HUTCHINSON MONARCHS 8, SAN DIEGO STARS 3 — Hutchinson's Jake Gutierrez drove home three runs and Drew Bugner and Keegan Demmer each drove in two runs as the Monarchs sped past the San Diego Stars.
LONESTAR KRAKEN 10 OKLAHOMA MVP 1 — Lonestar's Preston Curtis drove home four runs with a trio of doubles to ignite a 10-1 victory over Oklahoma MVP. Josh Livingston drove in two runs. A trio of pitchers combined for eight strikeouts.
LONESTAR COLLEGIATE 11, BTL HORNETS 0 — Lonestar Collegiate pitcher Jaden Bahl threw three shutout innings with four strikeouts to beat the BTL Hornets.
Lonestar's D.J. Pinkerton doubled and homered and drove home four runs. Matthew Fletcher singled twice and drove home four runs.
HAYS LARKS 6, SEATTLE BLACKFINS 5 — Defending NBC World Series champion Hays (29-4) preserved a 6-5 victory over the Seattle Blackfins when reliever Nolan Wilson retired the final three batters.
Hays' Taber Stokes drove in two runs. Lorenzo Rios and Wilbert Espinosa drove in runs. Seattle's Brody Blum drove in two runs.
DODGE CITY A's 8, SEATTLE STUDS 0 — Dodge City reliever Jason Fink struck out five batters in 52/3 innings to spark an 8-0 victory over the Seattle Studs.
Dodge City's Matt Perez drove in two runs in a 7-run third inning. Edward Gregory, Zach Hoskins, Blake Coleman, Isaiah Velasco and Kayne Carlos drove home runs.
NBC WORLD SERIES, WICHITA STATE
POOL A—Hays Larks 6, Seattle Blackfins 5; Lonestar Kraken 10, Oklahoma MVP 1; 7-26—Hays Larks (29-4) vs. Oklahoma MVP, 6 p.m.; Lonestar Kraken (19-2) vs. Seattle Blackfins (17-16), 9 p.m.; 7-28—Oklahoma MVP vs. Seattle Blackfins, 12 noon; Hays Larks vs Lonestar Kraken, 8:30 p.m.; Lonestar Kraken 1-0 (10-1) Hays Larks 1-0 (6-5); Blackfins 0-1 (5-6); Oklahoma MVP 0-1 (1-10)
POOL B—Dodge City A's 8, Seattle Studs 0; Hutchinson Monarchs 8, San Diego Stars 3; 7-27—San Diego Stars vs. Seattle Studs (29-14), 3 a.m.; Hutchinson Monarchs (28-7) vs. Dodge City A's (22-20), 12 noon; 7-28—Dodge City A's vs. San Diego Stars, 3 p.m.; Hutchinson Monarchs vs. Seattle Studs, 6 p.m.; Dodge City 1-0 (8-0); Hutchinson Monarchs 1-0 (8-3); San Diego Stars 0-1 (3-8); Seattle Studs 0-1 (0-8)
POOL C—Lonestar Collegiate, 11, BTL Hornets 0; Derby Twins (23-12) vs. Santa Barbara, 8:30; 7-26—Santa Barbara Foresters vs. BTL Hornets, midnight; Derby Twins vs. Lonestar Collegiate (19-2), 6 a.m.; 7-29—Derby Twins vs. BTL Hornets, 3 p.m.; Santa Barbara vs. Lonestar Collegiate, 8:30 p.m.; Lonestar Collegiate 1-0 (11-0); BTL Hornets 0-1 (0-11)
POOL D—7-26—Junction City Brigade (25-11) vs. TPA Texas (15-5), 12 noon; Alaska Goldpanners vs. GPS Legends, 3 p.m.; 7-27—JC Brigade vs. GPS Legends, 3; Alaska Goldpanners vs. TPA Texas, 6 p.m.; 7-29—TPA Texas vs. GPS Legends, 12 noon; JC Brigade vs. Goldpanners, 6 p.m.
