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Mississippi State left-hander Chad Girodo pitched 6 2/3 innings of relief in a 6-1 victory over Central Arkansas on Monday night. (HailState.com photo)

STARKVILLE, Mississippi -- Mississippi State advanced to the NCAA Baseball Super Regional round with a 6-1 victory over Central Arkansas in the final game of the Starkville Regional at Dudy Noble Field on Monday night.

Chad Girodo pitched 6 2/3 innings of one-run relief for the Bulldogs, who face No. 6 national seed Virginia in a best-of-three Super Regional in Charlottesville, Va., this weekend. Hunter Renfroe and Adam Frazier knocked in two runs each for Mississippi State, which is now 45-18 this season.

"It goes without saying, I'm really proud of our club and how they came out and played today after the disappointment of last night," MSU coach John Cohen said. "The two guys that pitched for us tonight said they were going to force it and find a way to win it."

The Bulldogs took a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first on Brett Pirtle's RBI ground out and an error by Central Arkansas (42-22). MSU added Frazier's RBI grounder in the second for a 3-0 lead.

Mississippi State starter Ben Bracewell made it to just the fourth inning, loading the bases with one out before giving way to Girodo (7-1). The senior-lefthander got out of that inning unscathed and didn't allow a run until the ninth, surrendering just five hits and striking out a career-high 12.

The Bulldogs added two runs in the fourth on RBI singles by Frazier and Renfroe, then scored the game's final run on Renfroe's single in the sixth. The junior right fielder, a first-round prospect for this week's MLB draft, finished 3-for-4 in what is probably his last game in Starkville.

Frazier, also an early-round draft prospect, went 2-for-5 with two runs scored. Left fielder Demarcus Henderson and designated hitter Alex Detz each had two of the Bulldogs' 11 hits.

Forrest Allday's RBI single in the ninth accounted for the only run for UCA. Bryce Biggerstaff (6-5) took the loss for the Bears, allowing five runs (three earned) on seven hits in 3 2/3 innings.

Mississippi State last made the Super Regionals in 2011, losing to Florida in three games. The Bulldogs last made the College World Series in 2007.

Game times and TV information for the Mississippi State-Virginia series are as follows: noon Saturday (ESPN2), 6 p.m. Sunday (ESPNU) and 3 p.m. Monday (ESPNU).