Mississippi State will face the task of defeating every team in its regional if they want to advance to the super regionals as they square off against Louisiana Tech in a 6:30 contest.
Mississippi State has won its first two games in Starkville, coming from behind to defeat Southeast Missouri State in the opening contest of the regional and knocking off Cal State Fullerton 4-1 in the winners' bracket contest Saturday night.
Cal State Fullerton knocked off Louisiana Tech in a 1-0 victory played over two days in the teams' first contest of the tournament. That loss forced Louisiana Tech to battle through the elimination bracket where they defeated Southeast Missouri State 9-5 to earn a second shot at Cal State Fullerton.