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If you just can’t get enough youth baseball, Friday was your day.
The Aug. 20 rainout of four 2026 Little League World Series games meant Friday’s tournament slate featured not four, not five, but eight games in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
Whether you rescheduled your Friday plans to catch Noah Kirk and the California squad, or pushed back plans in the Pacific Northwest to see if Washington (Northwest) could follow up their Round 1 win over Alabama (Southeast) and pitching phenom Kinley Rasmus, this schedule had something for any fan of 12U baseball.
The field is divided into United States and International brackets of 10 teams each, creating two separate races to the spots in the overall championship game on Sunday, Aug. 30. Teams compete in a modified double-elimination format until the championship game of each bracket, which is single-elimination.
Here’s everything to know about the 2026 Little League World Series, including all the teams that qualified and the complete schedule of games for this year’s tournament:
Little League has provided a printable World Series bracket that you can download from its link below and fill in the 2026 results as the tournament progresses to a champion.
The 2026 Little League World Series will be broadcast on ESPN platforms, with the championship game airing on ABC. Games will also be available to stream on ESPN+.
(All times Eastern)
Wednesday, Aug. 19
Thursday, Aug. 20
Friday, Aug. 21
Saturday, Aug. 22
Sunday, Aug. 23
Monday, Aug. 24
Tuesday, Aug. 25
Wednesday, Aug. 26
Thursday, Aug. 27
Saturday, Aug. 29
Saturday, Aug. 29
Sunday, Aug. 30
Sunday, Aug. 30
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