Omaha, NE (My Sportsbook) - Rice and North Carolina both came back from early deficits to secure wins in the first day of play at the College World Series.

Aaron Luna went 2-for-4, homered, drove in three runs and scored three as the Rice Owls came back from deficits of five and six runs to top the Louisville Cardinals, 15-10, in the first game of the day. Rice will face North Carolina on Sunday evening.

Louisville, which led 5-0 and 10-4, could not answer after the Owls put up a six-spot in the eighth inning to take the 15-10 lead. Logan Johnson homered twice for the Cards, who will face Mississippi State on Sunday afternoon.

Chad Flack went 3-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored for the Tar Heels, who rebounded from an early four-run hole to top MSU, 8-5. The Tar Heels, who fell behind 4-0 in the second, plated two in the fourth to cut the lead in half, and scored six times in the sixth inning to take an 8-4 lead.

Russ Sneed was 2-for-4 with two RBI and a run for the Rebels.

Four more teams play their first games of the CWS on Saturday. UC Irvine faces Arizona State in the afternoon game at Rosenblatt Stadium, while defending national champion Oregon State plays Cal State Fullerton at night.