The Little League Softball World Series, the epicenter of youth softball, is set to take over Stallings Stadium at Elm Street Park in Greenville, North Carolina from August 3-10 this year.
Six teams from the United States will play in the purple bracket and six additional squads from a mix of international teams and U.S. teams will battle in the orange bracket. Overall, the 12 teams will compete in a modified double-elimination format until the championship games, which are single elimination. The games will be shown on ESPN+, ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC.
After a week of softball action and 22 games in total, this year’s Little League Softball World Series champion will be decided in a 3 p.m. ET title game on Sunday, August 10 on ABC.
Here’s everything to know about the 2025 Little League Softball World Series and the teams that are participating in the tournament.
Mid-Atlantic − West Suburban Little League (Johnstown, Pennsylvania)
New England − Guilford Little League (Guilford, Connecticut)
Northwest − Mill Creek Little League (Mill Creek, Washington)
Southeast − Lake Mary Little League (Lake Mary, Florida)
Southwest − Tulsa National Little League (Tulsa, Oklahoma)
West − Westchester-Del Rey Little League (Los Angeles, California)
Asia-Pacific − Tohoku Little League (Iwate, Japan)
Canada − On Field Little League Softball (Repentigny, Quebec)
Central − Floyds Knobs Community Club Little League (Floyds Knobs, Indiana)
Europe-Africa − Prague Little League (Prague, Czechia)
Latin America − Cantareira Little League (São Paulo, Brazil)
North Carolina − Pitt County Girls Softball Little League (Winterville, North Carolina)
Game 1: (Purple Bracket) Northwest Region vs Southeast Region, 10 a.m. ESPN+
Game 2: (Orange Bracket) North Carolina Region vs Latin America Region, 1 p.m. ESPN+
Game 3: (Orange Bracket): Canada Region vs Europe-Africa Region, 4 p.m. ESPN+
Game 4: (Purple Bracket) New England Region vs Mid-Atlantic Region, 7 p.m. ESPN+
Game 5: (Orange Bracket) Central Region vs Winner of Game 2, 10 a.m. ESPN+
Game 6: (Purple Bracket) Southwest Region vs Winner of Game 1, 1 p.m. ESPN+
Game 7: (Purple Bracket) West Region vs Winner of Game 4, 4 p.m. ESPN+
Game 8: (Orange Bracket) Asia-Pacific Region vs Winner of Game 3, 7 p.m. ESPN2
Game 9: (Purple Bracket) Loser of Game 1 vs Loser of Game 7, 10 a.m. ESPN2
Game 10: (Orange Bracket) Loser of Game 2 vs Loser of Game 8, 1 p.m. ESPN+
Game 11: (Orange Bracket) Loser of Game 3 vs Loser of Game 5, 4 p.m. ESPN+
Game 12: (Purple Bracket) Loser of Game 4 vs Loser of Game 6 , 7 p.m. ESPN2
Game 13: (Orange Bracket) Winner of Game 10 vs Winner of Game 11, 10 a.m. ESPN2
Game 14: (Purple Bracket) Winner of Game 9 vs Winner of Game 12, 1 p.m. ESPN2
Game 15: (Purple Bracket) Winner of Game 6 vs Winner of Game 7, 1 p.m. ESPN
Game 16: (Orange Bracket) Winner of Game 5 vs Winner of Game 8, 5 p.m. ESPN
Game 17: (Purple Bracket): Loser of Game 15 vs Winner of Game 14, 4 p.m. ESPN2
Game 18: (Orange Bracket) Loser of Game 16 vs Winner of Game 13, 7 p.m. ESPN2
Game 19: (Orange Bracket) Winner of Game 16 vs Winner of Game 19, 2 p.m. ESPN
Game 20: (Purple Bracket) Winner of Game 15 vs Winner of Game 17, 5 p.m. ESPN2
Game 21: Loser of Game 19 vs Loser of Game 20
Game 22: Winner of Game 19 vs Winner of Game 20, 3 p.m. ABC
Since 1974, the Little League Softball World Series has produced a champion with the exception of 2020, when the event was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Here is a list of the most recent champions of the event.
2024 − Pitt County Girls Softball Little League (Winterville, North Carolina)
2023 − Massapequa International Little League (Massapequa Park, New York)
2022 − Midway Little League (Hewitt, Texas)
2021 − Green Country Little League (Muskogee, Oklahoma)
2020 − *No event due to COVID-19 pandemic*
2019 − Rowan Little League (Salisbury, North Carolina)
2018 − Wheelersburg Little League (Wheelersburg, Ohio)
2017 − Lake Air Little League (Waco, Texas)
2016 − Greater Helotes Little League (Helotes, Texas)
2015 − Rowan Little League (Salisbury, North Carolina)
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