• ESPN Platforms to Carry Every Game from Greenville, N.C.

The 2021 Little League Softball World Series in Greenville, N.C., launches on August 11 at 10 a.m. ET on ESPN+. ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNEWS, ESPNU and ESPN+ will carry all the action leading up to the Little League Softball World Series Championship on Wednesday, August 18, at 5 p.m. on ESPN.

The 2021 tournament is formatted with two pools of five teams, with the playing pools named in celebration of legends of the game—Jennie Finch and ESPN’s Jessica Mendoza. ESPN+ will stream all pool-play games.

• Jennie Finch Pool: Central A (Missouri), East A (New York), Southeast A (Virginia), Southwest B (Texas), West B (Arizona)
• Jessica Mendoza Pool: Southwest A (Oklahoma), West A (Nevada), East B (New Jersey), Central B (Indiana), Southeast B (North Carolina)

ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNEWS and ESPNU will televise the single-elimination segment of the tournament starting Monday, August 16, at 10 a.m. The Little League Softball World Series commentary team includes play-by-play commentators Tiffany Greene, Matt Schick and Courtney Lyle, analysts Jenny Dalton-Hill, Madison Shipman and Michele Smith, and reporter Kris Budden.

For a full schedule of games, visit the Little League website and ESPN Press Room.

On Deck:

Little League Baseball Region Tournament action continues on ESPN platforms through Saturday, August 14. Every region tournament championship game will be televised on ESPN or ABC. ESPN’s Little League Baseball coverage on ESPN, ESPN2, ABC and ESPN+ is presented by T-Mobile. 

ESPN begins its Little League Baseball World Series coverage from Williamsport, Pa., on August 19, culminating with the Little League World Series Championship on Sunday, August 29, on ABC. ESPN’s Little League coverage will also include the MLB Little League Classic on Sunday, August 22, as the Los Angeles Angels and Shohei Ohtani play the Cleveland Indians and José Ramírez on Sunday Night Baseball Presented by Taco Bell. More information on coverage plans will be provided in the coming weeks.

Upcoming Little League Softball and Baseball Schedule:

Little League Softball World Series:

Date	Time (ET)	Game	Commentators	Network
Wed, Aug 11	10 a.m.	Little League Softball World Series Game 1	Tiffany Greene, Madison Shipman	ESPN+
	1 p.m.	Little League Softball World Series Game 2	Tiffany Greene, Madison Shipman	ESPN+
	4 p.m.	Little League Softball World Series Game 3	Matt Schick, Jenny Dalton-Hill	ESPN+
	7 p.m.	Little League Softball World Series Game 4	Matt Schick, Jenny Dalton-Hill	ESPN+
Thu, Aug 12	10 a.m.	Little League Softball World Series Game 5	Tiffany Greene, Madison Shipman	ESPN+
	1 p.m.	Little League Softball World Series Game 6	Tiffany Greene, Madison Shipman	ESPN+
	4 p.m.	Little League Softball World Series Game 7	Matt Schick, Jenny Dalton-Hill	ESPN+
	7 p.m.	Little League Softball World Series Game 8	Matt Schick, Jenny Dalton-Hill	ESPN+
Fri, Aug 13	10 a.m.	Little League Softball World Series Game 9	Tiffany Greene, Madison Shipman	ESPN+
	1 p.m.	Little League Softball World Series Game 10	Tiffany Greene, Madison Shipman	ESPN+
	4 p.m.	Little League Softball World Series Game 11	Matt Schick, Jenny Dalton-Hill	ESPN+
	7 p.m.	Little League Softball World Series Game 12	Matt Schick, Jenny Dalton-Hill	ESPN+
Sat, Aug 14	10 a.m.	Little League Softball World Series Game 13	Tiffany Greene, Madison Shipman	ESPN+
	1 p.m.	Little League Softball World Series Game 14	Tiffany Greene, Madison Shipman	ESPN+
	4 p.m.	Little League Softball World Series Game 15	Matt Schick, Jenny Dalton-Hill	ESPN+
	7 p.m.	Little League Softball World Series Game 16	Matt Schick, Jenny Dalton-Hill	ESPN+
Sun, Aug 15	10 a.m.	Little League Softball World Series Game 17	Tiffany Greene, Madison Shipman	ESPN+
	1 p.m.	Little League Softball World Series Game 18	Tiffany Greene, Madison Shipman	ESPN+
	4 p.m.	Little League Softball World Series Game 19	Courtney Lyle, Michele Smith, Kris Budden	ESPN+
	7 p.m.	Little League Softball World Series Game 20	Courtney Lyle, Michele Smith, Kris Budden	ESPN+
Mon, Aug 16	10 a.m.	Little League Softball World Series Game 21	Tiffany Greene, Madison Shipman	ESPNU
	1 p.m.	Little League Softball World Series Game 22	Tiffany Greene, Madison Shipman	ESPN2
	4 p.m.	Little League Softball World Series Game 23	Courtney Lyle, Michele Smith, Kris Budden	ESPN2
	7 p.m.	Little League Softball World Series Game 24	Courtney Lyle, Michele Smith, Kris Budden	ESPNNEWS
Tue, Aug 17	4 p.m.	Little League Softball World Series Semi 1	Courtney Lyle, Michele Smith, Kris Budden	ESPN2
	7 p.m.	Little League Softball World Series Semi 2	Courtney Lyle, Michele Smith, Kris Budden	ESPN2
Wed, Aug 18	5 p.m.	Little League Softball World Series Final	Courtney Lyle, Michele Smith, Kris Budden	ESPN

Little League Baseball Region Tournament:

Date	Time (ET)	Game	Commentators	Network
Wed, Aug 11	11 a.m.	Midwest Game 9	Jim Barbar	ESPN+
	1 p.m.	Mid-Atlantic Game 7	Mark Brown	ESPN+
	2 p.m.	Great Lakes Game 7	Jim Barbar	ESPN+
	2 p.m.	Southeast Championship Game 14	Anish Shroff, Gregg Olson	ESPN
	4 p.m.	New England Game 7	Doug Sherman	ESPN+
	7 p.m.	West Game 7	Trey Bender	ESPN+
	10 p.m.	Northwest Game 7	Eric Rothman	ESPN+
Thu, Aug 12	11 a.m.	Midwest Game 10 Semifinal 1	Clay Matvick, Chris Burke	ESPN
	1 p.m.	New England Game 8 Semifinal 1	Mike Morgan, David Dellducci	ESPN
	3 p.m.	West Game 8 Semifinal 1	Karl Ravech, Kyle Peterson	ESPN
	5 p.m.	Great Lakes Game 8 Semifinal 1	Clay Matvick, Chris Burke	ESPN
	7 p.m.	Mid-Atlantic Game 8 Semifinal 1	Sam Ravech, Xavier Scruggs	ESPN
	9 p.m.	Northwest Game 8 Semifinal 1	John Schriffen, Jessica Mendoza	ESPN
Fri, Aug 13	11 a.m.	Midwest Game 11 Semifinal 2	Clay Matvick, Chris Burke	ESPN
	1 p.m.	New England Game 9 Semifinal 2	Mike Morgan, David Dellducci	ESPN
	3 p.m.	West Game 9 Semifinal 2	Karl Ravech, Kyle Peterson	ESPN
	5 p.m.	Great Lakes Game 9 Semifinal 2	Clay Matvick, Chris Burke	ESPN
	7 p.m.	Mid-Atlantic Game 9 Semifinal 2	Sam Ravech, Xavier Scruggs	ESPN
	9 p.m.	Northwest Game 9 Semifinal 2	John Schriffen, Jessica Mendoza	ESPN
Sat, Aug 14	10 a.m.	Midwest Championship Game 12	Clay Matvick, Chris Burke	ESPN
	12 p.m.	New England Championship Game 10	Mike Morgan, David Dellducci	ESPN
	2 p.m.	West Championship Game 10	Karl Ravech, Kyle Peterson	ABC
	4 p.m.	Great Lakes Championship Game 10	Clay Matvick, Chris Burke	ESPN
	6 p.m.	Mid-Atlantic Championship Game 10	Sam Ravech, Xavier Scruggs	ESPN
	8 p.m.	Northwest Championship Game 10	John Schriffen, Jessica Mendoza	ESPN

 

 

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