Complex sentence: To determine which team would represent the Central Regional in the College World Series, the Longhorns played against the Mississippi State Bulldogs; the Longhorns defeated the Bulldogs and advanced to the World Series.
Split into simpler sentences: To determine which team would represent the Central Regional in the College World Series, the Longhorns played against the Mississippi State Bulldogs. The Longhorns defeated the Bulldogs and advanced to the World Series.