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Bee Jays battling setbacks

BY JEFFREY LUTZ, The Wichita Eagle | July 30 at 7:41 a.m.

Some form of the Liberal Bee Jays will show up to Lawrence-Dumont Stadium on Saturday ready to defend their National Baseball Congress World Series championship.

NBC Midwest regional: Haysville wins title

BY JEFFREY LUTZ, The Wichita Eagle | July 22 at 7:21 a.m.

The common belief is that by the end of a long tournament, a baseball team's pitching staff is so depleted that slugfests in the championship game are almost a given.

NBC Midwest Regional: Heat's pitcher making impression

BY JEFFREY LUTZ, The Wichita Eagle | July 21 at 9:37 a.m.

For the first time in his baseball career, Cory Trudell has nowhere to go. He hopes that changes soon.

Derby last unbeaten at NBC regional

Eagle staff | July 20 at 7:23 a.m.

Matt Netherton pitched seven solid innings, helping the Derby Twins beat the Haysville Heat 2-1 Tuesday to remain unbeaten at the NBC Midwest Regional at Lawrence-Dumont Stadium.

Park City wins NBC opener

Eagle staff | July 17 at 6:08 a.m.

Clay Smith and Matt Davis teamed on a three-hit shutout Saturday as the Park City Rangers beat the Valley Center Diamond Dawgs 1-0 in a winners bracket game in the NBC Midwest Regional at Lawrence-Dumont Stadium.

NBC World Series: Liberal wins championship

BY JEFFREY LUTZ, The Wichita Eagle | August 14 at 1:09 a.m.

No pitcher could get too comfortable during the National Baseball Congress World Series championship game on Friday night. The game was too important to let the men on the mound work through their struggles.

NBC World Series: Liberal reaches final

BY JEFFREY LUTZ, The Wichita Eagle | August 14 at 1:06 a.m.

When a team scores double-digit runs, the contributions of its starting pitcher can easily be overlooked.

Bergeron's hot hitting helps BeeJays

BY JEFFREY LUTZ, The Wichita Eagle | August 13 at 12:05 a.m.

Kelby Tomlinson doesn't get thrown out trying to steal very often. The Liberal shortstop was 11 for 11 in steals when he took off for third base in the third inning of Liberal's 10-2, seven-inning win over Denver on Thursday.

Denver rally eliminates St. Joseph

BY JEFFREY LUTZ, The Wichita Eagle | August 12 at 12:05 a.m.

When Denver Cougars second baseman Aaron Bauman missed a sacrifice bunt attempt with no outs in the top of the ninth Wednesday night at Lawrence-Dumont Stadium, it turned out to be a fortunate mistake.

NBC World Series: Well-timed return

BY PAUL SUELLENTROP, The Wichita Eagle | August 11 at 12:43 a.m.

Sam Stafford's back didn't feel right earlier in the tournament, forcing him to miss his turn to pitch against Liberal.

NBC World Series: Pitching-rich Foresters set for more

BY PAUL SUELLENTROP, The Wichita Eagle | August 11 at 2:33 p.m.

We're deep into the 15-day NBC World Series, often the time coaches look at their pitching staff and look for any volunteer with an arm.

NBC World Series: Staying the course

By Paul Suellentrop, The Wichita Eagle | August 10 at 6:17 a.m.

Haysville needed an unusual variety of offense — a three-run bunt early and three home runs later — to remain unbeaten in the National Baseball Congress World Series.

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