MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (Interstat) — Tyrus Hall homered and drove in five runs to lead West Virginia to a 12-2 victory over Cal Poly on Friday afternoon. The Mountaineers (44-15) tallied 14 hits while the Mustangs (39-23) had nine.

Sean Smith launched a three-run homer in the first inning and finished 3 for 4 with three RBIs. Chansen Cole struck out 11 over seven innings, allowing two earned runs on eight hits, for the win.

Cal Poly’s Dylan Kordic hit a solo homer in the fourth. Alejandro Garza added an RBI single in the seventh.

West Virginia broke the game open in the fourth when Hall hit a grand slam. Brodie Kresser singled in a run earlier and finished with two RBIs. Ben Lumsden doubled in two runs in the seventh. Hall added a sacrifice fly later in the seventh. Kresser walked with the bases loaded in the eighth for the final margin.