WICHITA – Pools and schedules have been released for week one of the 85th NBC World Series powered by Westar Energy.
The Hays Larks are in Pool D and will open against the Waco (TX) Missions at 3:30 p.m. Saturday. If they win that game, they will play the Great Bend (KS) Bat Cats Sunday at a yet to be determined time. If they lose their first game, they will play Great Bend on Monday.
The top two teams from each of the four pools advance to single elimination bracket play on Tuesday, July 30. Those four winners advance to play Wednesday, July 31 with the winners advancing to Championship Week.
The Larks secured the Kansas Collegiate League Baseball automatic spot in the first week after winning the KCLB Post-Season Tournament with a 10-9 win over the Wellington Heat Tuesday.
Both the Heat and the Dodge City A’s received at-large bids into the tournament’s first week. The Liberal Bee Jays and the Kansas Cannons were the KCLB division winners and both have spots in Championship Week.
The NBC World Series takes place July 27 through August 10 at Eck Stadium on the campus of Wichita State University.