After the College Baseball Regionals showed every game on an ESPN Network or streamed it live on ESPN3, many people thought ESPN might do the same for the Little League World Series. If you guessed they might, congratulations, you were correct. Every regional game, up to 75 total, will be shown on ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3, or Longhorn Network. Basically, just like last year, Longhorn Network will broadcast all Southwest regional games, up to the semifinals finals. The other regions will be shown on ESPN3, up to the semifinals. All semifinals and finals will be shown on ESPN or ESPN2. Below is the full schedule of games and times from ESPN Media Zone.
ESPN Networks Combine to Televise 75 Little League World Series Regional Games
ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3 and Longhorn Network will combine to televise 75 regional games of the 2013 Little League World Series, an increase of 41 games over last year’s total. The regional games will lead into ESPN’s multiplatform coverage of the 74th annual Little League World Series presented by Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes, from Williamsport, Pa. Aug. 15-25. ESPN’s total Little League World Series commitment is 117 games, including 32 from Williamsport and eight additional World Series championship games across several divisions.
New in 2013, ESPN3 will add 41 exclusive telecasts of pool play in the Midwest, Northwest, West and Great Lakes regions, beginning on Aug. 2. For the second consecutive year, the Longhorn Network will also carry 12 games from the Southwest region. ESPN and ESPN2 will combine to televise the remaining 22 regional games Aug. 6-11. All ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPN3 games will be available on WatchESPN with select games also available on ESPN Mobile TV.
Commentators
ESPN MLB commentators Karl Ravech, Chris Singleton and Aaron Boone return for commentary this year and former Major League pitcher Danny Graves will again serve as guest analyst for all Longhorn Network telecasts. The full list of commentator pairings (play-by-play/analyst) includes: Clay Matvick/Chris Burke, Matvick/Ben McDonald, Matvick/Kyle Peterson, Joe Davis/Chris Singleton, Karl Ravech/Burke, Mark Neely/Burke, Neely/Aaron Boone, Neely/Graves, Cara Capuano/Michele Smith, Pam Ward/Cheri Kempf, Jim Barbar/John Gregory, Trey Bender/Jerry Kindall and Dave Weekley/Chip Fridrich.
Additional Games
In addition to the 75 regional games and the 32 Williamsport games, ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU will combine to televise ten World Series games across several divisions from July 31 through August 18 including the first-ever Intermediate Baseball championship. Additional championship game telecasts include 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. 15, and concluding with the World Series Championship game on ABC on Sunday, Aug. 25. 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.
Little League World Series Regional Schedule:
| Date | Time (ET) | Game/Commentators | Network(s) |
| Fri, Aug 2 | 10 a.m. | Midwest Pool Play Barbar, Gregory | ESPN3, WatchESPN |
| 12 p.m. | Northwest Pool Play Bender, Kindall | ESPN3, WatchESPN | |
| 1 p.m. | Midwest Pool Play Barbar, Gregory | ESPN3, WatchESPN | |
| 2 p.m. | Southwest Pool Play Dunn, Graves | Longhorn Network | |
| 2:45 p.m. | West Pool Play Bender, Kindall | ESPN3, WatchESPN | |
| 6 p.m. | Southwest Pool Play Dunn, Graves | Longhorn Network | |
| 7 p.m. | West Pool Play Bender, Kindall | ESPN3, WatchESPN | |
| 7:30 p.m. | Midwest Pool Play Barbar, Gregory | ESPN3, WatchESPN | |
| 9:30 p.m. | Southwest Pool Play Dunn, Graves | Longhorn Network | |
| 11 p.m. | West Pool Play Bender, Kindall | ESPN3, WatchESPN | |
| Sat, Aug 3 | 11 a.m. | Great Lakes Pool Play Weekley, Fridrich | ESPN3, WatchESPN |
| 12 p.m. | West Pool Play Bender, Kindall | ESPN3, WatchESPN | |
| 1 p.m. | Midwest Pool Play Barbar, Gregory | ESPN3, WatchESPN | |
| 2 p.m. | Midwest Pool Play Weekley, Fridrich | ESPN3, WatchESPN | |
| 2 p.m. | Southwest Pool Play Dunn, Graves | Longhorn Network | |
| 2:45 p.m. | Northwest Pool Play Bender, Kindall | ESPN3, WatchESPN | |
| 4 p.m. | Great Lakes Pool Play Barbar, Gregory | ESPN3, WatchESPN | |
| 5 p.m. | Midwest Pool Play Weekley, Fridrich | ESPN3, WatchESPN | |
| 6 p.m. | Southwest Pool Play Dunn, Graves | Longhorn Network | |
| 7 p.m. | Great Lakes Pool Play Barbar, Gregory | ESPN3, WatchESPN | |
| 8 p.m. | Northwest Pool Play Bender, Kindall | ESPN3, WatchESPN | |
| 9:30 p.m. | Southwest Pool Play Dunn, Graves | Longhorn Network | |
| 11 p.m. | Northwest Pool Play Bender, Kindall | ESPN3, WatchESPN | |
| Sun, Aug 4 | 11 a.m. | Midwest Pool Play Weekley, Fridrich | ESPN3, WatchESPN |
| 12 p.m. | West Pool Play Bender, Kindall | ESPN3, WatchESPN | |
| 1 p.m. | Great Lakes Pool Play Barbar, Gregory | ESPN3, WatchESPN | |
| 2 p.m. | Midwest Pool Play Weekley, Fridrich | ESPN3, WatchESPN | |
| 2 p.m. | Southwest Pool Play Dunn, Graves | Longhorn Network | |
| 2:45 p.m. | Northwest Pool Play Bender, Kindall | ESPN3, WatchESPN | |
| 4 p.m. | Midwest Pool Play Barbar, Gregory | ESPN3, WatchESPN | |
| 5 p.m. | Great Lakes Pool Play Weekley, Fridrich | ESPN3, WatchESPN | |
| 6 p.m. | Southwest Pool Play Dunn, Graves | Longhorn Network | |
| 7 p.m. | Great Lakes Pool Play Barbar, Gregory | ESPN3, WatchESPN | |
| 8 p.m. | Northwest Pool Play Bender, Kindall | ESPN3, WatchESPN | |
| 9:30 p.m. | Southwest Pool Play Dunn, Graves | Longhorn Network | |
| 11 p.m. | West Pool Play Bender, Kindall | ESPN3, WatchESPN | |
| Mon, Aug 5 | 11 a.m. | Great Lakes Pool Play Weekley, Fridrich | ESPN3, WatchESPN |
| 12 p.m. | Northwest Pool Play Bender, Kindall | ESPN3, WatchESPN | |
| 1 p.m. | Midwest Pool Play Barbar, Gregory | ESPN3, WatchESPN | |
| 2 p.m. | Great Lakes Pool Play Weekley, Fridrich | ESPN3, WatchESPN | |
| 2 p.m. | Southwest Pool Play Dunn, Graves | Longhorn Network | |
| 2:45 p.m. | West Pool Play Bender, Kindall | ESPN3, WatchESPN | |
| 4 p.m. | Great Lakes Pool Play Barbar, Gregory | ESPN3, WatchESPN | |
| 5 p.m. | Midwest Pool Play Weekley, Fridrich | ESPN3, WatchESPN | |
| 6 p.m. | Southwest Pool Play Dunn, Graves | Longhorn Network | |
| 7 p.m. | Midwest Pool Play Barbar, Gregory | ESPN3, WatchESPN | |
| 8 p.m. | West Pool Play Bender, Kindall | ESPN3, WatchESPN | |
| 9:30 p.m. | Southwest Pool Play Dunn, Graves | Longhorn Network | |
| 11 p.m. | Northwest Pool Play Bender, Kindall | ESPN3, WatchESPN | |
| Tue, Aug 6 | 12 p.m. | Northwest Pool Play Bender, Kindall | ESPN3, WatchESPN |
| 2:45 p.m. | West Pool Play Bender, Kindall | ESPN3, WatchESPN | |
| 5 p.m. | Southwest Regional SF #1 Dunn, Graves | ESPN2, WatchESPN | |
| 8 p.m. | Southwest Regional SF #2 Dunn, Graves | ESPN2, WatchESPN | |
| 8 p.m. | Northwest Pool Play Bender, Kindall | ESPN3, WatchESPN | |
| 11 p.m. | West Pool Play Bender, Kindall | ESPN3, WatchESPN | |
| Wed, Aug 7 | 12 p.m. | Midwest Regional Semifinal #1 Matvick, Kyle Peterson | ESPN2, WatchESPN |
| 2 p.m. | Southeast Regional Semifinal #1 Davis, Singleton | ESPN2, WatchESPN | |
| 4 p.m. | Midwest Regional Semifinal #2 Matvick, Peterson | ESPN2, WatchESPN | |
| 6 p.m. | Southeast Regional Semifinal #2 Davis, Singleton | ESPN2, WatchESPN | |
| 8 p.m. | Southwest Regional Final Dunn, Graves | ESPN2, WatchESPN | |
| Thu, Aug 8 | 2 p.m. | Great Lakes Regional Semifinal #1 Matvick, Peterson | ESPN, WatchESPN |
| 5 p.m. | Northwest Regional Semifinal #1 Neely, Aaron Boone | ESPN2, WatchESPN | |
| 7 p.m. | Great Lakes Regional Semifinal #2 Matvick, Peterson | ESPN2, WatchESPN | |
| 9 p.m. | Northwest Regional Semifinal #2 Neely, Boone | ESPN2, WatchESPN | |
| Fri, Aug 9 | 11 a.m. | Mid-Atlantic Regional Semifinal #1 Karl Ravech, Chris Burke | ESPN2, WatchESPN |
| 1 p.m. | Midwest Regional Final Matvick, Peterson | ESPN2, WatchESPN | |
| 3 p.m. | Mid-Atlantic Regional Semifinal #2 Ravech, Burke | ESPN2, WatchESPN | |
| 5 p.m. | West Regional Semifinal #1 Neely, Boone | ESPN2, WatchESPN | |
| 7 p.m. | Southeast Regional Final Davis, Singleton | ESPN, WatchESPN | |
| 9 p.m. | West Regional Semifinal #2 Neely, Boone | ESPN, WatchESPN | |
| Sat, Aug 10 | 1 p.m. | Great Lakes Regional Final Matvick, Peterson | ESPN, WatchESPN |
| 5 p.m. | Northwest Regional Final Neely, Boone | ESPN, WatchESPN | |
| 7 p.m. | New England Regional Final Ravech, Burke | ESPN, WatchESPN | |
| 9 p.m. | West Regional Final Neely, Boone | ESPN, WatchESPN | |
| Sun, Aug 11 | 6 p.m. | Mid-Atlantic Regional Final Ravech, Burke | ESPN2, WatchESPN |
Additional Little League World Series Coverage Schedule:
| Date | Time (ET) | Game/Commentators | Network(s) |
| Wed, Jul 31 | 6:30 p.m. | Big League Baseball Final Matvick, Ben McDonald | ESPN2, WatchESPN |
| Mon, Aug 5 | 7 p.m. | Intermediate Baseball Final Mark Neely, Chris Burke | ESPN2, WatchESPN |
| Sat, Aug 10 | 11 a.m. | Sr. League Softball Final Pam Ward, Cheri Kempf | ESPN, WatchESPN |
| 3 p.m. | Big League Softball Final Ward, Kempf | ESPN, WatchESPN | |
| Tue, Aug 13 | 7 p.m. | Little League Softball Semifinal Cara Capuano, Michele Smith, Holly Rowe | ESPN2, WatchESPN |
| 9:30 p.m. | Little League Softball Semifinal Capuano, Smith, Rowe | ESPN2, WatchESPN | |
| Wed, Aug 14 | 11 p.m. | Little League Softball Final Capuano, Smith, Rowe | ESPN2, WatchESPN |
| Sat, Aug 17 | 2 p.m. | Jr. League Baseball Final Neely, Graves | ESPN3, WatchESPN |
| 2 p.m. | Sr. League Baseball Final Matvick, Burke | ESPNU, WatchESPN | |
| 5 p.m. | Jr. League Softball Final Capuano, Smith | ESPN2, WatchESPN |
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