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Ban Johnson is Kansas City's Summer Collegiate League...
Where you Catch the Rising Stars!
 You Can Take It to the Bank!
UMB Bank captures the 2016 Ban Johnson title in an exciting four game series vs. the Milgram Mustangs.

Notable Numbers  -  presented by Independence Ridge Apartments

League Leaders Reveal Keys to Their Successful Seasons
Hear from Natural Baseball outfielder Jack Pauley (Most Home Runs and Most RBI), NKC Apartments Giants righthander Aurelio Bacling (Lowest ERA),  Milgram Mustangs  righthander Dakota Graham (Most Wins) and Regal Plastic Rebels righthander Jake Slocum (Most Strikeouts) 
Spotlight -  presented by Salty Iguana
Ban Johnson Stars Shine at the K!
The best BJ players got to perform on the home field of the reigning World Series champion Royals.
Fox4 Kansas City was LIVE at the K covering pre-game of the All-Star Game.  Click to watch the videos.
Awesome Performances 
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presented by NKC Apartments
Dakota Graham's 3-hit shutout vs. the 
NKC Apartments Giants July 22 
in the tournament semi-finals catapulted the Milgram Mustangs into the finals.

Check out other performances that helped teams win in the semi-finals and finals of the post-season tournament.
Off the Bench -  presented by Steve Stillwell's Blue Valley Bushidokan
Up Next: League Awards Dinner
 The league will honor teams and players for excellence during the 2016 season at the annual Awards Dinner to be held between Christmas and New Year's.  Watch for more information soon!

Alumni Corner -  presented by Moe Lago
Sutcliffe pitches in at BJ All-Star Game!
Long-time ESPN baseball analyst, former MLB pitching star and BJ alum has an important message for aspiring professional ballplayers.