May 10, 2008

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OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. - Sixth-seeded Texas Tech defeated No. 3 Missouri, 5-3, in second round action of the Big 12 Championship held at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, Okla. The Red Raiders will now take on No. 10 Nebraska at 4:30 p.m. CST on FSN.

The game belonged to the pitchers early as the Tigers' Jen Bruck and Tech's Ashly Jacobs kept the offenses quiet through the first three innings. Mizzou's Rhea Taylor, the Big 12 Freshman of the Year, finally broke open a score in the bottom of the fourth with an RBI single to give the Tigers a 1-0 lead.

The lead was short lived, however, as the Red Raiders' recorded three runs on seven hits in the fifth. Robyn Wike started things with a single and then hustled in on Whitney Riley's blooping infield single. She then came in on a single from Montana Patin. Jennifer Corkin followed up Patin's single with one of her own to left to plate Leah Legler for Tech's third run of the inning.

Corkin added a two-run home run to center to give the Red Raiders a 5-1 lead. The Tigers tallied two runs in the bottom of the seventh but it wasn't enough as Texas Tech held on for the victory. .

Corkin finished 2-4 with 3 RBI to pace Tech, while Patin added a pair of singles to finish 2-4 with an RBI. Jacobs (10-14) went the distance in the circle to pick up the win. Bruck finished 2-4 on the day while taking the loss in the circle.

The Re Raiders will now take on Nebraska, who upset second-seeded Oklahoma. Fans can catch the action on FSN.