Inside the makeshift room used for news conferences in the basement of Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark, Josh Holliday leaned way back in his folding chair Sunday, tugged off his cap and rubbed his head.
Turning to freshman second baseman Ryan Cash, he chuckled.
“We just won the Big 12 Tournament,” Holliday said, almost disbelievingly.
No joke, either.
The Cowboys stormed to the championship playing a consistent brand of baseball they hadn't displayed all season, seizing the trophy and something greater: the conference's automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament.
That's right, OSU, “kicked to the curb” as Holliday put it, sprung to life during an improbable 10-day stretch, capped Sunday with a 6-5 win over Texas in the tournament title game.