Rivals.com: “The Sooner State is consumed by the Oklahoma-Oklahoma State rivalry. Tabbed “Bedlam” by state natives, the annual series between the two schools is intense on the field. That energy is often channeled into the stands. The series usually starts with a single game in Tulsa, Okla. It then moves to AT&T Bricktown Ballpark in Oklahoma City for games two and three. In 2007, the Cowboys swept the Sooners in the regular season series before dropping a single game to OU in the Big 12 Tournament. Though OSU experienced a wealth of success last season, they lead the overall series just 145138, which equates to a winning percentage over 51 percent.” - Kendall Rogers, Rosenblatt Report
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Six of the last 10 games in the Bedlam series have been decided by one run, including three contests last year.
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For the first time since 1996, one game of the Bedlam Series was played at a campus site. The non-conference game was played in Stillwater in 2010. OSU returns the trip in 2011 to Norman.
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