OMAHA—Arizona waited five years to get back to the College World Series, so it decided to make up for lost time by playing one of the longest games in series history.
For the Wildcats, it probably felt like forever after falling 7-6 to Vanderbilt in 12 innings on Saturday night at TD Ameritrade Park.
A bases-loaded single by Vandy No. 9 hitter Jayson Gonzalez through a drawn-in infield scored Isaiah Thomas with the winning run, ending the fourth-longest game in CWS history at 4 hours, 51 minutes.
With the loss, Arizona (45-17) falls into the loser’s bracket, where it will face Stanford in an elimination game at 11 a.