It is a tradition in the month of August to watch the Little League World Series. This 2025 edition begins on August 13 and promises, as always, a schedule full of good plays, emotions and future big leaguers.
The defending champion, Lake Mary, will not be present. So the stage is set for a new monarch to emerge from Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
Schedule and format for the 2025 Little League World Series
The venue for the event, as always, will be the complex at Little League’s headquarters in South Williamsport.
The games will be held at two venues: Howard J. Lamade and Volunteer stadiums. There we will see parents cheering, TV cameras, children competing. A complete hotbed of sun, baseball and flavor
There are 20 teams –10 from the United States and 10 international– under a modified double-elimination system. Games last six innings, with special rules for extra innings.
Start of the bracket: Wednesday, August 13.
- Entry of teams from Canada, the Caribbean, Northwest and West: Friday, August 15.
- Elimination phase for teams with one loss: August 16-19.
- Eight teams remaining in contention: Tuesday, August 20.
- National and International Finals: Saturday, August 23 (12:30 p.m. ET and international; 3:30 p.m. ET, United States).
- World Championship Final: Sunday, August 24, 3 p.m. ET (ABC).
- Consolation game: Sunday, August 24, 10 a.m. ET (ESPN2).
Teams qualified for the 2025 Little World Series
United States
- Great Lakes: Clarendon Hills LL (Illinois)
- Metro: Fairfield National LL (Connecticut)
- Mid-Atlantic: Glenmoore Eagle LL (Pennsylvania)
- Midwest: Sioux Falls LL (South Dakota)
- Mountain: Summerlin South LL (Nevada)
- New England: Braintree American LL (Massachusetts)
- Northwest: Bonney Lake/Sumner LL (Washington)
- Southeast: Irmo LL (South Carolina)
- Southwest: Lamar LL (Texas)
- West: Honolulu LL (Hawaii)
International
- Asia-Pacific: Tung-Yuan LL (Chinese Taipei)
- Australia: Brisbane North Region LL (Australia)
- Canada: Little Mountain LL (Canada)
- Caribbean: Aruba Center LL (Aruba)
- Europe-Africa: South Czech Republic LL (Czech Republic)
- Japan: Joto LL (Japan)
- Latin America: Cardenales LL (Venezuela)
- Mexico: El Swing Perfecto LL (Mexico)
- Panama: Vacamonte LL (Panama)
- Puerto Rico: Juan A. Bibiloni LL (Puerto Rico)
Where to watch the Little League World Series 2025
August 13-22: Full coverage on ESPN, including the Home Run Derby and the MLB Little League Classic between Mariners and Mets.
- August 23: United States and International finals on ABC.
- August 24:
- Consolation game (10 a.m. ET) on ESPN2.
- World final (3 p.m. ET) on ABC.
To watch the games in the United States, you can do so on ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC (Saturday’s two championships and Sunday’s final will be on ABC).
Streaming: ESPN+. Also available on services such as Fubo and Sling TV (depending on package and region).
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