WICHITA, Kan. - The NBC World Series office announced that seven teams have received bids for the 2024 NBC World Series which will begin on July 25th at Eck Stadium on the campus of Wichita State University.
Those teams are:
Hutchinson Monarchs – Jayhawk League – 2023 NBC defending champions
Santa Barbara Foresters – California Collegiate League – 2023 NBC runner ups
Seattle Cheney Studs – Pacific International League
Seattle Black Fins – Pacific International League
Boulder Collegians – Mile High Collegiate Baseball League
California Halos – California Premier League
Haysville Aviators – Jayhawk League – 2024 first half champions
Six other bids have been assigned and will have tournaments to determine who their representative will be:
Rocky Mountain Baseball League
American Amateur Baseball Congress- Oklahoma
Stan Musial World Series-Champion will be determined on July 20
American Amateur Baseball Congress- Texas
Stan Musial World Series-Champion will be determined on July 13
Hap Dumont League, NBC Qualifier Tournament-Champion will be determined on July 21
Centex Collegiate Baseball League Bids tentatively scheduled to be selected on July 15
Jayhawk League Second half champion TBD
To round out the field there will be three more at-large bids, which will be announced in the coming weeks.
NBC Tournament Schedule:
Thursday, July 25: 6 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.
Friday, July 26: Noon, 3 p.m., 6 p.m., 8:30 p.m.
Saturday, July 27 (Baseball ‘Round the Clock): Noon, 3 p.m., 6 p.m., 9 p.m., Midnight.
Sunday, July 28 (Baseball ‘Round the Clock): 3 a.m., 6 a.m., 9 a.m., noon, 3 p.m., 6 p.m. (Military Exhibition Game, McConnell AFB vs Seattle Studs, BRTC ends)
Monday, July 29: Noon, 3 p.m., 6 p.m., 8:30 p.m.
Tuesday, July 30: Noon, 3 p.m., 6 p.m., 8:30 p.m.
Wednesday, July 31: Noon, 3 p.m., 6 p.m., 8:30 p.m.
Thursday, August 1: Noon, 3 p.m., 6 p.m., 8:30 p.m.
Friday, August 2 (Semi-finals): 6 p.m., 8:30 p.m.
Saturday, August 3 (Finals): 7 p.m.