ESPN Networks Combine to Carry 82 Little League World Series Regional Games

ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3 and the Longhorn Network will combine to deliver 82 regional games of the 2014 Little League World Series beginning on Friday, Aug. 1. The regional games will lead into ESPN’s multiplatform coverage of the Little League World Series presented by Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes from Williamsport, Pa., between Thursday, Aug. 14, and Sunday, Aug. 24. Little League is currently celebrating its 75th anniversary.
ESPN’s total Little League World Series commitment is 133 games, including 32 from Williamsport and eight World Series championship games across several divisions. For the second consecutive year, ESPN3 and the Longhorn Network will carry pool play games in the Midwest, Northwest, West, Southwest and Great Lakes regions. ESPN and ESPN2 will combine to televise the remaining 22 regional games from Tuesday, Aug. 5, through Sunday, Aug. 10.
Commentators
Baseball Tonight commentators Karl Ravech, Chris Singleton and Aaron Boone return for regional commentary this year. Additionally, Kevin Dunn and Keith Moreland will call all the action for the Southwest Regionals on the Longhorn Network. The full list of commentator pairings (play-by-play/analyst) includes: Mark Neely/Aaron Boone, Karl Ravech/Kyle Peterson, Tom Hart/Chris Singleton, Clay Matvick/Chris Burke, Kevin Dunn/Keith Moreland, Jim Barbar/John Gregory, Trey Bender/Jerry Kindall and Dave Weekley/Rusty Ensor.
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. 14, and concluding with the World Series Championship game on ABC on Sunday, Aug. 24. Full coverage details will be announced at a later date.
Additional Baseball and Softball Divisional Championships
ESPN networks will carry eight World Series games across several divisions from Wednesday, July 30, through Saturday, August 16, including championships for Junior League Baseball, Senior League Baseball, Big League Baseball, Intermediate Baseball, Little League Softball, Junior League Softball, Senior League Softball and Big League Softball. More information is available on ESPN MediaZone.
WatchESPN
All games on ESPN networks will also be available on computers, smartphones, tablets, Xbox, Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV and Roku via WatchESPN.
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.
Little League World Series Regional Schedule:
Date | Time (ET) | Game/Location/Commentators | Network(s) |
Fri, Aug 1 | 10 a.m. | Midwest Regional Pool Play Jim Barbar, John Gregory |
ESPN3, WatchESPN |
11:30 a.m. | Northwest Regional Pool Play Trey Bender, Jerry Kindall |
ESPN3, WatchESPN | |
1 p.m. | Midwest Regional Pool Play Dave Weekley, Rusty Ensor |
ESPN3, WatchESPN | |
2 p.m. | Southwest Regional Pool Play Kevin Dunn, Keith Moreland |
Longhorn Network | |
2 p.m. | West Regional Pool Play Trey Bender, Jerry Kindall |
ESPN3, WatchESPN | |
6 p.m. | Southwest Regional Pool Play Kevin Dunn, Keith Moreland |
Longhorn Network | |
7 p.m. | Northwest Regional Pool Play Trey Bender, Jerry Kindall |
ESPN3, WatchESPN | |
7:30 p.m. | Midwest Regional Pool Play Jim Barbar, John Gregory |
ESPN3, WatchESPN | |
9:30 p.m. | Southwest Regional Pool Play Kevin Dunn, Keith Moreland |
Longhorn Network | |
10 p.m. | West Regional Pool Play Trey Bender, Jerry Kindall |
ESPN3, WatchESPN | |
Sat, Aug 2 | 11 a.m. | Midwest or Great Lakes Regional Pool Play Jim Barbar, John Gregory |
ESPN3, WatchESPN |
11:30 a.m. | West Regional Pool Play Trey Bender, Jerry Kindall |
ESPN3, WatchESPN | |
1 p.m. | Midwest or Great Lakes Regional Pool Play Dave Weekley, Rusty Ensor |
ESPN3, WatchESPN | |
2 p.m. | Southwest Regional Pool Play Kevin Dunn, Keith Moreland |
Longhorn Network | |
2 p.m. | Midwest or Great Lakes Regional Pool Play Jim Barbar, John Gregory |
ESPN3, WatchESPN | |
2 p.m. | Northwest Regional Pool Play Trey Bender, Jerry Kindall |
ESPN3, WatchESPN | |
4 p.m. | Midwest or Great Lakes Regional Pool Play Dave Weekley, Rusty Ensor |
ESPN3, WatchESPN | |
5 p.m. | Midwest or Great Lakes Regional Pool Play Jim Barbar, John Gregory |
ESPN3, WatchESPN | |
6 p.m. | Southwest Regional Pool Play Kevin Dunn, Keith Moreland |
Longhorn Network | |
7 p.m. | Midwest or Great Lakes Regional Pool Play Dave Weekley, Rusty Ensor |
ESPN3, WatchESPN | |
7:30 p.m. | West Regional Pool Play Trey Bender, Jerry Kindall |
ESPN3, WatchESPN | |
9:30 p.m. | Southwest Regional Pool Play Kevin Dunn, Keith Moreland |
Longhorn Network | |
10 p.m. | Northwest Regional Pool Play Trey Bender, Jerry Kindall |
ESPN3, WatchESPN | |
Sun, Aug 3 | 11 a.m. | Midwest or Great Lakes Regional Pool Play Jim Barbar, John Gregory |
ESPN3, WatchESPN |
11:30 a.m. | Northwest Regional Pool Play Trey Bender, Jerry Kindall |
ESPN3, WatchESPN | |
1 p.m. | Midwest or Great Lakes Regional Pool Play Dave Weekley, Rusty Ensor |
ESPN3, WatchESPN | |
2 p.m. | Southwest Regional Pool Play Kevin Dunn, Keith Moreland |
Longhorn Network | |
2 p.m. | Midwest or Great Lakes Regional Pool Play Jim Barbar, John Gregory |
ESPN3, WatchESPN | |
2 p.m. | West Regional Pool Play Trey Bender, Jerry Kindall |
ESPN3, WatchESPN | |
4 p.m. | Midwest or Great Lakes Regional Pool Play Dave Weekley, Rusty Ensor |
ESPN3, WatchESPN | |
5 p.m. | Midwest or Great Lakes Regional Pool Play Jim Barbar, John Gregory |
ESPN3, WatchESPN | |
6 p.m. | Southwest Regional Pool Play Kevin Dunn, Keith Moreland |
Longhorn Network | |
7 p.m. | Midwest or Great Lakes Regional Pool Play Dave Weekley, Rusty Ensor |
ESPN3, WatchESPN | |
7:30 p.m. | Northwest Regional Pool Play Trey Bender, Jerry Kindall |
ESPN3, WatchESPN | |
9:30 p.m. | Southwest Regional Pool Play Kevin Dunn, Keith Moreland |
Longhorn Network | |
10 p.m. | West Regional Pool Play Trey Bender, Jerry Kindall |
ESPN3, WatchESPN | |
Mon, Aug 4 | 11 a.m. | Midwest or Great Lakes Regional Pool PlayJim Barbar, John Gregory | ESPN3, WatchESPN |
11:30 a.m. | Northwest Regional Pool Play Trey Bender, Jerry Kindall |
ESPN3, WatchESPN | |
1 p.m. | Midwest or Great Lakes Regional Pool Play Dave Weekley, Rusty Ensor |
ESPN3, WatchESPN | |
2 p.m. | Southwest Regional Pool Play Kevin Dunn, Keith Moreland |
Longhorn Network | |
2 p.m. | West Regional Pool Play Trey Bender, Jerry Kindall |
ESPN3, WatchESPN | |
2 p.m. | Midwest or Great Lakes Regional Pool Play Jim Barbar, John Gregory |
ESPN3, WatchESPN | |
4 p.m. | Midwest or Great Lakes Regional Pool Play Dave Weekley, Rusty Ensor |
WatchESPN, ESPN3 | |
5 p.m. | Midwest or Great Lakes Regional Pool Play Jim Barbar, John Gregory |
ESPN3, WatchESPN | |
6 p.m. | Southwest Regional Pool Play Kevin Dunn, Keith Moreland |
Longhorn Network | |
7 p.m. | Midwest or Great Lakes Regional Pool Play Dave Weekley, Rusty Ensor |
ESPN3, WatchESPN | |
7 p.m. | Northwest Regional Pool Play Trey Bender, Jerry Kindall |
ESPN3, WatchESPN | |
9:30 p.m. | Southwest Regional Pool Play Kevin Dunn, Keith Moreland |
Longhorn Network | |
10 p.m. | West Regional Pool Play Trey Bender, Jerry Kindall |
ESPN3, WatchESPN | |
Tue, Aug 5 | 11 a.m. | Great Lakes Regional Pool Play Jim Barbar, John Gregory |
ESPN3, WatchESPN |
11:30 a.m. | West Regional Pool Play Trey Bender, Jerry Kindall |
ESPN3, WatchESPN | |
2 p.m. | Great Lakes Regional Pool Play Dave Weekley, Rusty Ensor |
ESPN3, WatchESPN | |
2 p.m. | Northwest Regional Pool Play Trey Bender, Jerry Kindall |
ESPN3, WatchESPN | |
5 p.m. | Southwest Regional Semifinal – Game One Kevin Dunn, Keith Moreland |
ESPN2, WatchESPN | |
5 p.m. | Great Lakes Regional Pool Play Jim Barbar, John Gregory |
ESPN3, WatchESPN | |
7:30 p.m. | West Regional Pool Play Trey Bender, Jerry Kindall |
ESPN3, WatchESPN | |
8 p.m. | Southwest Regional Semifinal – Game Two Kevin Dunn, Keith Moreland |
ESPN2, WatchESPN | |
10 p.m. | Northwest Regional Pool Play Trey Bender, Jerry Kindall |
ESPN3, WatchESPN | |
Wed, Aug 6 | 11 a.m. | Midwest Regional Semifinal – Game One Clay Matvick, Chris Burke |
ESPN2, WatchESPN |
11:30 a.m. | Northwest Regional Pool Play Trey Bender, Jerry Kindall |
ESPN3, WatchESPN | |
1 p.m. | Southwest Regional Semifinal – Game One Tom Hart, Chris Singleton |
ESPN2, WatchESPN | |
2 p.m. | West Regional Pool Play Trey Bender, Jerry Kindall |
ESPN3, WatchESPN | |
3 p.m. | Midwest Regional Semifinal – Game Two Clay Matvick, Chris Burke |
ESPN2, WatchESPN | |
5 p.m. | Southeast Regional Semifinal – Game Two Tom Hart, Chris Singleton |
ESPN2, WatchESPN | |
7 p.m. | Southwest Regional Final Kevin Dunn, Keith Moreland |
ESPN2, WatchESPN | |
7:30 p.m. | Northwest Regional Pool Play Trey Bender, Jerry Kindall |
ESPN3, WatchESPN | |
10 p.m. | West Regional Pool Play Trey Bender, Jerry Kindall |
ESPN3, WatchESPN | |
Thu, Aug 7 | 2 p.m. | Great Lakes Regional Semifinal – Game One Clay Matvick, Chris Burke |
ESPN, WatchESPN |
5 p.m. | Northwest Regional Semifinal – Game One Mark Neely, Aaron Boone |
ESPN2, WatchESPN | |
7 p.m. | Great Lakes Regional Semifinal – Game Two Clay Matvick, Chris Burke |
ESPN, WatchESPN | |
9 p.m. | Northwest Regional Semifinal – Game Two Mark Neely, Aaron Boone |
ESPN, WatchESPN | |
Fri, Aug 8 | 11 a.m. | Mid-Atlantic Regional Semifinal – Game One Karl Ravech, Kyle Peterson |
ESPN, WatchESPN |
1 p.m. | Midwest Regional Final Clay Matvick, Chris Burke |
ESPN, WatchESPN | |
3 p.m. | Mid-Atlantic Regional Semifinal – Game Two Karl Ravech, Kyle Peterson |
ESPN, WatchESPN | |
5 p.m. | West Regional Semifinal – Game One Mark Neely, Aaron Boone |
ESPN2, WatchESPN | |
7 p.m. | Southwest Regional Final Tom Hart, Chris Singleton |
ESPN, WatchESPN | |
9 p.m. | West Regional Semifinal – Game TwoMark Neely, Aaron Boone | ESPN, WatchESPN | |
Sat, Aug 9 | 2 p.m. | Great Lakes Regional Final Clay Matvick, Chris Burke |
ESPN, WatchESPN |
4 p.m. | Northwest Regional Final Mark Neely, Aaron Boone |
ESPN, WatchESPN | |
7 p.m. | New England Regional Final Karl Ravech, Kyle Peterson |
ESPN, WatchESPN | |
9 p.m. | West Regional Final Mark Neely, Aaron Boone |
ESPN, WatchESPN | |
Sun, Aug 10 | 6 p.m. | Mid-Atlantic Regional Final Karl Ravech, Kyle Peterson |
ESPN2, WatchESPN |