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Vandy and Florida win on opening day at College World Series
Posted: Jun 18, 2011 11:00 PM by Lee Douglas
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Vanderbilt's Connor Harrell snapped a sixth-inning tie by blasting the first College World Series home run in the new TD Ameritrade Park and the Commodores went on to
defeat North Carolina 7-2. This is Vandy's first trip to Omaha for the double-elimination tournament for the national championship.
Vanderbilt advances to a Bracket 1 game Monday night against Florida, which rallied to beat Texas 8-4. Brian Johnson and Bryson Smith each drove in two runs.
North Carolina plays the Longhorns on Monday afternoon in a losers bracket game.
(Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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