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The National Baseball Congress World Series, powered by Evergy, kicks 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
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 (2-1) Kansas Cannons (2-1) Lonestar, TX Baseball Club (2-1) Sedgwick County Blues (0-3) |
Pool B
Great Bend, KS Bat Cats (2-1) Five Tool Kraken (1-2) Sandlot Tulsa, OK (0-3) Santa Barbara, CA Foresters (3-0) |
Pool C
Arlington, TX Baptist (1-2) Liberal, KS Bee Jays (2-1) D-BAT Collegiate League (1-2) Seattle, WA Studs (2-1) |
Pool D
GPS, TX Legends (0-3) Hays, KS Larks (2-1) Hutchinson Monarchs (3-0) Seattle, WA Blackfins (1-2) |
Pools A & C will play Thursday/Saturday/Monday
Pools B & D will play Friday/Sunday/Tuesday
Gametimes & Final Scores:
Thursday, AUgust 3rd
12:00 PM: Arlington Baptist 9 – D-BAT Collegiate League 5
3:00 PM: SC Blues 0 – Lonestar Baseball 5
6:00 PM: Liberal Bee Jays 2 – Seattle Studs 10
8:30 PM: Denver Cougars 1 – Kansas Cannons 8
Friday, August 4th
12:00 PM: Great Bend Bat Cats 4 – Sandlot Tulsa 2
3:00 PM: Seattle Blackfins 7 vs. GPS Legends 3
6:00 PM: Hays Larks 4 vs. Hutchinson Monarchs 6
8:30 PM: Five Tool Kraken 0 vs. Santa Barbara Foresters 10
Saturday, August 5th
12:00 PM: SC Blues 0 vs. Denver Cougars 11
3:00 PM: D-BAT Collegiate League 4 vs. Liberal Bee Jays 12
6:00 PM: Kansas Cannons 1 vs. Lonestar Baseball 3
8:30 PM: Seattle Studs 4 vs. Arlington Baptist 3
sunday, August 6th
12:00 PM: Sandlot Tulsa 9 vs. Five Tool Kraken 11
3:00 PM: GPS Legends 2 vs. Hays Larks 5
6:00 PM: Hutchinson Monarchs 12 vs. Seattle Blackfins 1
8:30 PM: Santa Barbara Foresters 5 vs. Great Bend Bat Cats 4
Monday, August 7th
12:00 PM: D-BAT Collegiate League 5 vs. Seattle Studs 4
3:00 PM: Kansas Cannons 9 vs. SC Blues 0
6:00 PM: Liberal Bee Jays 13 vs. Arlington Baptist 3
8:30 PM: Lonestar Baseball Club 2 vs. Denver Cougars 1
tuesday, August 8th
12:00 PM: GPS Legends 11 vs. Hutchinson Monarchs 12
3:00 PM: Sandlot Tulsa 4 vs. Santa Barbara Foresters 11
6:00 PM: Five Tool Kraken 8 vs. Great Bend Bat Cats 17
8:30 PM: Seattle Blackfins 3 vs. Hays Larks 16
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.
The NBC World Series will pay out $69,000 in total cash compensation for the top eight teams. The breakdown of compensation is:
- 1st – $18,000
- 2nd – $15,000
- 3rd – $9,000 – two teams
- 5th – $4,500 – four teams
Information on streaming, the NBC World Series app, radio broadcasts and live stats can be found on nbcbaseball.com as the tournament begins.