After six days of high-intensity action, the Little League Softball World Series will conclude with this year’s championship game between North Carolina and Kentucky at 3 p.m. ET on ABC.
Since last year’s champion – West Suburban Little League from Johnstown, Pennsylvania – was not in the 2026 LLSWS field and neither was the state of Pennsylvania
, a new champion and another state will take home this year’s banner.If North Carolina wins it all this year, it will be the state’s fourth overall LLSWS title and first since 2024, when Pitt County Girls Softball Little League from Winterville, NC, won it.
If Kentucky wins it all this year, it will be the first-ever title for the state and also the first title for the rising Daviess County Little League
program from Owensboro, Kentucky.
USA TODAY Sports will provide coverage of both the LLSWS third place consolation game and the LLSWS championship game on Sunday, Aug. 9 in Greenville, North Carolina. Check back often for updates on both games.
How to watch 2026 Little League Softball World Series
Here is the full Little League Softball World Series schedule for Aug. 9 and how to watch all the games.
Watch LLSWS games with Fubo
All times Eastern
- 10 a.m. - New Jersey vs. Florida (Third Place)
- 3 p.m. - Kentucky vs. North Carolina (Championship)
Watch LLSWS games with Fubo
Little League Softball World Series Aug. 8 results
- Orange championship: Kentucky 2, New Jersey 1
- Purple championship: North Carolina 4, Florida 0
Little League Softball World Series schedule, bracket
07:00 AM ET, August 9 2026, Gabe Zaldivar- Dates : Aug. 2-9
- TV : ESPN | ESPN2 | ABC
- Stream : ESPN+
- Location : Greenville, North Carolina
Orange Bracket
- Asia-Pacific Regional Champion
- Kinki Softball Little League (Sango, Japan)
- Central Regional Champion
- Daviess County Little League (Owensboro, Kentucky)
- Latin America Regional Champion
- Guayama Softball Little League (Guayama, Puerto Rico)
- Mid-Atlantic Regional Champion
- Toms River Little League (Toms River, New Jersey)
- New England Regional Champion
- Bristol Girls Softball Little League (Bristol, Connecticut)
- West Regional Champion
- Live Oak Little League (Live Oak, California)
Purple Bracket
- Canada Regional Champion
- OnField Little League (Repentigny, Quebec)
- Europe & Africa Regional Champion
- Emilia Romagna Little League (Bologna, Italy)
- North Carolina Regional Champion
- Johnston County Little League (Clayton, North Carolina)
- Northwest Regional Champion
- Snohomish Little League (Snohomish, Washington)
- Southeast Regional Champion
- Lake Mary Little League (Lake Mary, Florida)
- Southwest Regional Champion
- Greater Helotes Little League (Helotes, Texas)
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: 2026 Little League Softball World Series championship: TV, schedule, how to watch games
