NBC World Series

The National Baseball Congress World Series is held annually at Lawrence-Dumont Stadium in Wichita, KS. It was first held in 1935 with Satchel Paige’s Bismarck Churchills becoming the first champions. Originally intended as a tournament for semi-professional clubs or town teams sponsored by local businesses the typical makeup of a team changed in the 1970s as most semi-professional teams folded. The teams were replaced with mainly amateur college players looking to impress Major League scouts.

The tournament currently features 42 teams in a double-elimination bracket, resulting in 83 games over 16 days. There are 21 leagues and 17 tournaments that are affiliated with the NBC and whose champion receives a berth in the World Series. A tradition at the tournament is “Baseball Around-The-Clock” where 17 games are played over a span of just over two days, from Friday Evening to Sunday evening.

PERFORMANCE AT THE NBC WORLD SERIES

1993: Kelowna Grizzlies 7th Place
1993: Perf. Rad. (Seat) Studs 11th Place
1994: Perf. Rad. (Seat) Studs 11th Place
1994: Tacoma Timbers 17th Place
1995: Kelowna Grizzlies 7th Place
1995: West Seattle Cruisers 11th Place
1996: Tacoma Timbers 2nd Place
1997: Tacoma Timbers 7th Place
1998: Tacoma Timbers 7th Place
1999: Bellingham Bells 11th Place
2000: Everett Merchants 11th Place
2001: Everett Merchants 17th Place
2002: Seattle Studs 9th Place
2002: Aloha Knights 19th Place
2003: Wenatchee Apple Sox 11th Place
2003: Seattle Studs 17th Place
2004: Aloha Knights 1st Place
2004: Seattle Studs 9th Place
2005: Seattle Studs 4th Place
2006: Seattle Studs 11th Place
2007: Seattle Studs 9th Place
2008: Seattle Studs 2nd Place
2009: Seattle Studs 9th Place
2010: Seattle Studs 2nd Place
2010: Everett Merchants 17th Place
2011: Seattle Studs 6th Place
2011: Northwest Honkers 17th Place
2012: Seattle Studs 2nd Place
2013: Northwest Honkers 16th Place
2013: Seattle Studs 1st Place
2014: Seattle Studs 2nd Place
2015:  Seattle Studs 1st Place
2015:  Northwest Honkers 23rd Place
2016:  Seattle Studs 6th Place
2016:  Northwest Honkers 7th Place
2017:  Everett Merchants 2nd Place
2017:  Seattle Studs 14th Place
2018:  Seattle Studs 5th Place
2019:  Seattle Studs 1st Place
2021:  Seattle Studs 5th Place
2022: Seattle Studs 3rd Place
2023: Seattle Studs 3rd Place
2023: Seattle Blackfins 12th Place
2024:  Seattle Studs 5th Place
2024:  Seattle Blackfins 13th Place