The Wichita Eagle has put out a very interesting article about the National Baseball Congress World Series which is facing some struggles with the economic crisis facing the country. They are also facing a crisis as the NCAA has pushed back the College World Series a full week which cuts down on the length of the season as it has to be completed by August 17th according to NCAA rules. The final issue that is facing the NBC World Series is the lack of quality players in the league as many of the best ones are heading to the more prestigious Cape Cod Baseball League and other ones across the country.

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Santa Barbara Forresters

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCES

Mike Ford pitched a complete-game shutout to win his third game of the tournament and Andre Miller drove in both runs as the Santa Barbara (CA) Foresters shut out the Seattle (WA) Studs 2-0 to in the championship of the 74th National Baseball World Series.

The Foresters (7-0) won their second title in the past three years; like in 2006, Santa Barbara went undefeated in winning the title.

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The All-American Team for the 2008 NBC World Series has been announced.

1st Base: Clint McKeever of the Havasu Heat

2nd Base: Steve Cook of the Santa Barbara Foresters

3rd Base: Chris Kersten of the Liberal BeeJays

Short Stop: Derek Jennings of the Seattle Studs

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Tonights games pits the Seattle Studs from the Pacific International League Vs. Santa Barbara Foresters of the California Collegiate League.The start time of the first pitch will be at 6:00pm. TO follow the Live Game Tracker click here. To Listen to the game live the Santa Barbara Foresters have it on their web site

Friday, August 15th CHAMPIONSHIP NIGHT SPONSORED BY COX COMMUNICATIONS

6:00 PM Game 81 Santa Barbara (CA) Foresters vs. Seattle (WA) Studs

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Semifinal:Seattle Wins Rematch With Beatrice; Earns Another With Santa Barbara In Finals

August 14, 2008
The semifinal game of the 74th National Baseball Congress World Series pitted two teams that met in the fourth round of the tournament: Seattle (WA) and Beatrice (NE).The Studs won the first meeting on Aug. 11 (2-0), and they prevailed in this one 4-1 to reach the championship round. Seattle will visit again with Santa Barbara (CA), a team they lost to 11-5 on Aug. 12.

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#15 Jordan Danks- Picture by Donald J Boyles

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Quarterfinal #1: Bruins race by Bee Jays to reach semifinals

August 13, 2008
The top three batters in the Beatrice (NE) Bruin batting order — Matty Johnson, Evan Porter and Jordan Danks — combined to score five runs as the Bruins defeated the Liberal (KS) Bee Jays 6-3 in the first game of the quarterfinal round at the National Baseball Congress World Series.Danks went 2-for-4 with two runs scored and two RBIs for Beatrice… Read More »

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Hays’ eighth inning rally votes out Senators, 6-4

Cameron Monger went 3-for-4 and doubled in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning as the Hays (KS) Larks edged the Vienna (VA) Senators 6-4 to remain alive in the National Baseball Congress World Series.Brandon Eckerle, Eric Roof and Billy Read the rest of this entry »

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BeeJays Shock Heat

Havasu, the defending World Series champions came in with a 49-1 summer record and were expecting to have an easy game. Liberal, however, came in ready to play and defeated Havasu 6-3. Liberal scored a run in the first inning. Havasu responded with a run of their own in the third. Liberal added three in the fourth and 2 more in the fifth to take a… Read More »

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Panthers get by Stars

August 6, 2008

Kevin Wyman scored twice and Matt Kucharski drove in a pair of runs as Crestwood (IL) closed out Day 5 of the 74th National Baseball Congress World Series with a 4-1 win over the San Diego (CA) Stars. The Panthers scored single runs in the second, third, eighth and ninth innings to support the work of Dan Atkenson and three relievers.… Read More »

Graham Strikes Out 8 in Loss

August 6, 2008
Derby’s starting pitcher Ben Graham struck out 8 in his 5 2/3 innings of work, but suffered the loss as the Twins hitters could not put anything together. The game between Derby and Conejo was a pitcher’s duel came down to the team whose bats came through in the clutch and Conejo did just that as they won 4-3. The Oaks had 12 hits scattered… Read More »

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Pilots Soar Past Diamondjaxx

Anchorage run-ruled South Tulsa 10-0 in five innings with three runs in each of the 1st, 2nd and 5th innings and one in the 4th. The Glacier Pilots were led by Brian Harr as he went 2 for 3 with three RBI’s. Luke Yoder scored three times. Tyler Henry goes all five innings for Anchorage striking out 7 and giving up only 3 hits.Anchorage advances to…Read More »

Gunnison Wins Wild One In 10

Gunnison came from behind twice to defeat Park City Rangers 4-3 in 10 innings. There were 8 batters hit by a pitch and 1 really bizzare play that had everyone confused. In the eight inning, with Park City down 3-2, they had the bases loaded with no one out. Tanner Stevenson flied out to center field. Stevenson kept running and was…Read More »

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