ESPN, ESPN2 & Longhorn Network Combine to Televise 34 Little League World Series Regional Games
ESPN, ESPN2 and Longhorn Network will combine to televise 34 regional games of the 2012 Little League World Series presented by Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes. The regional games will lead into ESPN’s multiplatform coverage of the Little League World Series from Williamsport, Pa. Aug 16-26. ESPN’s total Little League World Series commitment is 75 Little League World Series games, including 32 from Williamsport and nine additional Little League World Series games across several divisions.
ESPN’s regional coverage will begin with 12 Southwest region games on Longhorn Network Aug. 3-6. ESPN and ESPN2 will combine to televise the remaining 22 regional games Aug. 7-12. All ESPN and ESPN2 games will also be available via ESPN3 and WatchESPN with most games available on ESPN Mobile TV.
Commentators
Former Major League pitcher Danny Graves will serve as a guest analyst for all Longhorn Network telecasts, working alongside play-by-play commentator Tom Hart. In addition, former Major League catcher Paul Lo Duca will return for his second year of Little League coverage, working as an analyst for ESPN’s Bristol-based regional games with Karl Ravech. Here is the full list of commentator pairings (play-by-play/analyst): Tom Hart/Danny Graves; Carter Blackburn/Kyle Peterson; Clay Matvick/Chris Singleton; Mark Neely/Aaron Boone; Karl Ravech/Paul Lo Duca.
Additional Little League World Series Games
In addition to the 34 regional games and the 32 Williamsport games, ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU will combine to televise nine more World Series games – featuring seven championship games – across several divisions, including Big League Baseball, Big League Softball, Senior League Softball, Junior League Softball, Senior League Baseball, Junior League Baseball and Little League Softball.
Little League World Series in Williamsport
ABC, ESPN and ESPN2 will combine to present all 32 Little League World Series games from Williamsport, Pa., beginning Thursday, Aug. 16, and concluding with the World Series Championship game on ABC Sunday, Aug. 26. Full coverage details will be announced soon.
Little League World Series Regions/Locations
Great Lakes (Indianapolis, Ind.); Mid-Atlantic (Bristol, Conn.); Midwest (Indianapolis, Ind.); New England (Bristol, Conn); Northwest (San Bernardino, Calif.); Southeast (Warner Robins, Ga.); Southwest (Waco, Texas); West (San Bernardino, Calif.). For a list of all teams per region, visit LittleLeague.org.
ESPN’s Little League World Series Regional Schedule
| Date | Time (ET) | Game / Commentators | Network(s) |
| Fri, Aug. 3 | 2 p.m. | Southwest Region Pool A: Mississippi vs. ArkansasTom Hart, Danny Graves | Longhorn Network |
| 6 p.m. | Southwest Region Pool A: Louisiana vs. New MexicoHart, Graves | Longhorn Network | |
| 9:30 p.m. | Southwest Region Pool B: Oklahoma vs. Texas EastHart, Graves | Longhorn Network | |
| Sat, Aug. 4 | 2 p.m. | Southwest Region Pool A: Arkansas vs. New Mexico
Hart, Graves |
Longhorn Network |
| 6 p.m. | Southwest Region Pool A: Mississippi vs. LouisianaHart, Graves | Longhorn Network | |
| 9:30 p.m. | Southwest Region Pool B:Colorado vs. Texas West
Hart, Graves |
Longhorn Network | |
| Sun, Aug. 5 | 2 p.m. | Southwest Region Pool B:Oklahoma vs. Colorado
Hart, Graves |
Longhorn Network |
| 6 p.m. | Southwest Region Pool B:Texas East vs. Texas West
Hart, Graves |
Longhorn Network | |
| 9:30 p.m. | Southwest Region Pool A:Mississippi vs. New Mexico
Hart, Graves |
Longhorn Network | |
| Mon, Aug. 6 | 2 p.m. | Southwest Region Pool B:Oklahoma vs. Texas West
Hart, Graves |
Longhorn Network |
| 6 p.m. | Southwest Region Pool B:Colorado vs. Texas East
Hart, Graves |
Longhorn Network | |
| 9:30 p.m. | Southwest Region Pool A:Arkansas vs. Louisiana
Hart, Graves |
Longhorn Network | |
| Tues, Aug. 7 | 5 p.m. | Southwest Regional Semifinal # 1First Place Pool A vs. Second Place Pool B
Hart, Graves |
ESPN2, ESPN3, Watch ESPN |
| 8 p.m. | Southwest Regional Semifinal # 2First Place Pool B vs. Second Place Pool A
Hart, Graves |
ESPN2, ESPN3,ESPN Mobile TV, WatchESPN | |
| Wed, Aug. 8 | 11 a.m. | Great Lakes Regional Semifinal # 1Carter Blackburn, Kyle Peterson | ESPN2, ESPN3, ESPN Mobile TV, WatchESPN |
| 1 p.m. | Southeast Regional Semifinal #1Clay Matvick, Chris Singleton
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ESPN, ESPN3, WatchESPN | |
| 2 p.m. | Great Lakes Regional Semifinal # 2Blackburn, Peterson
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ESPN2, ESPN3, ESPN Mobile TV, WatchESPN | |
| 6 p.m. | Southeast Regional Semifinal # 2Matvick, Singleton | ESPN2, ESPN3, ESPN Mobile TV, WatchESPN | |
| Thurs, Aug. 9 | 2 p.m. | Midwest Regional Semifinal # 1Blackburn, Peterson | ESPN, ESPN3, ESPN Mobile TV, WatchESPN |
| 5 p.m. | Northwest Regional Semifinal # 1Mark Neely, Aaron Boone | ESPN2, ESPN3, ESPN Mobile TV, WatchESPN | |
| 7 p.m. | Midwest Regional Semifinal # 2Blackburn, Peterson | ESPN2, ESPN3, ESPN Mobile TV, WatchESPN | |
| 9 p.m. | Southwest Regional FinalHart, Graves | ESPN2, ESPN3, ESPN Mobile TV, WatchESPN | |
| 11 p.m. | Northwest Regional Semifinal # 2Neely, Boone | ESPN2, ESPN3, ESPN Mobile TV, WatchESPN | |
| Fri, Aug. 10 | 11 a.m. | Mid-Atlantic Regional Semifinal # 1Karl Ravech, Paul Lo Duca | ESPN, ESPN3, ESPN Mobile TV, WatchESPN |
| 1 p.m. | Great Lakes Regional FinalBlackburn, Peterson | ESPN, ESPN3, ESPN Mobile TV, WatchESPN | |
| 3 p.m. | Mid-Atlantic Regional Semifinal # 2Ravech, Lo Duca | ESPN, ESPN3, ESPN Mobile TV, WatchESPN | |
| 5 p.m. | West Regional Semifinal # 1Neely, Boone | ESPN2, ESPN3, ESPN Mobile TV, WatchESPN | |
| 7 p.m. | Southeast Regional FinalMatvick, Singleton | ESPN, ESPN3, ESPN Mobile TV, WatchESPN | |
| 9 p.m. | West Regional Semifinal # 2Neely, Boone | ESPN, ESPN3, ESPN Mobile TV, WatchESPN | |
| Sat, Aug. 11 | 2 p.m. | Midwest Regional FinalBlackburn, Peterson | ESPN, ESPN3, ESPN Mobile TV, WatchESPN |
| 4 p.m. | Northwest Regional FinalNeely, Boone | ESPN, ESPN3, ESPN Mobile TV, WatchESPN | |
| 6 p.m. | New England Regional FinalRavech, Lo Duca | ESPN, ESPN3, ESPN Mobile TV, WatchESPN | |
| 8 p.m. | West Regional FinalNeely, Boone | ESPN, ESPN3, ESPN Mobile TV, WatchESPN | |
| Sun, Aug. 12 | 5 p.m. | Mid-Atlantic Regional FinalRavech, Lo Duca | ESPN2, ESPN3, ESPN Mobile TV, WatchESPN |
Additional Little League World Series Coverage Schedule
| Date | Time (ET) | Game / Commentators | Network(s) |
| Wed, Aug. 1 | 8 p.m. | Big League Baseball FinalMatvick, Doug Glanville | ESPN2, ESPN3, WatchESPN |
| Wed, Aug. 8 | 4 p.m. | Big League Softball FinalCara Capuano, Michele Smith | ESPN2, ESPN3, WatchESPN |
| Sat, Aug. 11 | 12 p.m. | Sr. League Softball FinalPam Ward, Smith | ESPN, ESPN3, WatchESPN |
| Tues, Aug. 14 | 7 p.m. | Little League Softball Semifinal # 1Ward, Smith, Holly Rowe | ESPN2, ESPN3, WatchESPN |
| 9:30 p.m. | Little League Softball Semifinal # 2Ward, Smith, Rowe | ESPN2, ESPN3, WatchESPN | |
| Wed, Aug. 15 | 10 p.m. | Little League Softball FinalWard, Smith, Rowe | ESPN2, ESPN3, WatchESPN |
| Sat, Aug. 18 | 11 a.m. | Junior League Baseball FinalBlackburn, Ben McDonald | ESPN2, ESPN3, WatchESPN |
| 2 p.m. | Senior League Baseball FinalMatvick, Glanville | ESPNU, ESPN3, WatchESPN | |
| 5 p.m. | Junior League Softball FinalWard, Cheri Kempf | ESPN2, ESPN3, WatchESPN |
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