The CWS often boils down to manufactured runs. Arizona will have to hammer out four games worth of them just to make the championship series. Step one: Winning the 1

The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers and Arizona Wildcasts hope to start off their runs in Omaha on the right foot, as they both open their NCAA Men’s College World Series schedules on Friday afternoon.

Coastal Carolina opened the scoring with a pair of runs in the bottom of the second inning. First baseman Colby Thorndyke led off with a first-pitch single to center field. Right fielder Blagen Pado followed with a single to left field that moved Thorndyke to second base.

The Wildcats lost the opener of the College World Series in a game full of quirks — a balk, fan interference, hits batsmen, and what Arizona coach Chip Hale called

Coastal Carolina broke open a tie game with three runs in the eighth inning and the Chanticleers opened the College World Series with a 7-4 victory Friday.

With Coastal Carolina and Arizona baseball meeting in the College World Series, here's a look back at the teams' meeting in the 2016 CWS finals.

The College World Series officially gets underway today when the Arizona Wildcats face the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers in Game 1 of the double-elimination round.