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Men's College World Series: 'Special' night fuels Ole Miss over Oklahoma in finals opener

OMAHA, Neb. -- Sometimes, it's just your night. Sometimes, that night just so happens to come along on the biggest stage your sport has to offer ... say, the opening stanza of the best-of-three Men's College World Series finals.

Saturday night was definitely Ole Miss' night. Now, the challenge is to recapture that Mississippi magic for one more game.

"There is still work to do, and we know that," explained Tim Elko, the team's mustachioed first baseman, team captain, motivational speaker and, as of Saturday night, member of the College World Series statistical elite. "But we are also going to make sure we enjoy every bit of this night, because it was special, and it will always be special.