STARKVILLE, Miss. -- When the fourth-ranked Mississippi State baseball team needed a lift Sunday night, sophomore right-hander Ryan Rigby answered the call.
With the bases loaded and nobody out in the seventh inning, Rigby recorded two strikeouts and a fly out to snuff Louisiana Tech's last legitimate threat for victory.
Thanks to Rigby and a strong start by junior right-hander Zac Houston, No. 6 national seeded Mississippi State nailed down its sixth-ever super regional berth by knocking off Louisiana Tech 4-0 to win the Starkville Regional before a crowd of 9,092 at Dudy Noble Field.
MSU (44-16-1) will host either Louisiana-Lafayette or Arizona in the Starkville Super Regional, which will start this weekend.