Little League World Series 2025 Bracket Schedule, TV Info, Round 1 Predictions

The best and brightest from youth baseball will descend upon Williamsport, Pennsylvania beginning Wednesday for the 2025 Little League World Series.

With the United States and International teams represented, who will take to the field, when can viewers catch the action, and what are a few predictions for the first round of play?

Find out with this preview of the annual extravaganza.

United States Teams

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Great Lakes Region: Clarendon Hills LL (Clarendon Hills, Illinois)

Metro Region: Fairfield National LL (Fairfield, Connecticut)

Mid-Atlantic Region: Glenmoore Eagle LL (Upper Uwchlan Township, Pennsylvania)

Midwest Region: Sioux Falls LL (Sioux Falls, South Dakota)

Mountain Region: Summerlin South LL (Las Vegas, Nevada)

New England Region: Braintree American LL (Braintree, Massachusetts)

Northwest Region: Bonney Lake/Sumner LL (Bonney Lake, Washington)

Southeast Region: Irmo LL (Irmo, South Carolina)

Southwest Region: Lamar LL (Richmond, Texas)

West Region: Honolulu LL (Honolulu, Hawaii)

International Teams

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Asia-Pacific Region: Tung-Yuan LL (Taipei, Chinese Taipei)

Australia Region: Brisbane North Region Little League (Brisbane, Queensland)

Canada Region: Little Mountain LL (Vancouver, British Columbia)

Caribbean Region: Aruba Center LL (Santa Cruz, Aruba)

Europe-Africa Region: South Czech Republic LL (Brno, Czechia)

Japan Region: Joto LL (Tokyo, Japan)

Latin America Region: Cardenales Little League (Barquisimeto, Venezuela)

Mexico Region: El Swing Perfecto Little League (Chihuahua, Mexico)

Panama Region: Vacamonte Little League (Arraijan, Panama)

Puerto Rico Region: Juan A. Bibiloni LL (Yabucoa, Puerto Rico)

TV Info and Key Dates

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Dates: August 13-24

Location: Williamsport, Pennsylvania

Stadiums: Howard J. Lamade Stadium and Volunteer Stadium

TV: ESPN, ESPN2, and ABC

Streaming: ESPN+

Key Dates

August 13: Tournament begins

August 17: MLB Little League Classic (Seattle Mariners vs. New York Mets)

August 23: Bracket finals

August 24: Little League World Series Championship Game

First Round Schedule and Predictions

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Wednesday, August 13

Game 1: Puerto Rico vs. Latin America (1:00 p.m., ESPN) (Prediction: Latin America)

Game 2: Mountain Region vs. Great Lakes (3:00 p.m., ESPN) (Prediction: Mountain)

Game 3: Panama Region vs Australian Region (5:00 p.m., ESPN) (Prediction: Panama)

Game 4: Metro Region vs. Southwest Region (7:00 p.m., ESPN) (Prediction: Southwest)

Thursday, August 14

Game 5: Europe-Africa Region vs. Japan Region (1:00 p.m., ESPN) (Prediction: Japan)

Game 6: New England Region vs. Southeast Region (3:00 p.m, ESPN) (Prediction: New England)

Game 7: Asia-Pacific Region vs. Mexico (5:00 p.m., ESPN) (Prediction: Asia-Pacific)

Game 8: Midwest Region vs. Mid-Atlantic (7:00 p.m., ESPN) (Prediction: Mid-Atlantic)

Friday, August 15*

Game 9: Canada Region vs. International (1:00 p.m., ESPN)

Game 10: Northwest Region vs. United States (3:00 p.m., ESPN)

Game 11: Caribbean Region vs. International (5:00 p.m., ESPN)

Game 12: West Region vs. United States (7:00 p.m., ESPN)

* No predictions due to unknown participants

Preview

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The annual extravaganza celebrating Little League Baseball around the globe will have a new champion in 2025.

Last year, the Southeast Region representative from Lake Mary, Florida, defeated the Asia-Pacific Region team from Chinese Taipei. While the latter country returns to this year's tournament, it will not be the same team representing it, as Tung-Yuan LL takes over for Kuei-Shan Little League.

Still, that country's redemption story will be one to watch in 2025, as will that of the home state squad, Glenmoore Eagle LL, out of Upper Uwchlan Township, Pennsylvania.

That team is undefeated in tournament play and, with the fans in Williamsport behind them, should be considered one of the favorites to represent the United States, even with an otherwise loaded field of competitors.

Florida is not even represented this year as the Southeast Region belongs to South Carolina. Japan is always a tough match-up and Joto LL from Tokyo should be no exception, as will Puerto Rico's Juan A. Bibiloni LL.

Any of those teams can conceivably win the tournament, not to mention four or five others. A wide open field with no clear-cut winner makes for a more unpredictable, fun, and captivating tournament and that is what makes the annual Little League World Series one of the best times at the ballpark all year.