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The National Baseball Congress World Series or NBC World Series is an annual collegiate and semi-pro baseball tournament held in Wichita, Kansas. Satchel Paige, Don Sutton, Tom Seaver, Ozzie Smith, Tony Gwynn, Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens are just a few of the Major League Baseball stars who have played in the tournament.
In a rematch of last summer’s championship game, the Hutchinson Monarchs once again stunned the Santa Barbara Foresters in the National Baseball Congress World Series on Thursday.
Almost a century has passed since legendary pitcher Satchel Paige helped launch the National Baseball Congress World Series in Wichita into a national success story. Raymond “Hap” Dumont paid ...
The stadium held 6,400 fans and most recently was the home field of the Wichita Wingnuts independent baseball team from 2008 until 2018, [2] [3] and was home to the annual National Baseball Congress World Series from 1935 until 2018. [4]
[4] [6] [7] When not used for baseball, the city plans to use the facility for sports festivals, high school football, concerts, and an ice rink in winter. [6] The new ballpark will share hosting of the National Baseball Congress World Series (NBC World Series) with Eck Stadium at Wichita State. [8]
The first 1,000 fans to opening night on Thursday at Eck Stadium will receive a bobblehead of the legendary pitcher who threw in the inaugural tournament in 1935.
The official bracket has been set following Tuesday’s results, as elimination games begin at Eck Stadium on Wednesday.
The Kansas Stars are an independent baseball team based in Wichita, Kansas, in the United States.The Stars were formed in 2016 to take part in the 2016 National Baseball Congress World Series, [1] which is not affiliated with Major League Baseball.