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After home finale fizzles, WVU settles for No. 7 seed in Big 12 tourney

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — When an unsatisfying regular season fizzled out with a 6-2 loss to Baylor on Saturday afternoon, West Virginia turned its focus to next week’s Big 12 tournament and the long odds of reaching an NCAA regional.

“We know what we have to do: We have to go out there and win it,” said pitcher B.J. Myers. “So every game we’re fighting for our life, fighting to keep playing.”

After dropping their final three series and piling up their most Big 12 losses in the six seasons since realignment, West Virginia (27-25, 9-15) will be the No.