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Little League players have battled through an epic summer of softball games with the hope of representing their team, state and region (or country) in the Little League Softball World Series.
That moment has come for 12 teams from the United States and across the world.
Eight squads from the United States and four from around the globe will take over Greenville, North Carolina's legendary Elm Street Park for the 2026 Little League Softball World Series from Aug. 2-9. Â
They'll navigate two brackets, purple and orange, and compete in a modified double-elimination format before advancing to the winner-take-all championship games on Aug. 8 for the bracket titles and then to the Little League Softball World Series championship game on Aug. 9.
Here's everything to know about the 2026 Little League Softball World Series and the teams that are participating in the tournament. Â
Who are the 2026 Little League Softball World Series teams?
Little League Softball World Series purple bracket teams
Canada − OnField Little League (Repentigny, Quebec)
Europe & Africa − Emilia Romagna LL (Bologna, Italy)
North Carolina − Johnston County LL (Clayton, North Carolina)Northwest − Snohomish Little League (Snohomish, WA)
Southeast − Lake Mary LL (Lake Mary, Florida)
Southwest − Greater Helotes Little League (Helotes, Texas)
Little League Softball World Series orange bracket teams
Asia-Pacific − Kinki Softball LL (Sango, Japan)
Central − Daviess County Little League (Owensboro, Kentucky)
Latin America− Guayama Softball LL (Guayama, Puerto Rico)Mid-Atlantic − Toms River Little League (Toms River, New Jersey)
New England − Bristol Girls Softball LL (Bristol, Connecticut)
West − Live Oak Little League (Live Oak, California)
How to watch the 2026 Little League Softball World Series
The 2026 Little League Softball World Series will be broadcast on ESPN platforms, with the championship game airing on ABC. Games will also be available to stream on ESPN+.
- Dates:Â Aug. 2-9
- TV:Â ESPN, ESPN2, ABC
- Stream:Â ESPN+
- Location:Â Greenville, North Carolina
2026 Little League Softball World Series schedule
All time 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
- Game 19 (Orange championship): Winner of Game 16 vs Winner of Game 18, 2 p.m. ESPN
- Game 20 (Purple championship): Winner of Game 15 vs. Winner of Game 17, 5 p.m. ESPN 2
Sunday, Aug. 9
- Game 21 (Third place game): Loser of Game 19 vs Loser of Game 20, 10 a.m. ESPN
- Game 22 (Little League Softball World Series Championship): Winner of Game 19 vs Winner of Game 20, 3 p.m. ABC
Who won the 2025 Little League Softball World Series?
West Suburban Little League from Johnstown, Pennsylvania, was the 2025 Little League Softball World Series champion with a 1-0 victory over Floyds Knobs, Indiana, in the championship game held in Greenville, North Carolina.

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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 schristie@usatoday.com. Follow him on X at @sherlonchristie, on Bluesky at @sherlonchristie.bsky.social.
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