Little League Softball World Series 2026: Schedule, results, TV, stream

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It’s the most thrilling week in youth softball and it is held at the beginning of August.

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We’re talking about the 2026 Little League Softball World Series and the excitement it can bring for teams of 10- to 12 year-ol players stepping on the field from Aug. 2-9.

For those who are making the trip to Greenville, North Carolina, the location is Stallings Stadium at Elm Street Park, which has been the Little League Softball World Series’ home since 2021.

The City of Greenville will also host an opening ceremony and celebration event on Saturday, Aug. 1 from 5-8 p.m. that the public can attend. In addition, softball fans from around the world can watch all the games on ESPN and ABC or stream the games on the ESPN App.

What will it take to win the championship?

It will require a minimum of four wins (for teams that don’t play on the opening day) or it could be a minimum threshold of five wins to raise the LLSWS championship banner.

Here’s everything to know about the 2026 Little League Softball World Series schedule.

LLSWS team in the Orange Bracket

LLSWS teams in the Purple Bracket

2026 Little League Softball World Series schedule

All times Eastern

Sunday, Aug. 2

  • Game 1: (Purple): Northwest vs. Southeast, 10 a.m. ESPN2
  • Game 2: (Orange): Mid-Atlantic vs. Asia-Pacific, 1 p.m. ESPN2
  • Game 3: (Orange): West vs. Central, 4 p.m. ESPN2
  • Game 4: (Purple): Canada vs. North Carolina, 7 p.m. ESPN2

Monday, Aug. 3

  • Game 5 (Orange): Winner of Game 2 vs. Latin America, 10 a.m. ESPN2
  • Game 6 (Purple): Winner of Game 1 vs. Europe and Africa, 1 p.m. ESPN2
  • Game 7 (Purple): Winner of Game 4 vs. Southwest, 4 p.m. ESPN2
  • Game 8 (Orange): Winner of Game 3 vs. New England, 7 p.m. ESPN2

Tuesday, Aug. 4

  • Game 9 (Purple): Loser of Game 1 vs Loser of Game 7, 10 a.m. ESPN2
  • Game 10 (Orange): Loser of Game 2 vs Loser of Game 8, 1 p.m. ESPN2
  • Game 11 (Orange): Loser of Game 3 vs Loser of Game 5, 4 p.m. ESPN2
  • Game 12 (Purple): Loser of Game 4 vs Loser of Game 6, 7 p.m. ESPN2

Wednesday, Aug. 5

  • Game 13 (Orange): Winner of Game 10 vs Winner of Game 11, 10 a.m. ESPN2
  • Game 14 (Purple): Winner of Game 9 vs Winner of Game 12, 1 p.m. ESPN2

Thursday, Aug. 6

  • Game 15 (Purple): Winner of Game 6 vs Winner of Game 7, 1 p.m. ESPN2
  • Game 16 (Orange): Winner of Game 5 vs Winner of Game 8, 5 p.m. ESPN2

Friday, Aug. 7

  • Game 17 (Purple): Loser of Game 15 vs Winner of Game 14, 3 p.m. ESPN2
  • Game 18 (Orange): Loser of Game 16 vs Winner of Game 13, 6 p.m. ESPN2

Saturday, Aug. 8

2026 Little League Softball World Series - Orange Bracket Championship

  • Game 19: Winner of Game 16 vs Winner of Game 18, 2 p.m. ESPN

2026 Little League Softball World Series - Purple Bracket Championship

  • Game 20: Winner of Game 15 vs. Winner of Game 17, 5 p.m. ESPN 2

Sunday, Aug. 9

2026 Little League Softball World Series - Third Place Game

  • Game 21: Loser of Game 19 vs Loser of Game 20, 10 a.m. ESPN

2026 Little League Softball World Series - Championship Game

  • Game 22: Winner of Game 19 vs Winner of Game 20, 3 p.m. ABC

Sherlon Christie is a USA TODAY Sports senior trending editor and an expert on Little League Baseball and Little League Softball. You can reach him by email at [email protected]. Follow him on X at @sherlonchristie, on Bluesky at @sherlonchristie.bsky.social.

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