A summer program based in Hutchinson, Kansas, a town of 40,000, winning its second National Championship in three years against top players from across the country.
How can you not be romantic about baseball?
⚾️July 23-August 1🎇
Ready to give your team a night on the field?
Request your 2026 Baseball Buddies date here: form.jotform.com/26091521235…
Up to 2 youth teams per night, 15 players max per team – spots are limited and must be reserved in advance.
Official “Passing of the Mic” for the voice of @GoShockers from Mike Kennedy to new voice Denning Gerig.
Both Mike & Denning have been a part of the NBC World Series broadcast crew over the years, and we are proud of all they do & have done for Wichita sports!
⚾ Dreaming of playing in the 2026 NBC World Series?
Create your FREE Pickup Portal profile and get in front of coaches looking to fill NBC World Series rosters.
July 23–Aug. 1, 2026 | Wichita, KS
✅ Free with NBC invite code
✅ Register now ⬇️
🔗 nbc.pickupportal.com/members…
Red Sox star Payton Tolle is the 2026 National Baseball Congress Graduate of the Year!
Tolle played in the NBC World Series in Wichita in 2021 & 2022.
First given to Satchel Paige, the award was given to Ryan O’Hearn in 2025. Full release: nbcbaseball.com/tolle-gradua…
Ready to plan a group night during Opening Night, Baseball ’Round the Clock, Aviation Night, or Championship Night?
⚾️ July 23-August 1🎇
🎟️Group tickets start at: $7
🚨Bonus: Groups of 100 receive a first pitch
📧 Email tickets@nbcbaseball.com or call 316‑295‑3762
⚾ Kids 12 & under can attend ALL 10 days of the NBC World Series FREE through the NBC Kids Club, presented by @SCHEELS 🙌
Watch some of the nation's top college baseball prospects compete in Wichita! A $120 value!
Register now
nbcbaseball.com/community/ki…
Today’s “Flow from the Streets” comes from @ZiggysPizza in College Hill 🍕
Great connecting with @NBCBaseball executive director Katie Woods and getting exciting updates as they prepare for tournament action in late July ⚾️
Our first Play Hard Have Fun Baseball Clinic in Liberal 🩵❤️
Thank you @nbcbaseball, Carlile family, and all the parents that brought your kids out and a big thank you to all the kids coming out to play the game they love!
As Kaiser would say, Play Hard Have Fun.
Please check out these trailblazers from the Skirting the Diamond panel at the Cooperstown Symposium.
(Left) Greta Langhenry: Umpire, Co-founder and President of @Level__Ump
(Right) Katie Woods, Executive Director of the National Baseball Congress World Series. @NBCBaseball
A century before @BananaBall_ brought Firefighters to Wichita, the city's real firemen played circus clowns in 1925.
There were handsprings on the bases, a clown umpire and a center fielder chasing fly balls on a motorcycle.
My story on fun ICT history:
kansas.com/sports/other-spor…
Banana Ball comes to Wichita this weekend, but it won’t be the first time firefighters were playing in a circus game here!
Read all about the 1925 circus baseball game that helped inspire the creation of the NBC World Series.
Baseball America’s “College Player of the Century,” Phil Stephenson still holds NCAA hitting records.
Stephenson played four MLB seasons and coached in the minors before coaching 16 years at Dodge City Community College.
ksbaseballhof.com.
Hilton Smith’s journey brought him to Wichita for the inaugural NBC World Series, and nearly nine decades later, the baseball community is making sure his story is finally heard. ksn.com/news/honoring-black-…