ESPN increases their coverage of Little League this year with broadcasts from Little League Softball, the Senior League, and the Junior League. Coverage begins Wednesday with the Softball Southwest Regional Final followed by the Big League Baseball Final. A total of 19 games will be broadcast from Little League Softball, Junior League Softball, Big League Softball, Big League Softball, Junior League Baseball, Big League Baseball, Senior League Baseball, and Intermediate Baseball. These games will be broadcast on ESPN, EPSN2, ESPNU, ESPNews, ESPN3, and Longhorn Network. Below is the press release and the broadcast plans from ESPN. Enjoy.
ESPN’s Multiplatform Coverage of Little League Baseball & Softball Divisional Championships Begins July 30
ESPN Networks Will Combine to Carry 19 Divisional Games
As part of ESPN’s comprehensive coverage of the
2014 Little League World Series,
ESPN networks will combine to carry 19 games from across Little League
Baseball and Softball divisions beginning Wednesday, July 30. The slate
includes championships for Junior League Baseball, Senior League
Baseball, Big League Baseball and Intermediate Baseball as well as a
combination of pool play, semifinals and championships for Little League
Softball, Junior League Softball, Senior League Softball and Big League
Softball.
The championship games will lead into ESPN’s multiplatform coverage of the Little League World Series presented by Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes from Williamsport, Pa, beginning Thursday, August 14. Little League is currently celebrating its 75th anniversary. Additional details on Little League World Series regional coverage will be announced later this week.
Commentators:
Several Baseball Tonight commentators will provide play-by-play and analysis for various baseball divisional championship games including:
- Adnan Virk and analyst Eric Wedge will team up to call the Big League Baseball Final on Wednesday, July 30, at 6:30 p.m. on ESPN2 from Easley, S.C.;
- Analyst Eduardo Perez will join Mark Neely for commentary on the Intermediate Baseball Final on Monday, August 4, at 7 p.m. on ESPN2 from Livermore, Calif.;
- Analyst Doug Glanville and Neely will call the Junior League Baseball Final on Saturday, August 16, at 2 p.m. on ESPN3 from Taylor, Mich.;
- Analyst Alex Cora and Clay Matvick will provide commentary for the Senior League Baseball Final on Saturday, August 16, at 2 p.m. on ESPNU from Bangor, Maine.
Comprehensive softball coverage will include:
Pam Ward and
analyst
Cheri Kempf will
call the Senior League Softball and Big League Softball Semifinals and
Finals beginning Friday, August 8, from Lower Sussex, Del.;
Analyst
Michele Smith will team with
Cara Capuano and
Holly Rowe
for Little League Softball pool play, Semifinals and Finals originating
from Portland, Ore. beginning Monday, August 11; Smith and Capuano will
also provide commentary for the Junior League Softball Final on
Saturday, August 16, at 5 p.m. on ESPNEWS;
Tyler Denning and analyst Megan Willis will call the action for the Softball Southwest Regional Final from Waco, Texas on Wednesday, July 30.
All games on ESPN networks will be available on computers,
smartphones, tablets, Xbox, Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV and Roku via
WatchESPN.
Divisional Championship Locations
Big League Baseball (Easley, S.C.); Intermediate Baseball (Livermore, Calif.); Jr. League Baseball (Taylor, Mich.); Sr. League Baseball (Bangor, Maine); Jr. League Softball (Kirkland, Wash.); Sr. League Softball and Big League Softball (Lower Sussex, Del.); Little League Softball (Portland, Ore.).
Divisional Championship Schedule:
| Date |
Time (ET) |
Game/Commentators |
Network(s) |
| Wed, Jul 30 |
12 p.m. |
Softball Southwest Regional Final
Tyler Denning, Megan Willis |
Longhorn Network |
|
6:30 p.m. |
Big League Baseball Final
Adnan Virk, Eric Wedge |
ESPN2, WatchESPN |
| Mon, Aug 4 |
7 p.m. |
Intermediate Baseball Final
Mark Neely, Eduardo Perez |
ESPN2, WatchESPN |
| Fri, Aug 8 |
10 a.m. |
Sr. League Softball Semifinal – Game One
Pam Ward, Cheri Kempf |
ESPN3, WatchESPN |
|
1 p.m. |
Sr. League Softball Semifinal – Game Two
Pam Ward, Cheri Kempf |
ESPNU, WatchESPN |
|
4 p.m. |
Big League Softball Semifinal – Game One
Pam Ward, Cheri Kempf |
ESPNU, WatchESPN |
|
7 p.m. |
Big League Softball Semifinal – Game Two
Pam Ward, Cheri Kempf |
ESPNU, WatchESPN |
| Sat, Aug 9 |
12 p.m. |
Sr. League Softball Final
Pam Ward, Cheri Kempf |
ESPN, WatchESPN |
|
5 p.m. |
Big League Softball Final
Pam Ward, Cheri Kempf |
ESPN2, WatchESPN |
| Mon, Aug 11 |
1 p.m. |
Little League Softball Pool Play
Holly Rowe, Michele Smith |
ESPN3, WatchESPN |
|
4 p.m. |
Little League Softball Pool Play
Holly Rowe, Michele Smith |
ESPN3, WatchESPN |
|
7 p.m. |
Little League Softball Pool Play
Cara Capuano, Michele Smith |
ESPN3, WatchESPN |
|
10 p.m. |
Little League Softball Pool Play
Cara Capuano, Michele Smith |
ESPN3, WatchESPN |
| Tue, Aug 12 |
6:30 p.m. |
Little League Softball Semifinal – Game One
Cara Capuano, Michele Smith, Holly Rowe |
ESPN2, WatchESPN |
|
9 p.m. |
Little League Softball Semifinal – Game Two
Cara Capuano, Michele Smith, Holly Rowe |
ESPN2, WatchESPN |
| Wed, Aug 13 |
9 p.m. |
Little League Softball Final
Cara Capuano, Michele Smith, Holly Rowe |
ESPN2, WatchESPN |
| Sat, Aug 16 |
2 p.m. |
Jr. League Baseball Final
Mark Neely, Doug Glanville |
ESPN3, WatchESPN |
|
2 p.m. |
Sr. League Baseball Final
Clay Matvick, Alex Cora |
ESPNU, WatchESPN |
|
5 p.m. |
Jr. League Softball Final
Cara Capuano, Michele Smith |
ESPNEWS, WatchESPN |
| Sun, Aug 17 |
7 a.m. |
Sr. League Baseball Final (Re-air)
Clay Matvick, Alex Cora |
ESPN2, WatchESPN |
|
10 a.m. |
Jr. League Baseball Final (Re-air)
Mark Neely, Doug Glanville |
ESPN2, WatchESPN |
| Tue, Aug 19 |
6 p.m. |
Jr. League Softball Final (Re-air)
Cara Capuano, Michele Smith |
ESPN2, WatchESPN |
