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Abram finished the day with four strikeouts, surrendering just four hits, one earned run and most importantly, no walks. OSU coach Josh Holliday said Abram, who ranked second on the team in walks allowed prior to Saturday (21), showcased the best version of himself.

“(Abram) didn’t give them any freebies,” Holliday said. “He looked like a different version of himself and I’m proud of him.”

Abram said the highlight of the game was exiting the mound knowing he’d left his team in a position to win the game and series.

“Once you shake the coaches’ hand and you realize you’re done and I knew we were in a good place to win, that was a nice feeling,” Abram said. “The nerves went away for a bit, and I was just able to soak in the moment.”

Leading 4-1 in the top of the sixth, a sacrifice fly from Nolan McLean and a two-out RBI double from Mendham extended OSU’s lead to five.

One inning later, the Cowboys continued with a bases-loaded RBI groundout from catcher Chase Adkison. On the ensuing at-bat, left fielder Nolan Schubart launched a pitch out of the ballpark for a two-run shot. He followed with a dramatic bat flip and nonchalant jog around the basepath.

“I mean it’s Bedlam,” Schubart said with a chuckle.

“I wanted to be the one to put the icing on top, the cherry on top. It was something very special for me.”

OSU held the Sooners (30-24, 11-13) to just seven hits, with a contribution of 3.1 scoreless innings from reliever Isaac Stebens and a scoreless two-thirds of the final inning from Gabe Davis.

“When you’re playing championship-caliber teams like (OSU), you’ve got to make plays down the line, and (we didn’t),” OU coach Skip Johnson said. “(OSU) kept stacking runs on top and we could never get our offense rolling.”

Not only did Holliday’s team win the Bedlam series, it clinched a three-way share of its first Big 12 regular season title since 2014.

Holliday admitted the moment was big. Even postgame, he couldn’t refrain from displaying a smile.

“It’s special because the Big 12 conference is a highly competitive conference,” Holliday said. “There’s been a lot of good (OSU) baseball teams over time that have competed hard and haven’t won the (Big 12) regular season.

“I think today is a perfect example of when we’re at our best.” sports.ed@ocolly.com