The National Baseball Congress World Series, powered by Evergy, kicksed off at Wichita State’s Eck Stadium on Thursday, August 3rd for the 89th NBC World Series. Welcoming 16 teams from across the country for the 89th playing, the NBC World Series has been held in Wichita every year since 1935.
2023 NBC World Series Pool Play continues on Monday, August 7th and Tuesday, August 8th.
The first six days of the NBC World Series will be pool play, with four pools of four teams. Three teams from each pool will advance to single elimination play, which starts on Wednesday, August 9th.
Pool A
Denver, CO Cougars (0-1)
Kansas Cannons (1-1)
*Lonestar, TX Baseball Club (2-0)
Sedgwick County Blues (0-2)
Pool B
Great Bend, KS Bat Cats (1-1)
Five Tool Kraken (1-1)
Sandlot Tulsa, OK (0-2)
*Santa Barbara, CA Foresters (2-0)
Pool C
Arlington, TX Baptist (1-1)
Liberal, KS Bee Jays (1-1)
D-BAT Collegiate League (0-2)
*Seattle, WA Studs (2-0)
Pool D
GPS, TX Legends (0-2)
Hays, KS Larks (1-1)
*Hutchinson Monarchs (2-0)
Seattle, WA Blackfins (1-1)
*= Clinched Pool Play
Pools A & C will play Thursday/Saturday/Monday
Pools B & D will play Friday/Sunday/Tuesday
GAMETIMES & FINAL SCORES:
Link to scores and information
Tickets start at $10 for general admission, or $15 for reserved seating, and tickets are good for the full day’s slate of games. They can be purchased online at nbcbaseball.com or at the Eck Stadium Box Office on game days.
Bracket play will start on Wednesday, August 9th, with the top team from each pool receiving a bye. Quarterfinals will be played on August 10th, Semi-Finals at 6:00pm and 8:30pm on August 11th, and first pitch on August 12th’s Championship Night will be at 7:00pm. All games will be played at Wichita State University’s Eck Stadium.