Scalping CWS Tickets

People always ask me how I get tickets to CWS games. I always tell them that it's not like the Final Four or the BCS Championship, you can always get a ticket. Just show up. This is truly still a hidden gem among sporting events even if it seems to be growing in popularity every year.

TICKETS! TICKETS! most of the time slurred or spoken under the breath by scalpers. You can always find them, they can't be missed. Same scalpers every year...even if they get arrested every year! They come from Kansas City, Austin, Houston and Arizona just to make a buck. Of course you have the Omaha scalpers that regulate the turf on 13th Street between Zesto and King Kong Burgers.

These scalpers normally buy tickets under face or for face and you can normally buy them for just above face from Scalpers on the street. If you want to play the game and don't want the front row you can always wait for the first pitch because the scalpers start scrambling to unload the extras at game time.

This year the NCAA and CWS has signed on with Ticket Exchange to be the official reseller of tickets. Looks like the scalpers have some new competition out there, besides from Stub Hub, Ebay and Craigslist.

Be aware of General Admission tickets. They don't guarantee you a seat or admittance to any game you choose to go to. There has to be room for you in the bleachers. If you have GA tickets get there early to claim a seat.

Good luck to everyone looking for tickets. Don't worry, be patient. There is always a good deal to be had.