WICHITA, Kan. — The National Baseball Congress (NBC) World Series, powered by Evergy, is proud to announce that nominations are now open for the 2026 Terry Brewster Community Volunteer All-Star Award, presented by Midwest Hearing Aids.
Named in honor of the …
Just before speaking with Nate Robertson about being selected as the 2004 National Baseball Congress World Series Graduate of the year we watched him defeat the mighty New York Yankees 4-2. This came just two weeks after they roughed him …
Several NBC graduated of the year have become stars in the Major Leagues. Albert Pujols is another star that shined in the NBC World Series and is now one of Major League Baseball’s elite.
In his first season as a professional …
Following in the path of those NBC Graduates of the Year who’ve come before him, Lance Berkman took a successful national tournament performance and turned it into a promising professional career.
He is definitely a player on the rise. After hitting …
Eric Peter Karros has made quite a name for himself on the baseball field and off. On the field, from college at University of California, Los Angeles (U.C.L.A) where he lead his Bruins team to the Pac-10 title to the …
Tim Anderson is known for bringing drama and flair to the baseball field. With his epic bat flips and his big personality, he is one of Major League Baseball’s top players to watch. Not only is he showing kids how …
All rise for 2018 NBC Graduate of the Year Aaron Judge. The NBC Graduate of the Year award has been awarded to former National Baseball Congress players since 1975. Judge was born April 26, 1992 in Linden California. In 2010 …
“Good Guys Finish First.” Is that how it goes? It seems that is the exact opposite of how the saying normally goes. It looked as though the 2005 Major League All Star break would hold true to that old saying, …
When B.J. Ryan was playing for the Hays (KS) Larks in the 1996 NBC World Series, he wasn’t thinking about what pitch to throw, or how many strikeouts he would amass. B.J. Ryan was focused on hitting.
Ryan, a dominant closer …
In 2001, 20 year-old Jeff Francis finished his last summer in amateur baseball at the pinnacle, earning the series-clinching save for the NBC World Series champion Anchorage (AK) Glacier Pilots and earning MVP honors of the entire tournament.
Francis went 1-0 …
Fighting for the chance just to make the trip to the NBC World Series, Beatrice turned to a young 18 year old pitcher fresh from American Legion Ball. In a must win game, Joba Chamberlain threw a complete game 3-hitter …
The National Baseball Congress World Series congratulates its 2009 graduate of the year, San Francisco Giants pitcher Tim Lincecum.
Lincecum grew up in Renton, Wash., playing at Liberty High School. After leading Liberty to a State Championship in his senior season, …