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.

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

That move eventually led to three runs that gave CCU a 7-4 victory over Arizona before a Charles Schwab Field crowd of 24,058. Coastal will play the winner of Friday’s second Bracket 1 game between Oregon State and Louisville at 7 p.m. Sunday.

Arizona baseball faces elimination against the loser of the Oregon State-Louisville game Sunday after falling to Coastal Carolina 7-4 in the College World Series opener Friday.

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