Brian Holiday's smug facial expression as he exited the mound was ordinary, but he was pissed.
As Oklahoma State pitching coach Rob Walton neared the mound and motioned for a reliever out of the bullpen, ace pitcher Sam Garcia stood outside the dugout alongside his teammates, waiting to greet Holiday after the eighth inning of the series finale against BYU. The OSU right-hander’s facial appearance, however, gave Garcia a feeling that this departure from the mound would be just like any other.
“He comes in (the dugout) and he’s mad,” Garcia said. “And I’m like, ‘You did really good.