The College World Series opened play in Omaha on Saturday:
*North Carolina State defeated Stanford 10-4 as Jonny Butler homered and drove in five runs for the Wolfpack.
*Vanderbilt, meanwhile, outlasted Arizona 7-6 in 12 innings. The game went 4 hours, 51 minutes, making it the fourth-longest game in CWS history.
North Carolina State plays Vanderbilt Monday night, with Stanford and Arizona playing an elimination game Monday afternoon.
Sunday’s action has Virginia taking on Tennessee and Texas playing Mississippi State.
