The 2021 Little League Softball World Series kicks off this week and ESPN has announced their network and streaming coverage. Now through the championship game on August 18th, fans can catch all the action across their favorite networks as 10 teams vie for the title.
What’s Happening:
- ESPN has announced their coverage of the 2021 Little League Softball World Series will launch August 11th at 10 am ET on ESPN+.
- Additionally several networks will carry all the action leading up to the Little League Softball World Series Championship on Wednesday, August 18th, at 5 pm on ESPN. These include:
- ESPN
- ESPN2
- ESPNEWS
- ESPNU
- ESPN+
- The 2021 tournament consists of 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)
Network Broadcasts:
- Starting Monday, August 16th, at 10 am ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNEWS and ESPNU will televise the single-elimination segment of the tournament.
- The Little League Softball World Series commentary team includes:
- Tiffany Greene
- Matt Schick
- Courtney Lyle
- Jenny Dalton-Hill
- Madison Shipman
- Michele Smith
- Kris Budden
On Deck:
- Little League Baseball Region Tournament action continues on ESPN through Saturday, August 14th.
- Every region tournament championship game will be televised on ESPN or ABC.
- ESPN begins its Little League Baseball World Series coverage from Williamsport, Pa., on August 19th, culminating with the Little League World Series Championship on Sunday, August 29th, on ABC.
- ESPN’s Little League coverage will also include the MLB Little League Classic on Sunday, August 22nd for Sunday Night Baseball Presented by Taco Bell.
Little League Softball World Series:
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Date |
Time (ET) |
Game |
Commentators |
Network |
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Wed, Aug 11 |
10 am |
Little League Softball World Series Game 1 |
Tiffany Greene, Madison Shipman |
ESPN+ |
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1 pm |
Little League Softball World Series Game 2 |
Tiffany Greene, Madison Shipman |
ESPN+ |
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4 pm |
Little League Softball World Series Game 3 |
Matt Schick, Jenny Dalton-Hill |
ESPN+ |
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7 pm |
Little League Softball World Series Game 4 |
Matt Schick, Jenny Dalton-Hill |
ESPN+ |
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Thu, Aug 12 |
10 am |
Little League Softball World Series Game 5 |
Tiffany Greene, Madison Shipman |
ESPN+ |
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1 pm |
Little League Softball World Series Game 6 |
Tiffany Greene, Madison Shipman |
ESPN+ |
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4 pm |
Little League Softball World Series Game 7 |
Matt Schick, Jenny Dalton-Hill |
ESPN+ |
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7 pm |
Little League Softball World Series Game 8 |
Matt Schick, Jenny Dalton-Hill |
ESPN+ |
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Fri, Aug 13 |
10 am |
Little League Softball World Series Game 9 |
Tiffany Greene, Madison Shipman |
ESPN+ |
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1 pm |
Little League Softball World Series Game 10 |
Tiffany Greene, Madison Shipman |
ESPN+ |
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4 pm |
Little League Softball World Series Game 11 |
Matt Schick, Jenny Dalton-Hill |
ESPN+ |
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7 pm |
Little League Softball World Series Game 12 |
Matt Schick, Jenny Dalton-Hill |
ESPN+ |
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Sat, Aug 14 |
10 am |
Little League Softball World Series Game 13 |
Tiffany Greene, Madison Shipman |
ESPN+ |
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1 pm |
Little League Softball World Series Game 14 |
Tiffany Greene, Madison Shipman |
ESPN+ |
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4 pm |
Little League Softball World Series Game 15 |
Matt Schick, Jenny Dalton-Hill |
ESPN+ |
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7 pm |
Little League Softball World Series Game 16 |
Matt Schick, Jenny Dalton-Hill |
ESPN+ |
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Sun, Aug 15 |
10 am |
Little League Softball World Series Game 17 |
Tiffany Greene, Madison Shipman |
ESPN+ |
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1 pm |
Little League Softball World Series Game 18 |
Tiffany Greene, Madison Shipman |
ESPN+ |
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4 pm |
Little League Softball World Series Game 19 |
Courtney Lyle, Michele Smith, Kris Budden |
ESPN+ |
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7 pm |
Little League Softball World Series Game 20 |
Courtney Lyle, Michele Smith, Kris Budden |
ESPN+ |
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Mon, Aug 16 |
10 am |
Little League Softball World Series Game 21 |
Tiffany Greene, Madison Shipman |
ESPNU |
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1 pm |
Little League Softball World Series Game 22 |
Tiffany Greene, Madison Shipman |
ESPN2 |
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4 pm |
Little League Softball World Series Game 23 |
Courtney Lyle, Michele Smith, Kris Budden |
ESPN2 |
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7 pm |
Little League Softball World Series Game 24 |
Courtney Lyle, Michele Smith, Kris Budden |
ESPNNEWS |
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Tue, Aug 17 |
4 pm |
Little League Softball World Series Semi 1 |
Courtney Lyle, Michele Smith, Kris Budden |
ESPN2 |
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7 pm |
Little League Softball World Series Semi 2 |
Courtney Lyle, Michele Smith, Kris Budden |
ESPN2 |
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Wed, Aug 18 |
5 pm |
Little League Softball World Series Final |
Courtney Lyle, Michele Smith, Kris Budden |
ESPN |
Little League Baseball Region Tournament:
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Date |
Time (ET) |
Game |
Commentators |
Network |
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Wed, Aug 11 |
11 am |
Midwest Game 9 |
Jim Barbar |
ESPN+ |
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1 pm |
Mid-Atlantic Game 7 |
Mark Brown |
ESPN+ |
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2 pm |
Great Lakes Game 7 |
Jim Barbar |
ESPN+ |
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2 pm |
Southeast Championship Game 14 |
Anish Shroff, Gregg Olson |
ESPN |
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4 pm |
New England Game 7 |
Doug Sherman |
ESPN+ |
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7 pm |
West Game 7 |
Trey Bender |
ESPN+ |
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10 pm |
Northwest Game 7 |
Eric Rothman |
ESPN+ |
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Thu, Aug 12 |
11 am |
Midwest Game 10 Semifinal 1 |
Clay Matvick, Chris Burke |
ESPN |
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1 pm |
New England Game 8 Semifinal 1 |
Mike Morgan, David Dellducci |
ESPN |
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3 pm |
West Game 8 Semifinal 1 |
Karl Ravech, Kyle Peterson |
ESPN |
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5 pm |
Great Lakes Game 8 Semifinal 1 |
Clay Matvick, Chris Burke |
ESPN |
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7 pm |
Mid-Atlantic Game 8 Semifinal 1 |
Sam Ravech, Xavier Scruggs |
ESPN |
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9 pm |
Northwest Game 8 Semifinal 1 |
John Schriffen, Jessica Mendoza |
ESPN |
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Fri, Aug 13 |
11 am |
Midwest Game 11 Semifinal 2 |
Clay Matvick, Chris Burke |
ESPN |
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1 pm |
New England Game 9 Semifinal 2 |
Mike Morgan, David Dellducci |
ESPN |
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3 pm |
West Game 9 Semifinal 2 |
Karl Ravech, Kyle Peterson |
ESPN |
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5 pm |
Great Lakes Game 9 Semifinal 2 |
Clay Matvick, Chris Burke |
ESPN |
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7 pm |
Mid-Atlantic Game 9 Semifinal 2 |
Sam Ravech, Xavier Scruggs |
ESPN |
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9 pm |
Northwest Game 9 Semifinal 2 |
John Schriffen, Jessica Mendoza |
ESPN |
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Sat, Aug 14 |
10 am |
Midwest Championship Game 12 |
Clay Matvick, Chris Burke |
ESPN |
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12 pm |
New England Championship Game 10 |
Mike Morgan, David Dellducci |
ESPN |
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2 pm |
West Championship Game 10 |
Karl Ravech, Kyle Peterson |
ABC |
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4 pm |
Great Lakes Championship Game 10 |
Clay Matvick, Chris Burke |
ESPN |
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6 pm |
Mid-Atlantic Championship Game 10 |
Sam Ravech, Xavier Scruggs |
ESPN |
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8 pm |
Northwest Championship Game 10 |
John Schriffen, Jessica Mendoza |
ESPN |