Ravech, Hershiser, Garciaparra and Sire Form New ABC Broadcast Team; Chris McKendry, Jay Crawford to Call Games and Host SportsCenter On Site

ABC, ESPN and ESPN2 will combine to present all 32 games of the 2013 Little League World Series presented by Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes from Williamsport, Pa., August 15-25, at Lamade Stadium and Volunteer Stadium. ABC will broadcast five games from Williamsport, including the International Championship and the United States Championship on Saturday, Aug. 24, at 12:30 p.m. ET and 3:30 p.m., respectively. ABC will then broadcast the Little League World Series Championship on Sunday, Aug. 25, at 3 p.m.

ESPN and ESPN2 will televise 27 Little League World Series games in Williamsport, beginning with four games Thursday, Aug. 15. ESPN and ESPN2 games will also be available on WatchESPN with select games also available on ESPN Mobile TV.

Commentators

• Baseball Tonight’s Karl Ravech and Nomar Garciaparra join Sunday Night Baseball analyst Orel Hershiser and reporter Jaymee Sire for all five ABC games, including the World Series Championship, United States Championship and International Championship;
• Ravech and Dave Flemming will rotate play-by-play duties throughout the Little League World Series with Hershiser, Garciaparra and Kyle Peterson serving as lead analysts;
• SportsCenter’s Chris McKendry and Jay Crawford will each call a game from the booth; McKendry will join Peterson to provide commentary for the Third Place Consolation Game on Sunday, Aug. 25, at 11 a.m. and Crawford will provide commentary with Garciaparra on Monday, Aug. 19, at 6 p.m.

SportsCenter and Additional Coverage

• SportsCenter will air live from Williamsport, Pa. on Monday, Aug. 19, and Tuesday, Aug. 20, between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. hosted by McKendry and Crawford;
• SportsCenter will also provide daily, on-site updates with coverage led by McKendry and Ravech, including a special ABC SportsCenter broadcast on Saturday, Aug. 24, at 3 p.m. following the International Championship;
• The Little League Web Gems/World Series Preview presented by Subway will highlight the tournament’s best defensive plays and preview the Little League World Series Championship, on Sunday, Aug. 25, at 1 p.m. McKendry will host the show with Garciaparra and Peterson;
• “Wired” segments with coaches and umpires will provide unique insight and instant reaction;
• ESPN.com’s Little League World Series page will be updated with scores, results and game stories;
• Interaction across ESPN social media platforms, including Facebook and Twitter (#LLWS), will drive conversation about the Little League World Series.

Little League World Series Telecast Open

The Little League World Series telecast open for 2013 celebrates summertime with a carnival theme set to the band 1985’s popular “Summer Forever” track.

ESPN International

ESPN International will televise up to 32 Little League World Series games from Williamsport throughout the Caribbean, Central America, South America, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand and Pacific Islands.

Little League World Series Schedule

This year, Australia and Czech Republic make their very first appearances in the Little League World Series.

The full schedule includes:

U.S. Pool – Grosse Pointe, Mich. (Great Lakes), Newark, Del. (Mid-Atlantic), Urbandale, Iowa (Midwest), Westport, Conn. (New England), Sammamish, Wash. (Northwest), Nashville, Tenn. (Southeast), Corpus Christi, Texas (Southwest) and Chula Vista, Calif. (West).

International Pool – Taoyuan, Chinese Taipei (Asia-Pacific), Perth, Australia (Australia), Ottawa, Ontario (Canada), San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico (Caribbean), Brno, Czech Republic (Europe and Africa), Tokyo, Japan (Japan), Aguadulce, Panama (Latin America) and Tijuana, Baja Calif. (Mexico).

*All ESPN and ESPN2 games are available on WatchESPN.

Date	Time (ET) / Stadium	Game/Commentators	Network(s)
Thu, Aug 15	1 p.m.Volunteer	Game 1: Aguadulce, Panama (Latin America) vs. San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico (Caribbean)Dave Flemming, Kyle Peterson	ESPN, WatchESPN
	3 p.m.Lamade	Game 2: Corpus Christi, Texas (Southwest) vs. Sammamish, Wash. (Northwest)KarlRavech, Orel Hershiser, Jaymee Sire	ESPN, WatchESPN
	5 p.m.Volunteer	Game 3: Perth, Australia (Australia) vs. Tijuana, Baja Calif. (Mexico)Flemming, Nomar Garciaparra	ESPN2, WatchESPN
	7 p.m.Lamade	Game 4: Nashville, Tenn. (Southeast) vs. Westport, Conn. (New England)Ravech, Hershiser, Sire	ESPN2, WatchESPN
Fri, Aug 16	1 p.m.Volunteer	Game 5: Taoyuan, Chinese Taipei (Asia-Pacific) vs. Ottawa, Ontario (Canada)Flemming, Peterson	ESPN, WatchESPN
	3 p.m.Lamade	Game 6: Chula Vista, Calif. (West) vs. Grosse Pointe, Mich. (Great Lakes)Ravech, Garciaparra, Sire	ESPN, WatchESPN
	5 p.m.Volunteer	Game 7: Tokyo, Japan (Japan) vs. Brno, Czech Republic (Europe-Africa)Flemming, Hershiser	ESPN2, WatchESPN
	8 p.m.Lamade	Game 8: Newark, Del. (Mid-Atlantic) vs. Urbandale, Iowa (Midwest)Ravech, Garciaparra, Sire	ESPN, WatchESPN
Sat, Aug 17	12 p.m. Volunteer	Game 9:  San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico (Caribbean) vs. Perth, Australia (Australia) Flemming, Peterson	ESPN, WatchESPN
	3 p.m.Lamade	Game 10: Corpus Christi, Texas (Southwest) vs. Nashville, Tenn. (Southeast) Ravech, Hershiser, Garciaparra, Sire	ABC
	6 p.m.Volunteer	Game 11: Gm. 5 Loser vs. Gm. 7 LoserFlemming, Peterson	ESPN, WatchESPN
	8 p.m.Lamade	Game 12: Gm. 6 Loser vs. Gm. 8 LoserRavech, Hershiser, Garciaparra, Sire	ESPN, WatchESPN
Sun, Aug 18	12 p.m. Volunteer	Game 13: Aguadulce, Panama (Latin America) vs. Tijuana, Baja Calif. (Mexico)Flemming, Peterson	ESPN2, WatchESPN
	2 p.m.Lamade	Game 14: Sammamish, Wash. (Northwest) vs. Westport, Conn. (New England)Ravech, Hershiser, Garciaparra, Sire	ABC
	5 p.m.Volunteer	Game 15: Gm. 6 Winner vs. Gm. 8 WinnerFlemming, Peterson	ESPN, WatchESPN
	7 p.m.Lamade	Game 16: Gm. 5 Winner vs. Gm. 7 WinnerRavech, Hershiser, Garciaparra, Sire	ESPN2, WatchESPN
Mon, Aug 19	11 a.m.Volunteer	SportsCenter Jay Crawford, Chris McKendry	ESPN, WatchESPN
	12 p.m.Lamade	Game A: Consolation Game – Gm. 9 Loser vs. Game 10 LoserRavech, Hershiser	ESPN2, WatchESPN
	2 p.m.Volunteer	Game 17: Gm. 16 Loser vs. Gm. 9 WinnerPeterson, Garciaparra	ESPN, WatchESPN
	4 p.m.Lamade	Game 18: Gm. 15 Loser vs. Gm. 10 WinnerFlemming, Hershiser, Sire	ESPN, WatchESPN
	6 p.m.Volunteer	Game 19: Gm. 13 Loser vs. Gm. 11 WinnerCrawford, Garciaparra	ESPN2, WatchESPN
	8 p.m.Lamade	Game 20: Gm. 14 Loser vs. Gm. 12 WinnerFlemming, Hershiser, Sire	ESPN2, WatchESPN
Tue, Aug 20	11 a.m.Volunteer	SportsCenter Crawford, McKendry	ESPN, WatchESPN
	1 p.m.Lamade	Game B: Consolation Game – Gm. 11 Loser vs. Gm. 12 LoserFlemming, Peterson	ESPN, WatchESPN
	4 p.m.Lamade	Game 21: Gm. 17 Winner vs. Gm. 19 WinnerFlemming, Garciaparra, Sire	ESPN, WatchESPN
	8 p.m.Lamade	Game 22: Gm. 18 Winner vs. Gm. 20 WinnerFlemming, Hershiser, Sire	ESPN2, WatchESPN
Wed, Aug 21	4 p.m.Lamade	Game 23: Gm. 13 Winner vs. Gm. 16 WinnerRavech, Hershiser, Garciaparra, Sire	ESPN, WatchESPN
	8 p.m.Lamade	Game 24: Gm. 14 Winner vs. Gm. 15 WinnerRavech, Hershiser, Garciaparra, Sire	ESPN, WatchESPN
Thu, Aug 22	4 p.m.Lamade	Game 25: Gm. 21 Winner vs. Gm. 23 LoserRavech, Hershiser, Garciaparra, Sire	ESPN, WatchESPN
	8 p.m.Lamade	Game 26: Gm. 22 Winner vs. Gm. 24 LoserRavech, Hershiser, Garciaparra, Sire	ESPN2, WatchESPN
Sat, Aug 24	12:30 p.m. Lamade	Game 27: International ChampionshipRavech, Hershiser, Garciaparra, Sire	ABC
	3 p.m.Lamade	SportsCenterMcKendry, Peterson, Sire	ABC
	3:30 p.m. Lamade	Game 28: United States ChampionshipRavech, Hershiser, Garciaparra, Sire	ABC
Sun, Aug 25	11 a.m.Lamade	Game 29: Third Place Consolation GameMcKendry, Peterson	ESPN, WatchESPN
	1 p.m.Volunteer	Little League Web Gems / World Series Preview McKendry, Peterson, Garciaparra	ESPN, WatchESPN
	3 p.m.Lamade	Game 30: World Series Championship  Ravech, Hershiser, Garciaparra, Sire	ABC