NBC World Series

Official National Baseball Congress & NBC World Series account. The most historic summer collegiate baseball organization in the USA. Est.1935

[NBC World Series @NBCBaseball]

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?

[Amie Cuevas @amie_cuevas_]

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

[Taylor Eldridge @tayloreldridge]

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:
https://t.co/FwcOprfukZ

[NBC World Series @NBCBaseball]

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.

[kansasdotcom @kansasdotcom]

A century before Banana Ball, Wichita had its own baseball circus https://t.co/Eo9cZUcuKk

[Liberal Bee Jays @LiberalBeeJays]

Join us for our annual Bee Jays Play Hard Have Fun Baseball Clinic! ⚾️

[NBC World Series @NBCBaseball]

Three years ago, 2009 Santa Barbara Forester Drew Maggi finally got the chance to make his MLB debut.

Baseball is just the best 🥹

[MLB Pipeline @MLBPipeline]

After 3,846 Minor League at-bats, Drew Maggi receives a warm welcome before his first MLB plate appearance with the @Pirates.

[NBC World Series @NBCBaseball]

@EPro04 @Micah_CBC @CollegeBaseCNT @GoShockersBSB 3am baseball - the next thing to check off your baseball bucket list!

[FOX Sports: MLB @MLBONFOX]

What a 2026 debut for Payton Tolle 💪

[NBC World Series @NBCBaseball]

Tolle is on 🔥🔥🔥

[MLB @MLB]

ELEVEN strikeouts for Payton Tolle 😤

[NBC World Series @NBCBaseball]

@jcbrigadebsb @WBCBaseball What’s the Junction City version of Italy’s home run espresso machine? 🤔

[Kansas Baseball Hall of Fame @ksbaseballhof]

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.

https://t.co/hxSYTryBMZ.

[KSN News Wichita @KSNNews]

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. https://t.co/e1OjZ49bwv

[Wichita State Baseball @GoShockersBSB]

One of our own!

Congratulations to Shocker legend Mark Standiford on his induction into the @NBCBaseball Hall of Fame 👏

📸 @EBPhotoICT

[KSN News Wichita @KSNNews]

Former tournament standouts Garrett Breda, Mark Standiford, and Hilton Smith all had their names etched into the tournament’s history. https://t.co/NzuNboaddU

[Taylor Eldridge @tayloreldridge]

Before Shohei Ohtani, there was Hilton Smith.

I caught up with @NLBMuseumKC president Bob Kendrick (@nlbmprez) to talk about the greatness of Smith, who was finally honored last night in Wichita as part of the 2026 @NBCBaseball Hall of Fame class.

https://t.co/bUU6AXktfU

[NBC World Series @NBCBaseball]

@coachbriangreen @wsucougarbsb Thanks for being there! We’ll see you tonight at the Shockers First Pitch Banquet!

[Brian Green @coachbriangreen]

Awesome job @NBCBaseball for a great event! Great to see @wsucougarbsb GREAT and TOTAL PRO John Olerud. Great night!

[NBC World Series @NBCBaseball]

Win 4 Tickets to see Banana Ball in Wichita on May 9th, plus your choice of four Firefighters or Loco Beach Coconuts shirts!

Raffle closes at 4:00pm CST today. Purchase your tickets here: https://t.co/uTC1GK8Mt9

Proceeds benefit the NBC Baseball Foundation 501c3

[Brent Kemnitz @BrentKemnitz]

Mark Standiford reflects on an amazing career and his special memories of the NBC World Series ⚾️🌾

[Bob Kendrick @nlbmprez]

In Wichita, KS for Hilton Smith’s induction into the National Baseball Congress Hall of Fame tonight. The Monarchs legend was on the Bismarck Churchills team that won the inaugural NBC World Series in 1935.

Former @mlb great, Jon Olerud, is the special guest speaker.

@sn_mlb

[NBC World Series @NBCBaseball]

A rare photo of John Olerud playing the field without his signature batting helmet, taken at the 1988 NBC World Series in Wichita, Kansas.

John will be the guest speaker at the NBC’s Hall of Fame Celebration on January 29 in Wichita.

Photo Credit: @kansasdotcom