Mississippi St. three outs away from Omaha, Irvine three outs away from a 1-0 lead.

UCI finally put the game's first run on the board in the top of the 8th. Sean Madigan's two-out infield single scored Bryan Petersen. Wichita St. got the first two on in the bottom of the 8th, but a fielder's choice and double play wiped out their attempted rally.

Mississippi State's Aaron Weatherford sat down Clemson in the bottom of the eighth, and the Bulldogs go to the ninth up 7-5.

Meanwhile, in Louisville, the Cowboys and Cardinals go to the 12th tied at 2.