The World Series of Beep Baseball will be played in Wichita in 2021. The city hasn’t hosted the series since 1978.

What is Beep Baseball?

Beep Baseball is an opportunity for the blind or visually impaired to compete by playing with an oversized softball that beeps to help the batter time their swing. The National Beep Baseball Association, or NBBA, was formed in Chicago in 1975.

See how it works in this video:

Visit Wichita awarded the NBBA World Series of Beep Baseball for 2021 after a competitive process which included a bid in Braille.

Wichita will host the 2021 series July 25-August 1 at the South Lakes Soccer Complex. The Kansas team, the Wichita Falcons, will compete with 20 other teams from across the world. More than 400 Beep Baseball players will come to Wichita, bringing a tourism boost to the community.

Blake Boudreaux, President of the NBBA, says, “Beep baseball empowers individuals to learn about being part of a team, how to build a team, becoming physically fit, increasing self-confidence and competing against…various other countries annually.”