Crowd of about 4,000 greets national champion Virginia (The Associated Press)

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) -- College World Series most outstanding player Josh Sborz claimed he got eight hours sleep. Branden Waddell, one of the Game 3 heroes, said the players never doubted they could win.

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One day after Virginia won the CWS for the first time, beating Vanderbilt 4-2, the Cavaliers' returned to a raucous greeting by an estimated 4,000 fans who cheered for an hour at John Paul Jones Arena.