• Commentator Karl Ravech joins analyst John Kruk and Kyle Peterson for International, U.S. and World Series Championship Telecasts
• SportsCenter Anchor Jay Crawford and Analysts Jessica Mendoza, Dallas Braden and Aaron Boone to Call Select Games
• Baseball Tonight and SportsCenter Reporters On-Site in Williamsport

ABC, ESPN, and ESPN2 will combine to provide multiplatform coverage of all 32 games of the 70^th Little League World Series presented by Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes, from Williamsport, Pa. Aug. 18-28. ABC will broadcast five games from Williamsport, including the International Championship (12:30 p.m. ET) and the United States Championship (3:30 p.m.) on Saturday, Aug. 27. ABC will then broadcast the Little League World Series Championship on Sunday, Aug. 28 at 3 p.m. ESPN and ESPN2 will combine to televise 27 Little League World Series games from Williamsport, beginning with four games on ESPN Thursday, Aug. 18.

Commentators

Beginning Aug. 18 ESPN MLB play-by-play commentators Karl Ravech and Dave Flemming and SportsCenter anchor Jay Crawford will rotate games with analysts John Kruk or Kyle Peterson and reporters Marysol Castro or Jaymee Sire.

ESPN MLB analysts Aaron Boone, Dallas Braden and Jessica Mendoza – in her first Little League World Series – will be on select telecasts from Aug 18-25.

Play-by-play commentator Ravech and analysts Kruk and Peterson will call the International Championship (12:30 p.m.) and U.S. Championship (3:30 p.m.) on Saturday, Aug. 27 as well as the Little League World Series Championship (3 p.m.) on Sunday, Aug 28.

Baseball Tonight

Baseball Tonight presented by Heinz will be on the road in Williamsport, Pa., from Thursday, Aug. 18 through Thursday, Aug. 25 on ESPN.

Crawford and analysts Peterson and Kruk will be hosting the Little League World Series Web Gems/World Series Preview presented by Subway on Sunday, Aug. 28 at 12:30 p.m. on ESPN.

Crawford will call select games as well as host the Little League World Series Web Gems/World Series Preview presented by Subway from Williamsport. In addition, Jaymee Sire will report from the field during select games.SportsCenter

Updates will air on SportsCenter throughout the tournament.

Additional Highlights

• ESPN’s Little League World Series open features students at the Duke Ellington School of Arts performing a rendition of “Summer Forever;”

• Little League Big Dreams will feature MLB Hall of Famers as well as current and former MLB players remembering their Little League experience;

• “Wired” segments with coaches and umpires will provide unique insight and instant reactions;

• ESPN.com’s Little League World Series page will be updated with scores, results, and game stories;

• Viewers can join the conversation on social media platforms using #LLWS.

Little League World Series Schedule

Little League World Series games are available on computers, smartphones, tablets, Xbox, PlayStation, Amazon, Fire TV, Apple TV and Roku via WatchESPN.ESPN International will televise select Little League World Series games from Williamsport throughout Latin America, the Caribbean and the Pacific Rim. Games airing in Latin America will be voiced in Spanish by Eduardo Varela and Pablo Viruega. 

U.S Teams include regional champions: McAllister Park American Little League – San Antonio, Texas (Southwest), Goodlettsville Baseball Little League – Goodlettsville, Tennessee (Southeast), Bend North Little League – Bend, Oregon (Northwest), Warwick North Little League – Warwick, Rhode Island (New England), Johnston Little League – Johnston, Iowa (Midwest), Park View Little League – Chula Vista, California (West), Maine-Endwell Little League – Endwell, New York (Mid-Atlantic), Bowling Green Eastern Little League – Bowling Green, Kentucky (Great Lakes)

International Teams include regional champions: Hills Little League – New South Wales, Sydney (Australia),
East Seoul Little League – Seoul, South Korea (Asia-Pacific), San Nicolás Little League – Nuevo León, Mexico (Mexico), Pariba Little League – Willemstad, Curacao (Caribbean), Emilia Little League – Emilia, Italy (Europe-Africa), Aguadulce Cabezera Little League – Aguadulce, Panama (Latin America), Chofu Little League – Tokyo, Japan (Japan), Hastings Community Little League – Vancouver, British Columbia (Canada)

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Media contacts: Michael Skarka at [email protected] or (860) 766-1342 (@Michael_ESPN);

Gianina Thompson at [email protected] or 860-766-3496 (@Gianina_ESPN).