Overview
- The 52nd Little League Softball World Series opens Sunday, Aug. 2, and runs through Aug. 9 at Stallings Stadium in Greenville with a 12-team, 22-game format split into two brackets.
- ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC will carry the full schedule and fubo plus ESPN+ will stream games, with the championship game slated for ABC.
- The field includes eight U.S. regional champions and four international teams, with entries such as Snohomish (Northwest), Lake Mary (Southeast), Toms River (Mid-Atlantic) and Kinki Softball (Asia-Pacific, Japan).
- Pre-tournament coverage highlights several U.S. pitching standouts and cites region-tournament statistics from the GameChanger app and regional Little League sites as the primary performance data.
- Last year’s champion and runner-up are not in the field for 2026, and the expanded broadcast plan could raise the profile of girls softball as the tournament showcases regional talent to a national audience.