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COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The Ohio State Buckeyes defeated the Bowling Green Falcons 4-1 in the second game of the Columbus NCAA Regional.

Both teams got complete game efforts from their starting pitchers, but Justin Fry was able to outlast Jason Kelley to pick up the victory.

Ohio State (47-12) advances to play Mississippi State at 3 p.m. ET on Saturday, while Bowling Green (37-23) will play in an elimination game against Nebraska at 11:05 a.m.

Fry (10-2) allowed just two hits over nine innings while striking out six in his fifth complete game of the season. Jason Trott drilled his seventh home run of the season and walked twice for Ohio State.

Kelley, who completed his 12th game of the season, surrendered eight hits and struck out five in a losing effort for Bowling Green.

Bowling Green scored the first run of the game in the top of the fourth. Bob Niemet doubled with two outs and Matt Marcum followed with a single to put the Falcons up 1-0.

Ohio State answered with a run in the bottom of the fifth. Matt Middleton reached on an error by Niemet to lead off the inning. Two batters later Trent McIlvain's infield single put runners on first and second. Mike Lockwood then drove in the Buckeye's first run of the game with a single to right.

The Buckeyes took the lead with two runs in the sixth. Jason Turner walked and Jason Driscoll singled to start the inning. Turner scored on Middleton's ground out to second. Joe Wilkins followed with a single to right to knock in Driscoll and make the score 3-1.

Ohio State added a run to its lead in the seventh. Jason Trott's seventh home run of the year, a solo shot over the right field fence, gave the Buckeyes a 4-1 lead.

Miss. State 18, Nebraska 14

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Mississippi State smacked 20 hits, including six home runs, en route to a wild 18-14 win over Nebraska in the first game of the NCAA Regional, held at Ohio State's Bill Davis Stadium.

Every hitter in the Bulldog lineup had at least one hit, paced by Brian Wiese and Travis Chapman, who each had three hits. Nebraska was led by John Cole's four-hit effort.

Mississippi State (41-19) advances to the winner's bracket game Saturday at 3 p.m. ET against the Ohio State-Bowling Green winner, while Nebraska (41-17) falls into the loser's bracket at 11 a.m. Saturday.

Mississippi State struck quickly in the first inning. After Chris Lotterhos and Ty Martin struck out against Nebraska starter Chad Wiles, Brian Wiese ripped a single to left field. Cliff Wren followed with a bloop single to center field, which advanced Wiese to third base. Travis Chapman then hit a grounder which was booted by second baseman Bolt, allowing Wiese to score and give the Bulldogs a 1-0 lead.

Nebraska promptly erased the Bulldog lead with a run of their own in the bottom of the first inning. Jamal Strong drew a walk from MSU starter Brian Compton to lead off the inning. After a flyout by Adam Shabala, Ken Harvey moved the runner to second with a groundout to the pitcher. Jeff Hedman then came through with a sharp single to right field, scoring Strong with the tying run.

The Bulldogs continued the seesaw ride in the second inning as Chris Curry took Wiles' second pitch of the inning and rifled it over the wall in left-center field for his seventh home run of the season, giving the 'Dogs a 2-1 advantage.

After Jon Knott struck out, Josh West lined a single to right field. Lotterhos then blooped a single to center, and Martin continued the hit parade with a three-run homer to right field, his fifth of the season, giving Mississippi State a 5-1 lead after an inning and a half.

Nebraska chopped the lead in half in the bottom of the second inning. Jim Bailey led off with a home run to right field, his third of the season. After Compton retired the next two batters, Will Bolt lined a single to left field. Strong then hit a single to right field, advancing Bolt to second base. Shabala then hit a grounder deep in the hole at second base and reached for a single. But Lotterhos fired the ball past first base, allowing Bolt to score. Compton ended the threat as he retired the slugger Harvey on a popup to second base.

MSU tacked another run on in the fourth inning as Martin ripped his second home run of the game, a towering blast to right-center field which nearly plunked the Bulldogs' bus in the nearby parking lot.

The Cornhuskers batted around in the fourth inning, putting a five-spot on the board to grab the lead. Bolt led off the inning with an infield single deep in the hole at shortstop. Strong then drew a walk, and both runners came plateward on a double into the left field corner by Shabala, who moved to third when Chapman fired the relay throw past the catcher.

After Compton retired Harvey on a groundout to third base, the Bulldogs made a pitching change, bringing in flame-throwing Adam Larson, who promptly struck out Hedman with a high fastball. But Cowan came up with a key two-out single which just slipped between third base and shortstop, allowing the tying run to score. Bailey then stepped up and ripped a single to right field. Both runners came home on a double up the left-center field gap by Cole, giving the 'Huskers their first lead, 8-6.

But Mississippi State came right back, sending 10 men to the plate as they tallied seven runs in the top of the fifth inning. Wren opened the inning with a fly ball to the warning track in left field which Cole dropped for a two-base error.

MSU then pulled Wiles in favor of Scott Fries. Chapman promptly greeted Fries with a single to left field. After a walk to Rock, Curry hit a single to left, scoring Wren.

Nebraska then made a pitching change, bringing in Jaron Bearinger to face Knott with the bases loaded. Once again, the 'Dogs were not hospitable to the new pitcher, as Knott cracked Bearinger's first pitch off the scoreboard for a grand slam, and the Bulldogs reclaimed the lead, 11-8. West then took the ripped the next pitch up the middle for a single.

After Bearinger retired Lotterhos and Martin, Wiese stepped up and drilled a two-run homer over the wall in right-center to give MSU a 13-8 advantage.

MSU added on to their lead in the sixth inning. Chapman was hit by a pitch to lead off the inning. Rock then hit a double to center, and Curry drove both runners home with a hit to center field, forcing Nebraska to make another pitching change. Freshman Dave Schneider came in and retired the next three batters to end the Bulldogs' sixth inning.

The Bulldogs continued to batter Nebraska's pitching in the eighth inning. Chapman led off the inning with a double to center field. After Rock fouled out to the catcher and Curry grounded into a fielder's choice, Knott was hit by a pitch, moving Curry to second. West then drove Curry home with a solid single to center, bumping the MSU lead to eight, 16-8.

After going scoreless for three consecutive innings, the Cornhuskers dented the scoreboard in the eighth inning against Mississippi State's Matt Ginter. Cowan drew a walk to lead the inning off. After Bailey flied out to left field, Cole hit a single to right field. Ginter then fanned Vlieger, but followed it with a walk to Bolt.

Strong stepped up and hit a single off the top of Wren's outstretched glove at first base, scoring Cowan and Cole. Shabala then coaxed Ginter for another walk, bringing Harvey to the plate. The nation's leading hitter didn't disappoint, as he ripped the pitch off the wall in left field, clearing the bases and bringing Nebraska within three, 16-13.

MSU then pulled Ginter, bringing in Kevin Donovan. Pinch-hitter Erik Mumm greeted Donovan with a single to center field, scoring Harvey with the Huskers' sixth and final run of the inning. Nebraska sent 10 men to the plate in the big inning.

The Bulldogs answered Nebraska's big inning with two of their own in the ninth inning. With one out, Wiese blooped a single into center field. Wren followed with a home run over the left field wall, marking the Bulldogs' sixth home run of the game, setting a Bill Davis Stadium record for home runs by a team in one game. The homer gave MSU an 18-14 lead which they would not relinquish.

Larson picked up the win for Mississippi State, as he improved to 3-0 on the season. Donovan earned his second save, while Fries (8-6) absorbed the loss.