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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — West Virginia broke open its game against mistake-prone Texas Tech early and eliminated the Red Raiders from the Big Ten Tournament with a 12-4 victory Friday night.
The seventh-seeded Mountaineers had 15 hits, and the Red Raiders (39-17) issued nine walks and committed a season-high five errors.
The Mountaineers (29-26) turned five hits and a walk into four runs in the third inning to break a 1-1 tie. They advanced to face sixth-seeded TCU on Saturday.
Braden Zarbnisky and MarquesInman each had three hits, and Darius Hill drove in three runs for West Virginia. Sam Kessler (4-0) and Zach Reid combined for two-hit shutout relief over the last four innings.
Texas Tech starter Davis Martin (6-5) allowed eight runs, four unearned, in 3 2/3 innings.
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