OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Jayson Gonzalez singled through the infield with the bases loaded in the bottom of the 12th inning to give Vanderbilt a 7-6 win over Arizona in the College World Series. Gonzalez grounded a 1-2 pitch beyond diving shortstop Nik McClaughry’s glove to end the first extra-inning game at the CWS since 2014. It lasted 4 hours, 51 minutes, making it the fourth-longest game in CWS history. Vince Vannelle worked out of a bases-loaded situation in the bottom of the 11th but the reigning national champion Commodores wouldn’t be denied in the 12th.
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Jonny Butler homered and drove in a career-high five runs, Reid Johnston pitched six strong innings and North Carolina State opened the College World Series with a 10-4 victory over Stanford. The Wolfpack knocked out No. 1 national seed Arkansas in super regionals last week. They continued their postseason roll in the first CWS game since 2019. The 2020 event was canceled because of the pandemic. Johnston limited the Cardinal to Tim Tawa’s solo homer and a single through six innings. He wore down in the seventh and turned the game over to closer Evan Justice.
