Media in the Little League World Series: How to watch, schedule, bracket for all teams
Media’s first game is Wednesday against the Southwest regional champions.
The Little League World Series starts on Wednesday in Williamsport, Pa. The Mid-Atlantic champion Media Little League team will open against the Southwest Regional champion, Needville, Texas, at 7 p.m., Wednesday on ESPN.
If Media wins, it will advance to face the winner of the Midwest Regional, Fargo, N.D., on Friday (7 p.m., ESPN). If Media loses to Needville, it will go to the elimination bracket and face the loser of the Northwest vs. New England game on Saturday (2 p.m., ESPN).
The tournament runs from Aug. 16-27 in a double-elimination format. Games are scheduled every day, except for Aug. 25, which is a day off for all teams.
The tournament is split into a U.S. bracket and an International bracket. All U.S. games are played at Lamade Stadium in Williamsport, and international games are played at Volunteer Stadium. All games will be on ESPN. The U.S., International, and LLWS championships will be on ABC. The championship game between the winner of the U.S. bracket and the winner of the international bracket is set for Aug. 27 (3 p.m., ABC).
The bracket and regional matchups were determined by drawings in June. Home and away teams will be decided via coin flips during manager briefings before the tournament.
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